Infrastructure Architect (OT) and (IT) - Contract - North Johannesburg
Our Client a Global Tech firm is seeking an Infrastructure Architect (OT and IT) to join their team in Rosebank (1 day a week remote and required to work with Australia and USA time zones for some meetings so flexi time will apply to those days to ensure workday hours are not exceeded)
Note : The technology is non-SAP, the stacks will be dependent on the discipline/function.
The role is accountable for developing Architecture within Digital Technology (DT) across the Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) domains. The purpose of this role is the selection of new technologies and the effective design of platforms to achieve the required business value via sound architecture principles.
Scale: True global reach, interactions covering all levels (including executive levels), delivery of value with $4 of Ms of potential outcome.
Responsible for developing common architecture consisting of information, data, application and technology architecture layers for effectively and efficiently realising enterprise and IT strategies by creating key models and practices that describe the baseline and target architectures.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the global process to manage new technology ideas and demands, providing research, analysis, design review and recommendations to leadership
- Provide design support to projects and business groups in order to ensure efficient and safe technology architectures are delivered
- Proactively managing global leader stakeholder in a matrixed organization; developing a trust advisor and teaming approach
- Collaborating with the team to identify, select and implement appropriate solutions
- Monitor and research emerging innovation with a view to determining functionality that may provide business value.
- Validate and prioritise the enterprise architecture implementation and migration plan
- Confirm transition enterprise architecture increments and phases
- Define enterprise architecture implementation governance
- Update architecture Repository
- Compile enterprise architecture implementation roadmap
- Obtain approval of architecture roadmap
- Define domain architecture implementation governance
- Compile domain architecture implementation roadmap
- Validate and prioritise the domain architecture implementation and migration plan
- Confirm transition domain architecture increments and phases
- Full technology solutions architecture lifecycle, including requirements-gathering, vendor selection, design, costing, and non-functional optionality
- Formidable team working skills across matrixed client, supplier, and geographically dispersed virtual teams
- Experience in the effective and efficient operation of IT infrastructure and applications services in multi-national companies
- Experience in delivery that includes the use of external supplier and offshore resources
- Experience in the development of technology and system strategies and roadmaps to address business strategy.
- Experience in the development of effective standards and policies governing IT matters.
- Experience in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders across a culturally and geographically diverse organization.
- Proven business and financial acumen.
- Experience in the mentoring and development of staff members
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in IT related fields
Certifications preferred but not required
- TOGAF or equivalent Architecture qualification
- MDP / MBA or equivalent management qualification
Required Experience:
- 8+ years in a corporate IT environment, in senior leadership roles
- 8+ years' experience in IT technology architecture
- Experience in a related technical field (application development, deployment/implementation, and infrastructure)
Skills Summary
Consulting, End-to-End Testing, Solutions Design, Solutions Development, Technical Solutions
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