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postoffice.co.za Architecture and Strategy Head : South African Post Office

Company Name : South African Post Office
Job Title : Head Architecture and Strategy
Department : Architecture and Strategy
Location : Centurion
Closing date: 20 September 2016

Website : https://www.postoffice.co.za/careers.html
Guideline : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/178-architecturestrategy.pdf

Job Title : Head Architecture and Strategy (4)
** Position based in Centurion
Reports to : Chief Information Officer – Postbank

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Key Responsibilities :
Leading the Architecture and Strategy team in :
** Detailing and publishing the IT strategy and enterprise reference architecture, guidelines and standards for designing and developing target state capabilities.

** Assisting the Enterprise Capability Management with evaluating architectural alternatives and selecting approaches for provisioning new enterprise capabilities (build / buy / partner).
** Guiding, reviewing and approving solution architectures to minimize redundancies and align new solutions with standards, reusable/platform components and overall target architecture

** To bring business understanding and context to IT enabled solutions and thereby ensuring business requirements and needs are met.
** Overall application and infrastructure systems design.

** Manage performance of direct reportees ensuring agreement of annual goals, measuring performance against agreed goals and dealing with non-performance accordingly
** Talent management of direct reports, incl. career developments and paths for all staff and succession planning for key positions

Minimum Requirements :
** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, systems analysis or a related discipline (NQF Level 6).
** TOGAF/ZACHMAN certification.

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** 7 to 10 years of experience in at least two IT disciplines (such as technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management or operations) in a multi-tier environment or five years of experience in business analysis or business strategic planning.

** Or Additional 8-10 years extensive experience and knowledge in ICT technologies, a minimum of 3 more years at managerial level.
** Banking products and platform capabilities.

Core managerial functions such as budgeting and team management :
** Architecture, applications systems design, integration and multiple core business functions and IT areas.

** Information Architecture, Technical Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture and Applications Architecture and how all work together to support an effective Enterprise Architecture and EA strategy.

** Familiarity with basic information management practices.
** Banking platforms.
** Banking Industry standards.
** Emerging technology, processes, methodologies and practices.
** Management and supervisory principles and techniques.

Contacts :
The South African Post Office is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment, especially with regard to race, gender and disability.

If you wish to view vacancies, log on to .postoffice.co.za and Click on Careers or
Email your CV to: Zothile.Mngomezulu AT postoffice.co.za
Closing Date: 20 September 2016
Position Number: 60052294
Cost Centre: 50800

Note :
** Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
** If you do not hear from the South African Post Office within 3 months of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.
** The South African Post Office Limited reserves the right not to fill this position or to re-advertise the positions at any time.

Contact Address :
350 Witch Hazel Avenue
Eco Point
Eco Park
Centurion
Pretoria
0157

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