Purpose:

• Design and      develop highly complex innovative enterprise wide solutions for our client      within the Financial Sector.
• Operate      strategically and influence the development of technical      architecture/specifications for systems and infrastructure.
• Articulate      architectural vision, conceptualize and develop alternative approaches and      validates against requirements and assumptions.
• As an      intricate part of the Account Team, works with clients and sales      teams in an expert role.

Key Accountabilities:

• Collaborates with internal/external      stakeholders to understand business goals and technical direction and      translates to architectural solutions.
• Produces IT architecture that      reflects accurately the customers’ IS/ IT landscape that is captured in      the Solution Snapshot and Solution Blueprint.
• Leads multi discipline teams      ensuring the right strategy is implemented.
• Has solution design authority      and ensures the proposition aligns with business and the client’s      expectation.
• Provides thought leadership and      technical direction by managing the design, development, installation, and      operation of the technical solution.
• Contributes at the highest      expert level and is the ultimate escalation point and design authority for      their area of responsibility.
• Communicates effectively all      financial impacts, risks and complexities of the commercial proposition.
• Identifies and implements      solutions that align with corporate offerings and governance. Works with      stakeholders to highlight business opportunities and risks.
• Through consultation influences      the future focus and development of the client environment at all levels.
• Develops and implements best      practices and knowledge sharing opportunities.
• Works with team members and      management to streamline processes to meet and exceed customer      expectations while reducing costs and eliminating waste.
• Leads Solution Technical      Reviews to ensure architectural alignment and compliance to  company standards and the Client requirements.
• Provides mentorship to other      architects to develop skills to grow within the organization.
• Participates in the selection      of other architects

Scope:

• Has design authority for the      Account.
• Full accountability for      technical solutions within their area of responsibility and is the single      point of reference for all technical decisions and escalations.
• Has mastery level experience      and breadth of business and technology knowledge and uses professional      concepts to resolve highly complex issues.
• Demonstrates and applies best      practices for knowledge sharing and skill development of peers and team      members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer      Science or Business Administration or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 15 years overall IT      experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience      as an IT Architect as outlined below

• Experience as Enterprise      Architect across multiple IT domains & industries and creating end to      end solutions based on customer’s business needs for an IT Solutions      and/or Outsourcing Company.
• Possesses structured      architecture knowledge, e.g. TOGAF.
• Delivered a client growth      strategy, technology roadmap and transformation program.
• Extensive experience in      articulating complex and detailed solutions to senior executives in      business terms and link the IT to the business needs and requirements.
• Excellent presentation skills      and comfortable in both intimate discussion and also conference style      delivery.
• Knowledge of leading      technologies and current market thinking.
• Experience with sales teams and      ability to identify opportunities.
• Experience leading a solutions      team and creating the initial solution blueprint based on the clients’      requirements.
• Experience conducting solution      storyboard sessions with the customers which expends on the solution tower      by tower.
• Experience leading a team      through due diligence and representing the technical solution through from      negotiation to contract signing.
• Experience developing a      Statement of Work and Service Level Agreement components for customer      contracts.
• Experience forming and actively      managing virtual solution teams including: Solution Architects      representing all towers, Applications architects, Human Resources, Costing      and Pricing, Delivery SME’s and Partners/Subcontractors.
• Experience selling and presenting      to the CXO level
• Ability to travel 50%