Specialist Application Architecture

6 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

Company Description
- Anglo American is a leading global mining company, and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast-growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies.

With headquarters in London, UK, and operations located throughout the world, Anglo American is truly global. We employ more than 60,000 colleagues worldwide and run mining operations across Southern Africa, North and South America and Australia. Anglo American’s purpose is to reimagine mining to improve people’s lives and is committed to creating a Living Mine that brings positive value to the people and environment where we operate.

**Job Description**:

- We are seeking an Application Architecture Specialist who will lead the development of processes and architectures which will promote technology standardisation across Anglo American and De Beers, supporting both cost reduction and enablement of the Digital Mine. This role will see you engage with senior business and technology stakeholders to integrate external standards and internal leading practice.

This position will see you become part of a highly specialised architecture & Cyber Ops team, who consistently push the boundaries of digital, technology, and automation innovation to drive a smarter, safer, and more sustainable enterprise.

**Core Responsibilities (amongst others)**:

- Engage with strategic vendors to bring industry best practice, confirm longevity through their product roadmaps, and understand product interdependencies.
- Engage key stakeholders in the Business Units to support the development of harmonised standards within Exploration, Mining, Processing and Commercial operations.
- Support decision making in the Architecture Review Board, to ensure that projects adopt the standards as defined in the Bill-of-IT.
- Identify synergies in support services being offered by Data Analytics with those requested through projects. Coordinating engagement sessions which seek to leverage existing services.
- Participate in design reviews on appropriate architecture projects to ensure alignment with standards defined in the Bill-of-IT.

**Qualifications**:

- A relevant undergraduate qualification (Bachelor's degree or equivalent)
- Further certification in IT Architecture and Industrial IT disciplines
- Enterprise Architecture, specifically technology lifecycle management and knowledge of associated risks, controls and commercials
- Vendor strategy and roadmaps and product deployment strategy aligned with Business Strategy and Plans
- Application Portfolio Management, especially relating to the drive for technology standardisation
- Data Architecture, specifically relating to data tooling reuse & standardisation for data analytics
- Systems architectures supporting data services aligning data modelling methodology standards across Anglo American and De Beers
- Data models, especially for common functions such as HR and Finance
- Proficiency in required languages. LATAM roles will require proficiency in Portuguese or Spanish and English

**Additional Information
- Who we are**

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources - diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel - our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

**How we are committed to your safety**

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer.

**Inclusion and Diversity**

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

**How to apply**

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