Enterprise Architect

SUMMARY:
Our client in the telecommunications sector is seeing a professional Enterprise Architecture on a contract duration of 6 months.

POSITION INFO:
Key Performance Areas
Strategic Input
Provide feedback and input to clients Architecture teams on strategies, frameworks, principles, standards and policies across all Enterprise Architecture domains (business, application, data, integration, security, infrastructure, etc.), in order to improve the quality and completeness of the Enterprise Architecture practice
Understand how business and IT requirements can be met using the correct blend of existing and new IT technologies, as well as the correct blend of out-of-the-box commercially available software and bespoke systems development per project.
Produce high level enterprise conceptual architectures as well as high level solution architectures aligned to business requirements
Recognizing key decision points and ensuring informed architecture discussions around them.
Ensures the strategic alignment of IT architecture with agreed business outcomes within the portfolio, relevant IT Architecture Enterprise principles, key approved decisions and enterprise wide programmes
Focus solution designs on simplifying the IT architecture, reducing costs, improving effectiveness and efficiencies of the IT environment.
Provide input to technology strategy and roadmaps from an architectural perspective
Provide input to infrastructure and application development areas on application roadmaps to fit in with business and IS strategies, Enterprise Architecture and industry trends
The architectures will support the design of innovative solutions that align to IT and telecommunications best practices and frameworks and will ensure deployment of IT systems that are fit for purpose; support business needs; are future proof; are cost efficient; flexible and sustainable.

Relationship Management
Maintain close contact with business operations, strategies, information requirements, and priorities in order to align with IS architecture.
Build and group relationships with clients architecture, applications and operations teams to keep up with strategic direction, future direction and technology plans.
Consult with IS advisory bodies (Gartner, Tele Management Forum, etc.) and vendors, as well as media scanning.
Ensure that project architectural risks are properly identified, assessed and handled/mitigated, and highlight/resolve inter-project technical dependencies.
Continuously review, improve and integrate processes and systems, in order to overcome fragmentation.

Efficiency and Documentation
Update the Enterprise Repository and other architecture artefacts.
Assist with administrative requirements and compliance to policies, guidelines, processes and other governance.
Liaise with other departments to ensure efficient processes, quality and integrity of information and the flow thereof.
Ensure reasonable and practical adherence to all industry standards and best practices Clients IS subscribes to (like TM Forum Frameworks, TOGAF, etc.).