As the enterprise architect, you will take the lead in the creation, iteration, and maintenance of structures such as enterprise and business architectures embodying the key principles, methods and models that describe the clients' future state, and that enable its evolution. This role involves the interpretation of business goals and drivers; the translation of business strategy and objectives into an “operating model”; the strategic assessment of current capabilities; the identification of required changes in capabilities; and the description of inter-relationships between people, organisation, service, process, data, information, technology and the external environment. The architecture development process supports the formation of the constraints, standards and guiding principles necessary to define, assure and govern the required evolution; this facilitates change in the organisation's structure, business processes, systems and infrastructure in order to achieve predictable transition to the intended state.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directs the creation and review of an enterprise capability strategy to support the strategic requirements of the business. Identifies the business benefits of alternative strategies.
- Directs development of enterprise-wide architecture and processes which ensure that the strategic application of change is embedded in the management of the organisation.
- Ensures compliance between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities and technology directions, setting strategies, policies, standards and practices.
- Leads the creation and review of a systems capability strategy that meets the strategic requirements of the business.
- Captures and prioritises market and environmental trends, business strategies and objectives, and identifies the business benefits of alternative strategies.
- Develops enterprise-wide architecture and processes which ensure that the strategic application of change is embedded in the management of the organisation, ensuring the buy-in of all key stakeholders.
- Develops and presents business cases, for high-level initiatives, approval, funding and prioritisation and Sets strategies, policies, standards and practices to ensure compliance between business strategies, technology strategies, and enterprise transformation activities.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
- Significant experience in enterprise architecture
- Experience of successfully delivering some level of business process change
- Must have worked on 5 Business Change Programmes or Projects
- Working with internal company staff members, external suppliers & external customers
- Organised, professional and with a "can do" attitude
- TOGAF 9 Certified
- ArchiMate 3 Practitioner
- (BCS) Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture
DESIRABLE SKILLS:
- Experience of working for an IT Consultancy