Junior Infrastructure Architect
Listing reference: nwu_000131
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 31 August 2021
Position summary
Industry: Other Sectors & Industries
Job category: Admin, Office Support and Services
Location: North West
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFTSROOM CAMPUS)
FACULTY: IT
DEPARTMENT: Architecture and Middleware
VACANCY: Junior Infrastructure Architect
PEROMNES NUMBER: 8
POSITION NUMBER: N000891
PERMANENT-FULL TIME
Purpose of the position: The Infrastructure Architect uses inputs from all stakeholders, leadership and subject matter experts, industry standards and accepted frameworks to produce holistic infrastructure architectures. The infrastructure architect is responsible for aligning the technology choices, design and integration of IT solutions and assets to the larger enterprise architecture, strategies and business outcomes.
Job description
· Design
The design of complete infrastructure systems and subsystems, including technology choices, components and integration
· Analysis
Holistic analysis, including strategic, process and information levels, identifying and escalating risks and potential opportunities
· Advise
Advise IT and institutional management on new technology, relevance of existing technologies, methods and techniques to optimally support institutional strategies and outcomes
· Planning and Modelling
Design and evaluate lifecycle models to ensure sustainability, support management in the requisition of appropriate resources
· Collaboration
Collaborate with internal and external projects and initiatives to continually improve the IT architecture
· Practices
Contribute to the architecture policies and standards of the NWU, in line with international best practices
Minimum requirements
· Baccalaureate degree or relevant IT qualification
· At least 5 years in an architecture role
· At least 3 years of IT experience in a higher education environment
Functional/Technical competencies (Knowledge and Skills)
· Architecture principles, frameworks and standards
· Integration and decomposition mechanisms in enterprise systems
· Defining business processes
· Advanced problem solving
· Ability to express and formalise concepts
Behavioural Competencies
· Communication and consulting
· Collaboration
· Analytical thought, at ease with working on an abstract level and in uncertain situations
· Proof of language proficiency to function optimally in the various functionally multilingual environments of the NWU
Recommendations
· TOGAF Certification
ENQUIRIES : Eben van Zyl
CLOSING DATE : 31 August 2021
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES : 1 October 2021
TO APPLY : Please visit our website: www.nwu.ac.za/vacancies
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