Technology Domain Architect

**Purpose of the Job**:
Become part of an innovative, forward-thinking and strategic IT architecture team.

Our mature architecture team is based in Brackenfell (strategically placed close to the sea and the Cape winelands) and includes experts in enterprise architecture, solution architecture and data architecture. We operate in an agile retail environment of Africa’s largest retailer that utilizes industry leading IT technologies which run on-premise and in multiple cloud platforms.

**Job Objectives**:
**Consult on the IT Software Platforms strategy, develop roadmaps and reference architectures, and govern the technology selection in support thereof.**
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the technology strategy and business priorities for enterprise.
- Develop Shoprite’s IT Software Platforms landscape roadmap and blueprints in line with the strategic business direction
- Maintain, socialize and enforce IT Software Platforms standards, keeping technology stakeholders up to date with changes in the technology standards highlighting potential impact to the enterprise.
- Be clearly identified as the IT Software Platforms authority for all technologies and provide technical guidance and leadership in technology proposals, RFIs, RFPs, and project teams.
- Keep abreast of the latest technology trends and emerging technologies, determine the potential impact on the enterprise, and drive adoption as deemed appropriate.
- Create and present reference architecture as advice on the IT Software Platforms architecture strategy for the organization

**Serve as the IT Software Platforms domain architecture and design authority for all project and operational stakeholders and ensure architecture quality across all solution platforms.**
- Be clearly identified as the senior design authority as it relates to the IT Software Platforms domain and provides technical guidance and leadership in solution proposals, RFIs, RFPs, and project teams.
- Partner with the Enterprise Architect and other Solution Architects in support of the definition and development of the overall enterprise solution landscape.
- Detect critical deficiencies in IT Software Platforms architectures and recommend improvements.
- Work with external service providers to drive projects to successful implementation.
- Review external and internal designs for IT Software Platforms systems from a risk and technology perspective
- Ensure applicable Architecture and Design reviews are conducted for IT Software Platforms solutions in line with the defined IT governance and processes.
- Provide architectural oversight and guidance to development teams to ensure high-quality technical solution designs during the detailed design, build, test and deploy phases that conform to architecture principles and standards.
- Mentor solution architect / senior developers / designers / business analysts.

**Provide expert IT Software Platforms guidance, ensure solution architectures and designs are in line with the IT Technology strategy and technology standards and conduct architecture and design reviews as part of the Architecture Review Committee.**
- Define and develop the overall IT Software Platforms architecture landscape in partnership with other Domain Architects and Solution Architects.
- Review proposed solution architectures ensuring alignment with architecture principles, the architecture framework, IT Technology reference architectures, set technology standards and identify critical gaps, and recommend improvements.
- Give guidance and advice to peers in respect of IT Software Platforms solution designs ensuring the designs conform to industry's best practices and standards.
- Engage all stakeholders to obtain agreement on proposed IT Software Platforms solutions
- and work closely with business stakeholders, Business Analysts, System Analysts and Project Managers to architect and implement media solutions.
- Govern all technology standards for the Shoprite Group and conduct regular technology standard reviews of all new technologies introduced to Shoprite.

**Contribute to solution architecture and design standards and SDLC governance requirements**
- Define a framework for Solution Architecture and develop the policies and procedures and templates to guide and govern the Solution Architecture processes.
- Develop and maintain solution architecture principles and quality compliance criteria to guide technology decisions.
- Develop and set solution modeling standards and guidelines.
- Define a set of metrics to measure and report on the performance of the various solution architecture processes.

**Qualifications**:
Degree in Information Systems / B Sc Computer Science (or similar)

TOGAF certification (or similar) - desirable

SAP Technology certification, e.g. NetWeaver, PI/PO - desirable

ITIL certification - desirable

**Experience**:
Working experience within the IT industry.

10-15 yrs

Experience with integration platforms such as Enterprise Servi