SENIOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ARCHITECT

ROLE PROFILE POSITION DETAILS
Business Area : ICT DEPARTMENT – HEAD OFFICE.
Reports To/Line Manager :HEAD OF BUSINESS INTERFACE & INNOVATION
Full/ part time : FULL TIME.
Language requirements (if applicable) : ENGLISH & SWAHILI.

JOB PURPOSE
 To translate business requirements into systems qualities and thence into repeatable design strategies and patterns that enables those qualities (e.g. adaptability, scalability, availability, non-repudiation, reusability, etc.).
 Responsible for enterprise application integration (EAI). This includes defining the opportunities for integration, selecting the tools, specifying the shared data & code resources, defining the interfaces and data-flows, and monitoring the success of said integration.
 To compiles or designs architectural models of current and proposed systems across the enterprise for use internally and in conjunction with Technology Partners.
 
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES OF SENIOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ARCHITECT.
 
Strategy Planning
 Responsible for the architectural designs of the new products/solutions/systems and ensure the designs are aligned to our future technological and operational strategic roadmap and architectural designs
 Responsible for coordinating the development, implementation and monitoring of operational and technological strategy objectives in line with business and companywide strategy. Ensure the Technology and operating model of back office is aligned to business anticipated growth and ambitions.
 Lead the innovation, transformation and integration teams to ensure our Technologies and operational processes remains relevant and up-to-date in a cost effective way and achieve high ROI in Technology and operational processes investments.
 Act as an interface between business and back-office, translating business and customer needs into operational deliverables covering processes, technology solutions, management Information and business intelligence data.
 Ensure the back office performance objectives are aligned to the business and bank strategic objectives.
 Ensure to interpret business strategy and determine innovative solutions supporting strategy implementation.
 Design and model solutions for customer innovation and experience along with similar initiatives variants, i.e. to improve controls, cost saving, improve efficiency, etc.
 Manage and evaluate portfolio data and innovation pipeline assisting strategic decision-making and Go-to-Market process.
 Design, research, develop, analyze and suggest new marketing concepts as well as strategies.
 Ensure to share decisions’ authority to translate strategies in procedures and programs.
 Lead and direct different cross-functional programs and projects of varied sizes and types concurrently.
 Manage and attain customer expectations and ensure delivery fulfill expectations.
 Coordinate all cross-functional activities, represent customers internally and collaborate with leaders in varied areas on allocation across projects and resource planning.
 
Operations
 Evaluate business requirements and produce high level solution blue-prints
 Compiles or designs architectural models of current and proposed systems across the enterprise for use internally and in conjunction with Technology Partners. The models are of two types:
o Enterprise Models that depict the entire enterprise and its inter-relationships.
o Reference Models that depict recommended & approved technologies & designs, which can serve as a template for future projects.
These models cover the following viewpoints:
 API Stack of blessed Open Standards and Proprietary Technologies (expanded OSI 7-Layer Model)
 Application Map
 Data Flow Diagram
 Business Process Models (from the Business Process team)
 Logical & Physical Data Schema
 Hardware Infrastructure Diagram
 Network LAN & VLAN Infrastructure Diagram
 Also, where needed to clarify application requirements, Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, viz.: Use Case, Class, Package, Object, Sequence, Collaboration, State-chart, Activity, Component and Deployment Diagrams.
 Establishes the Design Repository and Metadata Repository for integrating all aspects of these models, and provides oversight of its use in conjunction with integrated Tool sets.
 Perform design reviews across the organization. (Note: not code reviews.)
 Leads the evaluation of vendor software targeted for possible integration into the systems or environment, including strategic applications, tools, and utilities.
 Defines the IT design methodology, development process methodology and best practices.
 Surveys external emerging developments, and evangelizes new technologies, standards and methodologies that will have a positive impact on the company's bottom-line and quality of service.
 Participates in external standards body work that defines IT standards in the health community.
 Though reporting into other structure, taking the leading role to manage the architectural work of other specialized architect teams of :
o Applications Architect
o Data Architect
o Information Architect
o Internet Architect
o Network Architect
o Systems Architect
o Security Architect
o Process Architect
o Project Architects (PA)
 
Ensures compliance
 Evaluate business requirements and produce high level solution blue-prints.
 Review and complete responses to business requirements, maximising compliance and documenting assumptions (high level solution assumptions where developments are required or existing solution would need adaptation to achieve compliance).
 Participate in high level estimation of design effort to create requirement specifications for Development personnel.
 Lead on the design and creation of deployment tools e.g. for data migration, interfacing and
configuration management.
 Validate and monitor data structure changes to maintain deployment tool viability and documentation.
 Interface design.
 Investigate and document integration approaches with third party systems;
 Produce technical proof of concepts on new technology.
 Establish industry , regulatory and external issues which impact operational risk by engaging with relevant business units, regulators and Industry bodies (e.g. PCI) and keeping up to date with their requirements.
 Ensure that compliance risk is managed by maintaining a compliance tracker and preparing action plans for exceptions in conjunction with management.
 Coordinate the implementation of compliance plans by preparing progress updates, highlighting deviations.
 
People Management
 Ensure the development of a high- performing team through embedding formal Performance appraisal and informal coaching… Manage team on how to conduct meaningful Performance appraisal discussions with their direct reports and ensure that they conduct the process effectively.
 Determine and analyze training and development needs for people in your area, Ensure that identified training is budgeted for and executed.
 Establish and maintain a succession plan for the key roles in the area.
 With the support from the HR Business Partner, interview and recruit new members and provide support to them during the recruitment of their teams on request.
 Ensure that all poor performance is addressed through the NMB Performance guidelines and that continued poor performance is adequately dealt with.
 Develop appropriate Employee Opinion Survey action items together with the management team of the business unit and ensure that items are executed.
 Motivate employees in the department and ensure that their efforts are recognized.
 Act as second level escalation point for all grievances raised in the unit.
 
COMPETENCIES
 Project management.
 Process/Operations design and management.
 People management.
 Risk management.
 Report writing.
 Presentation skills.
 Systems architecture and design.
 Systems implementation.
 Systems administration.
 Understanding of financial sector systems architectures.
 
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
 Graduate – Information Systems/Computer science/Computer engineering, preferably Post-graduate – Information Systems/Computer science/Computer engineering, MBA or equivalent, Degree or equivalent with focus on enterprise systems architecture & designs.
 8 years’ experience in ICT area responsible for technology solutions design and support, preferably 10 years’ experience as a chief enterprise systems architecture, solutions/product designs.
 Experience in enterprise systems architecture .
 Demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues and concepts in a simple manner .
 Demonstrated ability and experience to develop and defend technical recommendations and budgetary plans .
 Demonstrated experience working in a deadline-oriented environment managing multiple projects simultaneously .
 Demonstrated experience and ability to work effectively in a dynamic, collaborative and fast-paced atmosphere .
 Detailed knowledge of the application architecture, data structures and interfacing/integration capabilities as well as design processes.
How To Apply
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Deadline : 21/10/2013