Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 27, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Brief Description
Reporting to the HoD Enterprise Architecture, the position holder will shape and drive end-to-end Architecture for IT for Safaricom ensuring that our technology assets continuously evolve to deliver best customer experience, enable new rich services and meet future operational targets. This role requires a high-caliber individual with strong strategic mindset. Solid understanding of IT Architecture together with underlying IT infrastructure is a key imperative. The role holders should be inquisitive, always keeping abreast with emerging IT best practice. The role holder should additionally have a track record of working effectively with a wide set of stakeholders on complex technology programs.

Responsibilities
• Manage target architecture vision and roadmap in alignment with Safaricom strategy.
• Design, develop and deploy Enterprise Architecture practices, standards, frameworks and patterns.
• Test and onboard new technologies and suppliers to drive innovation and meet emerging business requirements.
• Provide thought leadership on contextualization of global best practice for Safaricom Enterprise Architecture and IT strategy
• Develop standards to guide Solution Architecture practice and other teams in day-to-day delivery.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of hardware and software products
• Develop and maintain the technology roadmap for assigned area, collaborating with business and IT partners to ensure that the roadmap creates business value with technically sound solutions.
• Provide key inputs into financial management processes to align budget priorities with strategy and architecture.

Qualifications
• University degree in Information Technology or a telecommunications biased discipline.
• Experience of leading development of complex technology strategies, architectures or roadmaps
• Experience in End-to-End Solution Architecting
• Demonstrated experience implementing standard architecture and governance frameworks in a busy IT environment. TOGAF preferred.
• Certification in leading Architecture frameworks will be added advantage. This may include TOGAF, CGEIT.
• Good understanding of broad set of technologies used in IT.
• At least 7 years’ experience working in a software engineering or planning role or End-to-End for BSS or OSS applications.
• Demonstrated experience working within financial and supplier management processes.
Last Date to Apply: Mar 6, 2023


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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