Chief Advisor IT Architecture

Listing reference: eskom_003584
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 13 March 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: IT-Architecture
Location: Gauteng
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Position: Chief Advisor IT Architecture, Area of specialization: To design and develop information system (IS) architecture which is a division, project independent strategy and framework to govern the application of information systems to improve organisational capability, change, support and reduce cost. Task Grade: G17 Department: Information Management Business Unit: Office of the Chief Executive Location: Megawatt Park (Sunninghill)
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.

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