Enterprise Architect

Job Description of Enterprise Architect : 

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

Must-Have

A bachelor's degree in information technology or a related field.

5+ years of experience within energy utilities industry

Experience in system architecture may be advantageous.

Excellent technical, analytical, and project management skills.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Good leadership and motivational skills.

Experience in modeling and graphic representations.

Communications, both verbal (e.g.: presentations, seminars,

etc.), and written (e.g.: reports, articles, etc.).

Group session facilitation.

Team leadership.

Marketing (selling the results of architectural approaches

through presentations).

Analysis and design.

Modeling and graphical representations and abstractions.

Actual experience developing and building models based on The

Enterprise Framework.

Management (e.g.: prioritization, trade-off analysis,

psychology, etc.).

Good-to-Have

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated

ability to lead engineering teams to high value solutions

Familiar with IEEE, IEC standards and industry reliability

standards

Strong software/hardware development skills for rapid

prototyping

Business acumen with proven record of formulating value

proposition

Excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation

skills

Proven track record in taking technologies from concepts to

validated product applications

Strong technical publication and invention record

Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

SN Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role

1 Definition, implementation, and execution of the processes for the definition, maintenance,

and conformance management of the Enterprise Architecture

2 Update and maintenance of the key Enterprise Architecture deliverables

3 Establishment and maintenance of contacts within business units and information system

programs to understand business activities and business drivers, business requirements,

solutions strategies and alternatives, etc., being considered and / or implemented

4 Architectural leadership in the resolutions of inter-program and inter-project issues

5 Ongoing publicity and communication of the Enterprise Architecture both within the

information community, and the business units

6 Ongoing research and assessment of new analysis approaches for potential use within the

Enterprise

7 Evaluating internal functions, business development strategies, and IT processes and

suggesting improvements

8 Creating business architecture models to reflect the organization's strategies and goals and

creating and implementing business visions and goals

9 Evaluating systems engineering, talent recruiting, and accounting models for discrepancies

and vulnerabilities

10 Suggesting ideas to reduce costs in IT and business leadership

11 Organizing training to improve employees' knowledge and skills for future organizational

growth

12 Conducting research in talent management to improve the organization's business operations

13 Providing business architecture and systems processing guidance

14 Ensuring the efficiency, security, and support of the organization's goals

15 Creating methods for compliance architecture, such as data storage, metadata management,

and change control

16 Determining and implementing build versus buy strategies, mentor personnel, and views of

the overall business strategy.