CAREER OPPORTUNITY A great career opportunity exists in Santam's Business Information Technology Services team (BITS) in the Western Cape or Gauteng for an Enterprise Cloud Architect. JOB DESCRIPTION The purpose of an enterprise architect is to align Santam's business strategy and objectives with its information technology infrastructure. Being involved in the complete Santam landscape, the enterprise architect ensures that Santam's systems, processes, and resources are effectively designed, implemented, and managed to support the overall business goals. In effect, the enterprise architect bridges the gap between business and technology allowing Santam to achieve its long-term goals by leveraging appropriate cloud solutions. PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE: Architecture functions Analyse Santam business strategy and translate it into an IT strategy that supports the business vision. Design and develop enterprise-wide technology architectures that encompass various aspects, including business processes, applications, infrastructure, and security, with a focus on cloud solutions. Establish and enforce architecture and design governance processes, principles, and standards to ensure consistency, interoperability, and compliance across IT projects and systems. Oversee the alignment of IT initiatives with the enterprise architecture and facilitate decision-making regarding technology investments. Collaborate with stakeholders, including business leaders, project managers, developers, and other architects, to understand their requirements and constraints. Understand how the business requirements can be met using the available cloud solutions or define what additional solutions are needed. Evaluate cloud solutions, emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to inform decision-making regarding technology adoption, modernization, and retirement. Assess the impact of new cloud business solutions on the information technology landscape. Work as a team member with Development Managers and other technical staff to ensure the application is implemented according to requirements. Identify potential risks/issues and provide input into risk plans. Engage with technology partners to deliver integrated solutions across platforms and cloud solution partners. Generic functions Ensure that solution implementations are coherent and consistent with technology strategies, governance, and architecture. Provide advice and consultancy across the Santam Group on enterprise architecture matters. Participate in reviews and provide guidance to teams to ensure that the principles, architecture, and strategies are followed. Establish and participate in design reviews, regular architectural reviews, and technical issue management meetings. Ensure that design is optimized for use on the specific cloud infrastructure. Provide support to other members of the development team and business management team as required. Develop and maintain a deep understanding of cloud architectures, solutions, and packages. Work effectively in a team with other Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Business Architects, and Lead developers to consider design alternatives and agree on appropriate design decisions. Cloud functions Establish and maintain Santam Group cloud architecture principles. Develop and maintain specific cloud architectures for each major cloud provider – AWS, Azure, and any future providers. Calculate total cost of ownership options and advise on best and most cost-effective implementations. Accountable to establish and maintain Santam Group Logical cloud architecture. Accountable to establish and maintain Santam Group Cloud Platform architecture. Maintain and mature the architecture capability as per the Zachman framework. Quality Assurance Ensure the alignment of initiatives to the target cloud architecture and standards. Design and improve the Santam BITS Enterprise Architecture Governance framework. Accountable to regulate and enforce adherence to the above framework. Review agreed implementation to ensure correct interpretation of requirements and architecture. Facilitate and lead the quality assurance processes for design and development. QUALIFICATION BSc / BCom / BTech / BEng/ Honours with Information Systems or Business as a major. AWS Certified Solutions Architect (preferred) or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert. KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE Minimum 8 years of experience in technology roles. 3 years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, systems design, operating at the enterprise level. 3 years of experience in the application of IT architecture governance principles. 2 years of experience in cloud architecture, cloud designs, and cloud implementation on AWS (preferred), Azure, or both. Experience in cloud security concepts and cloud technologies. Experience in providing cost estimates for cloud solutions. Understanding of Santam systems and software development experience is a benefit. SKILLS Strong leadership and influencing skills. Ability to negotiate and positively influence others. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent facilitation skills. Interpersonal skills; ability to engage with senior business stakeholders. Analytical nature and problem resolution skills. Team player and pragmatism. COMPETENCIES Client Focus. Collaboration. Flexible and adaptable. Cultivates Innovation. Building and maintaining relationships. Strategic alignment. Cloud Architecture Development. ABOUT THE COMPANY Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. Qualified applicants are invited to submit their cover letter, CV, and salary requirements in MS Word format online at www.santam.co.za / careers.
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