NCBA Bank Senior Cloud Architect Jobs in Kenya
Job Purpose Statement
Sr. Cloud Architect is responsible for evaluating an organization’s business needs and
determining how IT can support those needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure. The role bridges the gap between business requirements and the implementation of technology solutions.
The role closely looks at how the different elements of business, information, and technology can be applied to solve a specific problem while maximizing the return on technology investment. The architect Identifies and reviews the various building blocks, propose those that provides the best possible fix and actively lead the technical vision to success.
Manage the review of deviations from specifications as well as ensure that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied correctly.
The architect participates in stewardship of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservices Architecture (MSA), Application Programming Interface (APIs) artifacts and definitions, including enterprise services and API management.
Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)
Architecture Roadmap
Document current state architecture, and define future state architecture for all services
Develop and document milestones necessary to
eliminate technology gaps and address known issues to achieve the target architecture/state for all critical services.
Ensure a quality system design that provides solid performance, an effective user interface, costeffectiveness, and flexibility to accommodate future change.
IT Portfolio and Asset Management
Maintain a holistic view of NCBA information and technology assets; incorporating IT service, application, software, license and infrastructure inventory
Legacy management across the technology landscape & development of plans to manage obsolescence.
Analyze current technologies in use and recommend roadmap for continuous improvement.
Digital Transformation
Drive adoption of technology-driven initiatives such as cloud, Microservices adoption, DevOps, API Banking, and Integration modernization.
Coordinate, review, and approve projects to comply with architectural standards, policies, and guidelines.
Participate in change management process and CAB
Partner with business and technology subject experts to translate business requirements into technological solutions.
Architecture Governance
Document and formalize Architecture strategy, principles, and framework.
Ideal Job Specifications
Degree in Science/computer science/Engineering/Business related degree from reputable education institution. A master’s degree in Information Technology or an MBA will be an
added advantage.
Training and certification in IT Service Management e.g., ITIL, COBIT, ISO
IT Architecture Training and Certification e.g., TOGAF
Infrastructure and Cloud related certification and training
Business Continuity training
4+ years’ professional experience in IT solution architecture, deployment of APIs, cloud, Docker and Kubernetes experience is desirable
Solid grasp of design patterns and principles, particularly Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservice Architecture (MSA) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
Experience on systems Core Banking Systems and integrations to Mobile money transfer, USSD / SMS, Omni Channel, Internet Banking, BPM, ERP, CRM and other systems in a financial services ecosystem a MUST.
Possesses a strong customer service attitude, excellent communication skills, exhibits a passion for learning and continuous improvement.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; NCBA Bank Senior Cloud Architect Jobs in Kenya
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