Enterprise Cloud Architect

2 weeks ago

South Africa Sanlam Limited Full time
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Location:
Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa

A great career opportunity exists in Santam's Business Information Technology Services team (BITS) in the Western Cape or Gauteng for an Enterprise Cloud Architect.

JOB DESCRIPTIONThe purpose of an enterprise architect is to align Santam's business strategy and objectives with its information technology infrastructure.

In effect, the enterprise architect bridges the gap between business and technology allowing Santam to achieve its long-term goals by leveraging appropriate

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE:
Architecture functions Analyse Santam business strategy and translate it into an IT strategy that supports the business vision.

Design and develop enterprise-wide technology architectures that encompass various aspects, including business processes, applications, infrastructure, and security, but with a focus on cloud solutions.

These architectures provide a blueprint for Santam's cloud strategy and IT systems, ensuring coherence, integration, and scalability.

Establish and enforce architecture and design governance processes, principles and standards to ensure consistency, interoperability, and compliance across IT projects and systems.

Oversee the alignment of IT initiatives with the enterprise architecture and facilitate decision-making regarding technology investments.
Collaborate with stakeholders, including business leaders, project managers, developers, and other architects, to understand their requirements and constraints. Enterprise architects communicate the architectural vision and plans effectively, ensuring buy-in and understanding from all involved parties.

Understands how the business requirements can be met using the available cloud solutions or defines what additional solutions is needed.

Evaluate cloud solutions, emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to inform decision-making regarding technology adoption, modernization, and retirement.
Assessment of the impact of new cloud business solutions on the information technology landscape.

Includes execution of technical due diligence across all dimensions of ITWork as a team member with Development Managers and other technical staff, to ensure the application is implemented according to requirements.

Identification of potential risks / issues and give input into risk plan.
Active engagement with technology partners to deliver an integrated solution across platforms and across cloud solution partners.
Generic functions Ensure that solution implementations are coherent and consistent with technology strategies, governance and architecture.
Provide advice and consultancy across the Santam Group on the enterprise architecture matters.
Participate in reviews and provide guidance to teams to ensure that the principles, architecture and strategies are followed.
Establish and participate in design reviews, regular architectural reviews and technical issue management meetings.
Ensure that design is optimised for use on the specific cloud infrastructure.
Provide support to other members of the development team and members of the business management team as required.

Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the workings of cloud architectures, solutions and packages Work effectively in a team with other Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Business Architects and Lead developers to consider design alternatives and agree on appropriate design decisions in support of business requirements.


PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE:
Cloud functions Establish and maintain Santam Group cloud architecture principles.

Develop and maintain specific cloud architectures for each of the major cloud providers – AWS, Azure and any other future providers.

Calculate total cost of ownership options and advise on best and most cost-effective implementations.
Accountable to establish and maintain Santam Group Logical cloud architecture.
Accountable to establish and maintain Santam Group Cloud Platform architecture.

Maintain and mature the architecture capability as per the Zachman framework Quality Assurance Ensuring the alignment of initiatives to the target cloud architecture and standards with Santam and the Sanlam GroupDesign and improve the Santam BITS Enterprise Architecture Governance frameworkAccountable to regulate and enforce adherence to the above framework, with a specific focus on cloud aspects, in the Santam Solution Design Forum, Sanlam Saser, and other forums.

Review agreed implementation, to ensure correct interpretation of the requirements and architecture and strategiesFacilitate and lead the quality assurance processes for design and development to ensure the ongoing integrity of the end-to-end systems landscapeQUALIFICATIONBSc / BCom / BTech / BEng/ Honours with Information Systems or Business as a major.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (preferred) or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCEMinimum 12 years of experience in technology roles5 years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, systems design, operating at enterprise level.5 years of experience in the application of IT architecture governance principles3 years of experience in cloud architecture, cloud designs, and cloud implementation on AWS (preferred), Azure, or both.

Experience in cloud security concepts such as virtual private cloud, subnets, routing, firewalls, VPN connections, identity and access management. Experience in cloud concepts such as infrastructure as code, continuous integration and continuous deployment, containers, and serverless computing. Experiences with and having worked in a hybrid- and multi-cloud environment.

Experience in providing cost estimates for cloud solutions, and in calculating and designing alternative solutions in the event of cloud cost increases.

Understanding of Santam systems and specifically software development experience a benefit.
SKILLSStrong leadership and influencing skillsAbility to negotiate and positively influence othersAbility to effectively deal with conflict situations and complexity High level of emotional intelligenceExcellent verbal and written communication skillsExcellent facilitations skillsApplying technologiesConceptual thinkerChange managementDevelop and implement strategyInterpersonal skills, ability to engage with senior business stakeholdersAbility to accept accountability for actions and decisions Analytical in natureProblem resolutionTeam player PragmatismPlans and aligns

COMPETENCIESClient FocusFlexible and adaptableBuilding and maintaining relationshipsStrategic alignmentData SecurityIT Policies, standards, industry regulations and best practicesTechnologiesReporting and AdministrationBusiness Requirements DefinitionABOUT THE COMPANYSantam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa.

We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper.

We're about people.

People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.

At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity.

This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society.

In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their cover letter, CV, and salary requirements in MS Word format online at / careers.

Should you be aware of a qualified individual, please pass this vacancy on to them.

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