Information Architect
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The Information Architect leads up the Information Development Domain and is responsible for understanding documentation, quality and management of information across the enterprise. The Information Architect is responsible for developing a strategy and framework to address data at rest (i.e., in databases), in motion (i.e., in messages) and at delivery points (i.e., interfaces).
The Information Architect leads the definition of Information Architecture. Information Architecture defines the required information and the manner in which it should be accessed and managed. It also defines the way in which all data should be structured, organized, created, moved and managed.
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Responsibilities
Commercial Responsibilities
- Contribute to the organization’s financial well-being by ensuring that business and commercial outcomes are a major part of evaluating the performance of projects and solutions.
- Manage technology selection criteria.
- Develop framework for data / interface dependency agreement between systems.
- Rationalize all current business architecture activities for consistency and possible redundancy.
Relationship Management Responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with a wide variety of internal organizations (business owners, practices) to understand current and future information and data needs and strategy
- Build and maintain relationships with other architects and understand future strategy
- Develop working relationships with Quality Management Office staff to facilitate the adoption of standards, methodology and metrics in preparing architecture deliverables
- Lead a team of architects and delivery professionals
Technical Responsibilities
- Ensure data integrity, consolidation, consistency and security plan development
- Analyse information and data requirements and understand impacts of data inconsistencies
- Develop data/information framework and ensure compliance with standards
- Manage interface and specific data access points
- Maintain points of truth and databases of reference
- Manage information strategy and data reporting
- Create standards and guidelines for use of the infrastructure
- Develop and document methodology for collection, storage and control of data architecture and key system interfaces
- Ensure architectural integration with key focus areas
- Manage data mining requirements
Capability Development Responsibilities
- Mentor, train and develop less experienced staff and project/business personnel who need to understand Information Architcture processes
- Define and deliver consistent information standards, methodologies, guidelines & techniques
- Ensure compliance to standards through consistent engagement of non-conforming parties
- Control methodology for resource assignment and utilisation
- Plan for data consolidation
- Develop the initial metadata model
- Establish the common data model for architecture
Capabilities
Knowledge
- Understanding of data requirements in complex environments (e.g. data warehouse).
- Understanding of strategic architecture
- Significant experience with Data Architecture Design and Implementation (Logical and Physical).
- Significant experience with Data Quality Analysis and Data Quality Programme Execution.
- Significant knowledge of / experience with contemporary Information Management technologies such as tool-based Data Standardization, XML, ETL, Data Profiling, Semantic Matching, Data Cleansing, and Metadata Management.
Technology Skills
Management Skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong relationship and project management skills
- Ability to contribute to the growth of the resource pool
Work Experience
- 5 -10 years of experience in a combination of development and architecture roles with at least 3 years in a leadership function.
- Experienced with driving the Software Delivery Life Cycle in a business environment
- Experience with large-scale data integration (e.g. data warehousing, system migrations)
- Experience with Vendor Management, software evaluation and selection
Behaviors
Leadership
- Coordinates, integrates and mentors all activities. Sets policies, standards and frameworks
- Provides vision and direction
