Enterprise Architect Expert

Position Title: Enterprise Architect Expert

Grade/Level: Principal Consultant

LoS: Advisory

Sub LoS/SBU: Government & Public Sector

Location: New Delhi/Jaipur

Position Type: Full time

Subject Matter Expertise: Enterprise/Solution Architect

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide input to team for presenting assessment and analysis findings in EA framework to stakeholder on matters related to strategy, organizations, and governance.

• Provide support and assistance in selecting the most appropriate EA approach for detailed development with focus on increasing its effectiveness.

• Work with team members and provide inputs in developing architecture and standards with emphasis on various aspects of EA.

• Work with other team members to develop the broad structure of EA framework with focus on governance decisions, structures and mechanisms to primarily elevate the role and impact of enterprise architecture within government departments, and to ensure that architecture thinking permeates in the ecosystem.

• Coordination between selected agencies/SI and purchaser/Department for technical issues.

• Share lessons learned and best practices across programs, building relationships with stakeholders and brokering relationships at all levels.

• Coordination of project Governance arrangements, Post Project Reviews, Programme level workshops.

• Issue tracking and resolution, status reporting and monitoring, service Level Agreement (SLA) monitoring.

Educational Qualifications

• Post-Graduation: MCA/MSc/M.Tech (Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics).

• Graduation: BE/BTech (Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics).

Certifications

Having one or more of the following certifications will be an added advantage:

• TOGAF

• PMP

• Prince 2

Work Experience

• Have 9 years+ of experience of working on ICT projects, with demonstrable experience on enterprise architecture and interoperability issues.

• Have hands-on experience working with major architecture components: business process, information, and infrastructure.

• Previous experience as a successful enterprise architect for government is highly desirable.

• Demonstrated experience in inter-platform application design and implementation.

• Experience and proficiency with data modelling and data architecture of highly scalable, multi-tenant environments.

• Experience in the field of Software Development, software project implementation

• Experience in prevalent project methodologies e.g. Agile and its estimation

• Knowledge of new age technology like microservice, devops and API architecture.

• Have good skills in strategic planning and policy level document development.

• Experience of working with Government (Central, State, ULBs)/related agencies is preferred in India or internationally.

• Extensive experience in designing systems and propose innovative solutions.

• Experience in working in Government sector will be added advantage

• Experience in Oracle suite like Oracle database, Exadata, WebLogic, Oracle SOA , Oracle IDM will be preferred.

Tools & Techniques

• Candidate should have experience in various EA tools like IBM Rational rose , EA Modelling tool, Erwin, Bizzdesign, Software AG etc.

• Thorough knowledge of MS Excel, Power Point and other project management tools.

Required Skill Sets

• Conduct assessment and analysis not limited to working knowledge and experience with application process improvement techniques and best practices, software engineering concepts and project management methodologies.

• Ability to review different software architecture document, technical design document etc.

• Conduct consultation on application and software with related stakeholders

• Work with team members and provide inputs in developing architecture and standards with emphasis on the ICT aspects of EA

• Design, develop and implement interoperability framework .Provide inputs on EA related to data - storage, access, sharing and exchange and application – cross-cutting application capabilities

• Contribute to various development of all reference models

• Proven experience in providing service to internal stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes. Hands-on approach to project management.
  

  Personality traits (desired)

  • Strong communications skills, both written and verbal. Communicating passion, energy, intensity, and excitement in a direct, apolitical, way.

  • Ability to handle complex assignment independently.

  • Ability to work with ambiguity. Taking a systematic, structured view of situations.

  • Team player - Work in a large team with people from diverse backgrounds.

  • Ability to interact with client (senior government officials).

  • Driving to root causes and able to identify trends, process improvement opportunities and broader business implications.

  • Demonstrating willingness to ‘get hands dirty’ and developing a problem-solving attitude.

  • Plans, manages and drives own efforts to successfully deliver client commitments.

  • Willingness and ability to handle multiple projects with competing deadlines, working with individuals who have different working styles, and managing challenging expectations.

  • Taking ownership of each project by doing what is needed at all phases of the process, anticipating next steps and not waiting to be told what to do.

  • Ability to prioritize in own workload to realign resources where/when needed.

  • Strong personal and professional presence and self-confidence, capable of working effectively with senior team as well as all other levels.

  • High drive, energy and work ethic; creative, flexible and adaptive in leading change.

  • Engaging interpersonal style and excellent relationship building skills, with the desire and ability to coach and mentor team members.
    

    The skills we look for in future employees:

     

    All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’. The PwC Professional focuses on five core attributes; whole leadership, business acumen, technical capabilities, global acumen and relationships. We use this framework to recruit, develop and assess our people, at all grades and all areas of our business, because we expect all of our people to be leaders