Chief Advisor IT Architecture
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide division strategic leadership for IT/OT information systems, technology and strategy.
2. Provide an assessment and consultation function.
3. Define and manage the information systems architecture processes and governance structures
4. Provide division strategic reference architecture specifications, principles and policy.
5. Provide division strategic, tactical targets and planning
Skills and Competencies Required
Behavioural
· Build internal and external networks to sustain collaborative interactions and partnership
· Create an environment that promotes the exchange of information between the business, IT and external service providers
· Flexible and able to work within an undefined and continuously changing environment
· Intellectual and ethical integrity
· Embraces diversity
Leadership:
· Team building and consultation
· Manage cross functional IT teams
· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Knowledge
· Create and document design concept reference models
· Estimate resource outlays for projects
· Business functional knowledge - understands the interactions between business processes and support activities
· Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
· Business re-engineering principles and processes, systems engineering and analysis
· Comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
· IT and architecture frameworks the open group architecture framework (TOGAF), information technology infrastructure library (ITIL), control objectives for information and related tech
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
B Degree/B Tech/National Higher Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Information Technology/Information Management/Computer Science/ Information Systems/Operation Technology at NQF7 with 360 credits.
Minimum Related Experience:
7 years related experience in information management (IM)/information systems (IS)/information
technology (IT/)/operation technology (OT) architecture.