Qualification

A minimum of three (3) years' experience working as data Architect
Qualification I Certification (certified copies to be provided).
TOGAF certification is advantageous.

Scope of Service

Provide strategic direction for the organization data landscape.
Develop data management strategy.
Define how the data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed by different data entities and IT systems, as well as any applications using or processing data.
Work closely with the application architect and the business architect in the achieving data consolidation.
Drive the data standards within the organization from all perspectives including new offsite data elements.
Ensure complete data solution design to achieve business driven value.
Design process for reuse of data elements components, their use within projects.
Design process for the disposal, archiving and retention of data components and elements and their associated Meta data.
Design and evaluate solutions on how to improve, and sustain data quality, database performance, data accuracy, data security for both digital and non- digital data sets.
Ensure data design complies with the relevant organization data security acts and polices (e.g. Minimum Interoperability Security Standard and Protection of Personal Information, etc.).
Design solution together with the other domain architects to gain maximum benefit for technology and processes
Design, develop, define and maintain the data architecture standards, data interoperability Operational data marts.
Design and evaluate solutions that use a combination of, business intelligence, analytics, traditional data warehouse and big data service Internal and external data sources.
Design processes and producers for the organisation.
Manage and maintain the data artefacts in the enterprise architecture repository.
Recommend appropriate course of action to developers and management on data implementation issues.
Define technical standards and methods for performance, and quality.
Ensure that the appropriate strategies and policies are in place and provide the necessary expertise to the Policy and Strategy Unit where strategies and policies are deemed missing.
Ensure that the strategies and policies are implemented and adhered to.
Contribute promote and ensure adherence to ICT organization frameworks, processes and best practice.
Analyse and ensure alignment to ICT organization frameworks and standards.
Coordinate the ICT planning audit requirements.
Serve as a group member on the internal enterprise architecture organization boards.