Chief Enterprise Architect

Educational Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline; Master's degree preferred with specialisation in Enterprise Architect
Experience
- Minimum overall IT experience of 5 - 10 years and preferable to have 5-8 years of experience in a similar function, with around 5 years of experience as COE/ function lead
- Expertise in design and management of Service-Oriented Architecture, Web Services, Database technologies,Integration strategies and enterprise best practices
- Experience with providing technology direction and architectural guidance for enterprise-wide solutions Technical management for a large/mid-sized organization with overseas operations
- Proven record of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementations
- Robust understanding of application life cycle management , change control & problem management processes
- Exposure to IT research & technologies tools and techniques and knowledge sharing
- Must have exposure of managing large scale transformation projects and seasoned understanding of change management
- Experience of managing complex stakeholder interactions and leading discussions with top management 15
- Experience of managing technical teams and working in cross functional set up; Possesses ability to coach and guide teams
Job Objective :
- Responsible for crafting an accessible, resilient and secure Information technology blueprint with the objective of instituting a robust Enterprise Architecture which meets the business requirements and is aligned with Organization IT Strategy.
- Create the rules and regulations to guide and govern the Enterprise Architecture and act as the clearing house for all the IT research and innovation that takes place within the organization.

Strategic Roles and Responsibilities :
- Contribute to overall IT strategy and roadmap formulation by evaluating ideas and providing inputs from enterprise architecture and overall information technology blueprint perspective
- Understand the group's long-term business strategies and goals, and formulate IT architectural strategy and function roadmap in alignment with the IT strategy
- Drive and monitor strategic IT architectural projects and initiatives across all businesses in alignment with the IT Roadmap
EA Framework Design and Sustenance :
- Lead the development of a single holistic enterprise architecture model for the whole of the organisation, from IT architecture perspectives
- Develop and establish the current and future enterprise architecture definition and framework at the group and business levels
- Ensure the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is closely aligned to the business strategy, business operating model and IT strategy
- Establish the approach for the EA maintenance
- Assess the inter business IT architecture, including information, services, components and infrastructure architecture and ensure their continued relevance
- Define the EA operating model and policies; Ensure that the model is consistent with shifts within the organizational framework and pertinent to the organization's overarching strategy and IT philosophy
- Support CISO in developing enterprise Information Security architecture in the capacity of IT architecture SME
- Responsible for governance of IT architecture; Create and establish the rules, regulations, policies, and standards that will govern the individual components of the IT architecture, as well as the IT architecture in its entirety
- Manage and maintain EA-specific application inventory in accordance with APM policies; Perform analysis of application inventory & drive inventory optimization