Domain Architect - Nedbank

Job Purpose

Responsible for providing guidance to different business areas on the Architectural Integration Strategy which includes the collaboration with various business areas regarding their integration-related initiatives, understanding those initiatives and then relaying to the Enterprise Architecture team any gaps in the strategy that has been identified.

Also works as an advocate and laisse with Information Services, Technology operational teams and Centres of Excellence, identifying technology requirements and researching possible solutions.  Identify operational opportunities and develop Architectures consistent with the enterprise strategy and vision.

Serves as POCLAC 1 Architect in relevant Journeys/Asset. Drives Architectural input into the Programme Increment Planning, setting up and maintaining Integration guardrails, reference architectures and roadmaps. 

Provide leadership and vision for the optimisation and rationalisation of the Integration domain aimed at increasing capability and/or IT cost savings and/or IT Service Levels. Provide mentorship and coaching w.r.t. the Integration domain technologies to Architecture and technical teams within the organisation

Key Responsibilities

• Define Current-state Capability Architectures
• Define Future-state Capability Architectures
• Define Roadmap for transformation from current to future state Capability Architectures
• Organisational understanding and alignment around emerging Domain technologies
• Define and enforce Capability Architecture Principles/ Guardrails/ Roadmaps
• Define and enforce Domain Standards
• Determine Domain Technical Debt Rating
• Participation in Architecture Review Board and Solution Alignment Forum
• Consult to programmes (In time, on budget, great quality)
• Engage user community
• Become Preferred technology advisor by business units

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Degree in Information technology/Engineering in Information Technology - BSc Computer Science, Honours, Engineering or equivalent degree

Preferred Qualification

• Degree or Honours or above degree in Information Technology/Software Engineering/Computer Science
• Cloud certification
• TOGAF Certification/ Zachman Certification
• SAFE certification

Minimum Experience Level

• At least 5 years of Architecture related experience – Solutions/Business/Domain/Enterprise: (essential disqualifier – relevant industry experience)
• Integration Architecture experience essential
• Advantageous experience (not a disqualifier):
  • Business Analysis
  • System Analysis
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Development
  • Cloud architecture
  • Multi Enablement

Skills (Technologies, systems or software knowledge etc.):

• Banking Experience
• Integration Architecture experience including Architectures such as Message Queueing, Enterprise Service Bus, Managed File Transfer, WAS, IIB, Web Services Frameworks products and tools, other IBM Integration Products
• Advanced knowledge and application of a variety of hardware and software platforms and integrated information systems
• Basic Security architecture knowledge 
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Event Frameworks
• API/JSON/REST and SOAP
• TOGAF
• Assertiveness and ability to influence and reason with key stakeholders
• Able to work in a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Analytical, Logical, Lateral and Creative Thinking
• Able to integrate disparate concepts into a cohesive whole
• Able to reason at various levels of abstraction
   

Behavioural Competencies

• Collaborating
• Decision Making
• Emotional Intelligence Essentials
• Managing Work
• Resolving Conflict
• Technology Savvy