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Business Architect - Contract

IQbusiness South Africa
Johannesburg Full-day Temporary

Description:

Our Innovative Analysis Team is seeking Business Architects for contract opportunities within the financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Alignment: Translate strategic objectives into actionable business capabilities and architecture blueprints.
  • Capability Mapping: Develop and maintain strategic business capability maps, value streams, and stakeholder maps.
  • Governance & Review Forums: Lead or contribute to forums like the Business Architecture Review Forum to ensure alignment with platform principles and strategy.
  • BDLC Integration: Embed business architecture within the Business Development Lifecycle (BDLC), influencing solution design and capability reuse.
  • Requirements Definition: Define high-level business requirements, target-state models, and implementation plans.
  • Risk & Change Management: Participate in ongoing risk assessments, change control, and post-implementation reviews.
  • Training & Enablement: Support internal capability building through structured training programs and academies.

Required Skills and Competencies:

  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to interpret and contextualize strategy for operational needs.
  • Analytical Capability: Strong skills in process analysis, capability gap identification, and transformation planning.
  • Communication & Influence: Skilled in stakeholder engagement, governance forums, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Framework Proficiency: Familiarity with TOGAF, ArchiMate, BIAN, and enterprise architecture principles.
  • Tooling Knowledge: Experience with Confluence, JIRA, and business architecture tooling options.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences, Engineering, or IT.
  • Preferred Qualification: Honours Degree in a related field.
  • Experience: 3–5 years relevant business experience, ideally 5-10 years at specialist level.

Please Note:
As all iqbusiness roles require honesty in the handling of or access to cash, finances, financial systems, or confidential information; our recruitment process requires that the following background checks be completed: credit, criminal, ID, and qualification verification.

iqbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation, we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals.

Requirements:

  • Strategic Alignment: Translate strategic objectives into actionable business capabilities and architecture blueprints.
  • Capability Mapping: Develop and maintain strategic business capability maps, value streams, and stakeholder maps.
  • Governance & Review Forums: Lead or contribute to forums like the Business Architecture Review Forum to ensure alignment with platform principles and strategy.
  • BDLC Integration: Embed business architecture within the Business Development Lifecycle (BDLC), influencing solution design and capability reuse.
  • Requirements Definition: Define high-level business requirements, target-state models, and implementation plans.
  • Risk & Change Management: Participate in ongoing risk assessments, change control, and post-implementation reviews.
  • Training & Enablement: Support internal capability building through structured training programs and academies.
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to interpret and contextualize strategy for operational needs.
  • Analytical Capability: Strong skills in process analysis, capability gap identification, and transformation planning.
  • Communication & Influence: Skilled in stakeholder engagement, governance forums, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Framework Proficiency: Familiarity with TOGAF, ArchiMate, BIAN, and enterprise architecture principles.
  • Tooling Knowledge: Experience with Confluence, JIRA, and business architecture tooling options.
  • Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences, Engineering, or IT.
  • Preferred Qualification: Honours Degree in a related field.
  • Experience: 3–5 years relevant business experience, ideally 5-10 years at specialist level.
25 Nov 2025;   from: careers24.com

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