Responsibilities:

Strategy Alignment: Link the business strategy to the organization's IT strategy and document this using multiple architectural models or views.
Consultancy and Guidance: Provide expert consultancy advice and guidance on architecture areas and integration issues through Solution Architects.
Maintenance and Updates: Support the maintenance of architecture to reflect changes in the IM strategy, new requirements, technology innovations, and business change.
Risk Management: Maximize opportunities while considering commercial, technical, and financial implications of risks.
Supplier and Partner Communication: Validate that suppliers and partners support the IM strategic direction through effective communication, influence, and relationship building.
Architecture Ownership: Own at least one of, and otherwise contribute to, the definition and development of the IM strategy data, application, integration, technology infrastructure, and security architecture as a cohesive and coherent set of architectures that support the business needs and policies.
Change Evaluation: Evaluate proposed changes to these architectures such that risks to the business are mitigated.
Policy & Standard Definition: Research, evaluate, define, and maintain corporate data and information policies, processes, standards, tools, and repositories necessary for the successful use and/or re-use of data and information models.

Required Skills:

Extensive proficiency in managing data and/or information architectural development at an enterprise level.
Substantial proficiency in systems analysis and requirements specification.
Substantial proficiency working at the business and IS Strategy level.
Knowledge of enterprise integration concepts and technologies (e.g., EAI, Web Services).
Knowledge of web concepts and technologies (including Internet, Intranet, Extranet, Portals, EJB, Web Servers).
Familiarity with Application CASE/Modelling tools (ideally, Systems Architect).
Knowledge and understanding of Hardware and Network Infrastructure concepts and technologies.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to evaluate proposed architectural changes and mitigate risks.
Capability to research, define, and maintain corporate data and information policies, processes, standards, tools, and repositories.
Ability to validate supplier and partner alignment with strategic direction.

Desired Skills:

Substantial proficiency in corporate process architecture development and deployment.
Broad proficiency in the use of modelling, data management, simulation, workflow, and end-user analysis tools.
Proficiency of database technologies especially Oracle ERP (11i) and messaging including IBM (MQ) and Oracle (AQ) and broad XML proficiency.
Proficiency in Data Management concepts & technology (e.g., Data warehousing, DBMS's e.g., Oracle).
Proficiency in Process Management and workflow concepts and technologies (e.g., Oracle Workflow).
Knowledge of Development lifecycles and notations covering structured, object and component-based approaches (e.g., IE, SSADM, DSDM, RUP, UML).
Knowledge of Software Infrastructure/Middleware concepts and technologies.
Knowledge of Information Security Concepts, Standards (BS7799/InfoSec), Infrastructure and Technologies.
Proficiency in Document, Content and/or Digital Asset Management concepts and technologies (e.g., Documentum).
Proficiency in the use of Enterprise Integration Architecture (EAI) methodologies and tools covering 3 or more of: Oracle ERP, IBM Middleware, Web Portals, Data Warehousing, GIS, Document Management, HP, IBM, Midrange (Unix) and Microsoft based desktop and server environments.

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