The Position:
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer the Head of Architecture the job holder will act as a technology leader and subject matter expert. He/She will design, develop and implement IT Architecture projects and may lead either directly or by matrix a team of Enterprise and/or Solution Architects. The position is also responsible for defining business processes and business models to support each business unit, designing and assessing the maturity of the overarching enterprise infrastructure; reviewing technical design and application design specifications to assure integration with the enterprise model. Identify gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies and opportunities to develop data models that support SVB’s business processes efficiently and effectively.
Leverage expertise across all KCB business and technology domains (including applications, information management/data, security, infrastructure, middleware, etc.) to define and document exemplary strategies and standards for IT and business technology strategies in combination with business owners and the IT Business Vertical Heads and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Technology Architecture:
- Ensure alignment of Business Goals with an IT Enterprise Architectural Blueprint
- Define the on-going architecture governance process to ensure on-going alignment with the business strategy
- Work with platform architects and engineering leads across the organization to ensure the appropriate technology strategies for all platforms are defined fully and fit into the overarching framework of the enterprise architecture
- Define and document technology standards and the policies and the appropriate governance process to enforce them
- Analyze legacy IT systems and business processes in the context of industry leading practices and recommend initiatives to improve business capabilities through continuous improvements to the enterprise architecture – assist in developing and championing the necessary business cases to accomplish same
- Represent Enterprise Architecture in a formal consulting capacity to key technical projects by acting as a sounding board, advisor, and technical consultant to the appropriate Tech Leads.
- Review and approve interface designs
- Review and advise on solution alternative reviews and designs for these same key projects
- Drive and serve as custodians of EA roadmaps and the Governance process. Maintain IT Schematics.
- Work with Business Partners to review business drivers, needs, and strategies and understand implications to the application architecture
- Establish criteria and perform technology evaluations, including analysis and proof of concept along with supporting analysis and documentation
- Provide input to the development of project initiation documents including objectives, scope, approach, and deliverables, when needed
- Provide support and guidance to the development teams during the analysis, development, and testing processes
- Innovation:
- Lead New Digital Businesses product innovation
- Evaluating product and technologies of the growing technology community
- Driving Bank-as-a-service platform as a key customer and contributor of business requirements
- Contributing to KCB-Group wide IT platforms as a key internal customer
The Person:
For the above position, the successful applicants should have the following minimum qualifications:
- A holder of a degree Computer Science/Information Technology/Electronic Engineering or Computing Mathematics from an institution recognized by Commission for University Education.
- TOGAF Certification
- ITIL Foundations Certification
- 8+years of IT financial services work experience in a combination of Enterprise Architecture related IT fields including 5+ years of IT Delivery, technical project management or related experience
- Ability to facilitate and lead cross-functional teams to drive technical consensus and drive complex project plans with technical interdependencies
- Comfortable facilitating work sessions with technical engineers and senior managers.
- Able to lead discussions, capture results and produce related technical design documents and related deliverables
- Familiarity with the financial industry and knowledge of regulatory guidelines.
- Familiarity with COBIT framework
- Familiarity or certification with PRINCE2 process framework
The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke
To be considered your application must be received by July 3, 2015.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: IT 10/2015
