Architect, Enterprise

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

• The architect will be responsible for linking the business mission, strategy, and processes of the bank to the IT strategy; documents and monitors this using multiple architectural models, views and methods that show how the bank’s current and future needs will be met in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.
• Ensure new systems adhere to architecture principles and golden rules and Define, analyze, and review architecture and technical requirements.
• Draft architectural, technical designs, and other systems integration related documents for projects and work requests.
• Assist in translating business requirement specification document into technical requirement specification, user stories and use cases.
• Define Architecture Requirements, through Identifying technology components or patterns require, Mapping technology component requirements to approved standards.
• Performing GAP Analysis to existing environments and creating a GAP Analysis Report. Including driving the resolution of escalated gaps through action plans and discussing the report with the necessary stakeholders

• BSc in IT / Computer Sciences
• Professional Certifications such as TOGAF Certified Architect, CISSP Architecture, AWS certified solutions Architect, Azure certified solutions architect, Project management Professional (PMP) etc. can be an added advantage.

Experience: 

• Minimum 5years experience in IT Architecture or related field.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Developing Strategies.
• Examining Information.
• Documenting Facts.
• Articulating Information.
• Team Working

Technical Competencies: 

• IT Architecture.
• Systems design & development.
• Diagramming and Modelling.
• Emerging technology monitoring.
• Project Management