Enterprise Architect

Closing Date

2025/10/23

Reference Number

MMH

Job Title

Enterprise Architect

Position Type

Permanent

Role Family

Information Technology

Cluster

International

Remote Opportunity

Some of the time

Location - Country

South Africa

Location - Province

Western Cape

Location - Town / City

Bellville

Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.

We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organizations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilizing new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities, and businesses. Visit us at

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Role Purpose

Provide guidance, road maps, principles, standards and best practices to ensure integrity and consistency across every employed or prospective implementation technology, to address current realities and future opportunities in line with the strategy of the enterprise.

Requirements

• Relevant Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Information Technology qualification
• Relevant post graduate degree is desirable
• MBA is desirable
• 8-10 years of relevant experience or exposure of IT solution delivery (essential)
• At least 3 years' relevant experience or exposure as a Solutions Designer, Development Manager or Team Leader
• At least 5 years' relevant experience or exposure in software development
• Exposure to Agile Development environment, system development and implementation of large object orientated solutions (essential)
• Experience in the financial services industry with general knowledge of underlying IT architectures and technologies (essential)
• Relevant Architecture framework training/certification
• TOGAF training
• Full Software Development Life cycle, rolling out complicated processes
• Knowledge of underlying IT architectures and technologies
• Business architectures
• Applications architectures
• Integration architecture and patterns
• Data architectures
• Technical Architectures
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, ITIL and COBIT
• business process modelling and design
• Lean and Agile methodology tools
• Knowledge of DevOps philosophy and practices
• Exposure to documentation of solutions using notation and method most appropriate to consuming stakeholders

Duties & Responsibilities

INTERNAL PROCESS

• Contribute to the ICT strategy in terms of Business, Data/Information, Applications, Technology Infrastructure Integration and Security.
• Responsible for a rigorous description of the enterprise - across systems, programmes and business areas - including its business entities, their properties, and relationships between them and the external environment.
• Oversee and guide the integration of the Architecture Domains. Ensure the architecture of the enterprise is optimised, and all Architecture Domains (Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Application architecture, Technology Architecture) integrate (and inter-operate) in a cost effective manner, with minimum effort and maximum benefit to the organisation.
• Provide vision and insight to proactively assist in defining the direction for strategic IT projects.
• Keep up to date with and have a clear understanding of the capabilities and benefits of new/emerging technologies in order to apply same in a business context.
• Recommend and participate in the analysis, evaluation and development of enterprise long-term strategic and operating plans to ensure that Enterprise Architecture objectives are consistent with the organisation's long-term business objectives.
• Lead technical design sessions with the development teams, including the creation of class models, component models, and detailed design specifications to ensure architecture standards are followed.
• Define technical evaluation criteria for product and technology selection and determine technical approaches to ensure all architectural solutions result in a coherent system design leading to desired customer experiences.
• Share best practices, lessons and constantly update the technical system architecture requirements based on changing technologies, and knowledge related to recent, current and up-coming vendor products and solutions.
• Collaborate with all relevant parties to review the objectives and constraints of each solution and determine conformance with the industry practices.

CLIENT

• Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the process of negotiating objective and realistic service level agreements, monitor appropriateness and recommend adjustments.
• Define service practices which builds rewarding relationships, encourages innovation and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
• Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed.
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

PEOPLE

• Build relationships through providing specialist know-how and leadership to others, expressing positive expectations.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.
• Positively influence and manage change and offer specialist support where required.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of colleagues and staff.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of work centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.
• Take ownership for driving career development.

FINANCE

• Contribute to the development of area specific budgets to minimise expenditure, in alignment with operational plans.
• Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Implement and provide input into governance processes, systems and legislation within area of specialisation.
• Escalate unresolved policy and governance compliance issues via appropriate channels for investigation and resolution purposes.
• Provide input into the risk identification processes development and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.

Competencies

• Communications skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Influence and persuading
• Analytical skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking