Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) - Nigeria

Job Title: Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) - Nigeria

Industry: Banking

Location: Nigeria

Salary: Competitive Salary Package + Benefits

Role Purpose:

• Responsible for defining and forming the architecture function in the enterprises processes and systems
• To build domain level technology roadmaps, develop & facilitate the overall architecture governance process

Key Responsibilities:

• Cultivate relationships with business stakeholders.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of strategic business plans.
• Develop and maintain current and future state business architecture.
• Develop, communicate and deploy Enterprise Architecture processes.
• Deploy and maintain Enterprise Architecture repository and tool set.
• Perform annual architectural maturity assessments.
• Produce regular architecture status reports.
• Oversee the design and implementation of enterprise data and metadata structures.
• Create a plan to integrate business systems and workflows in support of business strategy.
• Develop and enforce best practices for master data management and integration.
• Develop, communicate and deploy Enterprise Architecture Governance processes.
• Develop and communicate enterprise technology standards and policies.
• Review new and existing program/project architecture for compliance with IT standards, policies and architectural plans.
• Review IT procurement plans for compliance with IT standards and architectural plans.
• Document exceptions to architectural standards.
• Ensure that project documentation captures significant architectural decisions.
• Ensure that architectural governance is a fair, consistent and transparent process.
• Identify architectural risks and propose alternatives and solutions.
• Design and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated systems.
• Deliver architectural initiatives that drive revenue and improve efficiency in line with business strategy.
• Cultivate relationships with senior level management.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the organization's strategic business objectives, vision, technologies and architectures.
• Develop and maintain current (current operating model COM) and planned state (target operating model (TOM) architectural blueprints. (AS-IS and TO-BE)
• Develop and maintain aspirational architectural road map for the global enterprise.
• Communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals and strategies.
• Gain organizational commitment for enterprise level architecture and infrastructure initiatives.
• Provide architectural direction to Enterprise Architects, Business Architects, Data Architect and Solution Architects.
• Develop architectural metrics and reports for the executive team, business and IT management.
• Manage a team of senior enterprise architects
• Manage a team of senior business architects
• Fosters teamwork, leads change and demonstrates integrity.
• Provides constructive feedback, mentors & coaches subordinates

Job Requirements:

Education

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience

• 10+ years software and architecture experience in hi-tech or financial based companies

Key Competency Requirements:

Knowledge

• Experience in building enterprise architecture roadmaps
• Outstanding leadership skills with history of success in leading highly technical systems teams in demanding environments.
• Ability to inspire and motivate technical leaders and individual contributors
• Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex infrastructure solutions (eg VMWare, Citrix, Cloud, Virtualization)
• Ability to think big and challenge conventional wisdom regarding technology reference and industry standards
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills with business and technical groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills within business and technical groups
• Outstanding customer experience knowledge to decipher and meets customer needs and desires.
• Ability to organize, plan and measure technology implementation initiatives
• Strong capacity for vendor relationship management

Skill/Competencies

Core SFIA 5 Skill Requirements

• Business Process Improvement (BPRE 6)
• Data Management (DATM 5)
• Data Analysis (DTAN 4)
• Enterprise and Business Architecture Development (STPL 6)
• Information Management (IRMG 7)

Other SFIA 5 Skill Requirements

• Solution Architecture (ARCH 5)
• Business Analysis (BUAN 5)
• Learning Delivery (ETDL 3)