Enterprise Architect
If you are an IT professional who understands and applies
knowledge of the services function, business unit, brand, large country or
regional objectives in designing and implementing IT solutions, then come join
our growing ICT team as an Enterprise Architect.
Your primary role is to ensure that respective business,
application, data and technology perspectives are in line with the Banks’s
technology and governance strategies, policies and standards. You will also
interpret, use and apply information contained within IT architecture to inform
a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the
implementation, design, development, enhancement and maintenance of ICT
systems.
The role:
The successful jobholder will be expected to:
- Recommend and participate in the
analysis, evaluation and development of enterprise long-term strategic and
operating plans to ensure that the Enterprise Architecture objectives are
consistent with the Banks’s long-term business objectives.
- Gather business requirements
through discovery sessions then define, design and develop custom made
based on customer needs and continuously work other teams to streamline
internal process to improve service delivery then deliver new and complex
high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business
requirements.
- Recommend and participate in
activities related to the design, development and maintenance of the
Enterprise Architecture.
- Recommend and participate in the
development of architecture blueprints for related systems.
- Share best practices, lessons
learned and constantly update the technical system architecture
requirements based on changing technologies, and knowledge related to
recent, current and up-coming vendor products and solutions.
- Collaborate with all relevant
parties in order to review the objectives and constraints of each solution
and determine conformance with the Enterprise Architecture. Recommends the
most suitable technical architecture and defines the solution at a high
level.
- Ensure that the overall ICT
architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate
considerations are made for its security and quality.
- Utilize in-depth knowledge of
leading-edge products and technology in conjunction with industry and
business skills to influence functional strategy.
- Utilize high level analytical
ability and creativity to analyze complex/new situations, anticipate
potential problems and future trends, assess opportunities, impacts and
risks while developing and implementing plans and solution deliverables to
customer problems.
- Provides guidance to team members
(Project managers, Architects, Sales Specialists, and other IT
Specialists, among others) in area of new and complex implementation
and/or management tools and techniques.
- Ensure architectural
documentation relating to current implementations, prototyping,
performance testing and providing growth and scalability plans for the
system, provide production support as well as design and deployment of
advanced collaboration platforms within an Enterprise soft skill.
- Ensure knowledge management, this
will involve participating in, and/or being responsible for the creation,
harvesting, protection, and reuse Co-operative Bank’s intellectual
capital. This will also include actively participating in knowledge
sharing activities like communities of practice, forums, conferences
and/or other knowledge exchanges.
Qualifications, Skills & Attributes:
- Bachelor’s Degree in an IT,
engineering or related discipline.
- Expert knowledge across multiple
Platforms, Processes and IT Architecture.
- At least 5 years’ experience in
Technology infrastructure design and planning.
- At least 5 years’ experience in
development / architectural design of systems using key development tools
and frameworks (java, .net, php, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, bootstrap, jQuery
etc.).
- TOGAF certification will be
an added advantage.
- Demonstrated experience in
working with or leading a Service Oriented Architecture integration
environment.
- Strong background in
understanding organizational resources, priorities, needs and policies,
and use of the same in developing IT strategies and solutions.
- Analytical with good project
management and team leadership skills.
- Excellent Presentation,
communication and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge in the use of notable
industry tools.
How to Apply
If you are confident that you fit the role and person
profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your
application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating
the job reference number EA/IID/2023 before the close of
business 19th May 2023.
Looking for a job? Download the Kenyan Jobs app from Google Playstore and get the latest jobs and vacancies available in Kenya, go HERE>>>
