Our Client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a visionary technologist with a passion for driving strategic change and architecting enterprise-wide solutions? Do you excel at aligning IT strategy with business objectives, and thrive in a role where you can influence the future direction of a dynamic organization? They seeking a highly skilled and experienced Enterprise Architect to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping our technological landscape.

Responsibilities
Facilitate priority setting, project selection and integration in the organisation by providing guiding principles and architecture
Ensure alignment with emerging Technologies and possible recommendation of new technologies.
Address client needs through leading phases of projects or consult to projects and business leaders across a variety of Architecture disciplines
Monitor and evaluates competitive offerings that could change the domain landscape, affects multiple domains (portfolio of solutions domains) or the broader organisation
Identify the business impact of change and risks associated.
Enable enterprise-wide solutions to integrate well with existing practices by developing mitigating actions and change strategies
Consider not only the optimising of the system, but also the long term viability of the system.
Build models around future scenario planning
Optimising the architectural strategy across various portfolios of application or products in the enterprise by taking an enterprise viewpoint
Apply disciplines in a variety of projects in relevant solution domains and across multiple business areas.
Ensure alignment to newest trends by monitors emerging trends and evaluates their potential impact on the broader organisation.
Move the system towards the desired future state through consideration of future scenarios, the macro environment and an understanding of present operational requirements.
Identify underlying patterns in vague, ambiguous information.
Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
Proven experience in enterprise architecture, including business, information, application, technology, and security domains
Strong understanding of data governance, IT infrastructure, and system integration principles
Experience in developing architecture models, roadmaps, and strategies to align IT with business goals
Proficiency in enterprise architecture tools and frameworks
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
Relevant certifications in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) are essential
Job Type:
Contract
Workplace type:
Hybrid
Location:
Johannesburg