Head - Architecture - IT

Job Description

Job Objective - Responsible for crafting an accessible, resilient and secure Information technology blueprint with the objective of instituting a robust Enterprise Architecture which meets the business requirements and is aligned with Organization IT Strategy- Create the rules and regulations to guide and govern the Enterprise Architecture and act as the clearing house for all the IT research and innovation that takes place within the organization. Strategic Roles and Responsibilities - Contribute to overall IT strategy and roadmap formulation by evaluating ideas and providing inputs from enterprise architecture and overall information technology blueprint perspective- Understand the groups long-term business strategies and goals, and formulate IT architectural strategy and function roadmap in alignment with the IT strategy- Drive and monitor strategic IT architectural projects and initiatives across all businesses in alignment with the IT Roadmap EA Framework Design and Sustenance - Lead the development of a single holistic enterprise architecture model for the whole of the organisation, from IT architecture perspectives- Develop and establish the current and future enterprise architecture definition and framework at the group and business levels- Ensure the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is closely aligned to the business strategy, business operating model and IT strategy- Establish the approach for the EA maintenance- Assess the inter business IT architecture, including information, services, components and infrastructure architecture and ensure their continued relevance- Define the EA operating model and policies; Ensure that the model is consistent with shifts within the organizational framework and pertinent to the organizations overarching strategy and IT philosophy- Support CISO in developing enterprise Information Security architecture in the capacity of IT architecture SME- Responsible for governance of IT architecture; Create and establish the rules, regulations, policies, and standards that will govern the individual components of the IT architecture, as well as the IT architecture in its entirety- Manage and maintain EA-specific application inventory in accordance with APM policies; Perform analysis of application inventory & drive inventory optimization Roles and Responsibilities of Committee - Lead the Architecture review board (ARB) under the guidance of the Chairperson (GCIO) and guide ARB in order to drive teams to deliver comprehensive solutions in support of the business needs and in alignment current and desired IT ecosystem- Evaluate the business case shared by the business CIOs and recommend suitable solutions on need basis- Investigate and make recommendations on IT architecture decisions concerning architecture requirements raised by stakeholders- Review how existing IT applications and systems work together to meet the new and emerging enterprise IT requirements; Evaluate and synergize with existing IT solutions if any- Technically evaluate fitment of partner IT offerings and solutions vis-a-vis business requirements and rank partners basis evaluation criterion; Revaluate and make recommendations based on the technical and functional scores- Provide final sign off on solution architecture for group and business level projects after careful evaluation of all pre requisite factorsEA Support for Projects- Advise and assist concerned project management team on latest IT services and solutions to fulfil business requirements; Act as a SME from an EA standpoint and provide valuable insights at business and group level projects- Support multiple concurrent projects and maintain IT architecture oversight for solution development, system integration, enterprise toolset, research and development of technologies and partner offerings- Review projects as per established milestones to ensure compliance to specifications from IT architecture perspectiveThis job opening was posted long time back. It may not be active. Nor was it removed by the recruiter. Please use your discretion.,

Keyskills :
researchdevelopmentit strategyit servicesbusiness caseit architectureframework designbusiness strategyproject management