Business Enterprise Architect

The role of a Business Enterprise Architect encompasses many activities including (but not limited to):

- Develop a business architecture strategy based on a situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations.

- Apply a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key business views of the Client’s.

- Model the Enterprise from a business perspective for 13 departments.

- Capture the strategic and tactical Enterprise goals that align to the organisation which are mapped to metrics that provide ongoing governance.

- Describe the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguish between customer-facing, supplier-related, business execution and business management functions.

- Define the set of strategic, core and support processes that transcend functional and organisational boundaries; identify and describe external entities such as citizens, suppliers, and external systems that interact with government; and describe which people, resources and controls are involved in the processes.

- Capture the relationships among roles, capabilities and business units, the decomposition of those business units into subunits, and the internal or external management of those units.

- Co-ordinate and manage the analysis of business needs, user requirements, objectives and goals for approved e-Government and ICT programmes/projects within the agreed frameworks.

- Conduct and/or actively participate in meetings related to the designated project/s.

- Participate in and manage Business Architecture Workshops for the development and maintenance of the Enterprise.

- Develop and maintain Client’s Business Architecture and Enterprise Architecture frameworks and standards.

- Collaborates in the creation of required business cases for related ICT projects Contribute, promote, and ensure adherence to ICT governance frameworks, processes, and best practice.

- Analyse and ensure alignment to national ICT governance frameworks and standards.

- Serve as a group member on the internal enterprise architecture governance boards.

- Actively contribute expertise to the project team in all areas of business architecture.

- Provide input into the ICT and implementation Plans.

- Provide input to ICT Medium Term Expenditure Committee to assist it with preparing a budget for the following 3-year period.

Mandatory Requirements:

- Minimum of 5 years'' experience as an Enterprise Architect or equivalent role.

- Minimum of 2 years'' experience as a Solutions Architect or equivalent role. 

- Experience working in large organisations.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Degree (or equivalent 3 year+ Tertiary qualification) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent.

- Must have an IT architecture certification. TOGAF certification is advantageous.