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Job Description

Youll have the following responsibilitiesArchitecture Accountable for the business outcome led technical architectural states, strategies, simplification, 3-5 year roadmaps & value optimisation for the Service Assurance area covering up to 250 applications following the standards and patterns set by the Architecture Director Accountable for and decides on Enterprise Architectural direction, adherence to principles, standards and patterns for key strategic programmes as defined by the Architecture Director Presentation of the technical choices for the Network Assurance area of architectural ownership into the Architecture Director Driving a business capability, complexity, cost, risk and maturity assessment of the current state architecture to meet business outcome and simplification goals Creating simple and agile architectures for your domain that drive clear business value and re-use pan-BT whilst removing cost and legacy from the landscape Developing and maintaining realisable capability based roadmaps spanning a 5 year horizon Supporting the selection of any IT vendors, suppliers and partners for your area and managing the practice of architecture through these parties where they impact your domain Driving Enterprise Architecture and supporting business case development of signature ready vehicles that deliver timely, fit for purpose strategic transformations in business capability to senior stakeholders Maintaining and communicating up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, skills change, and emerging technologies within your area of expertiseStrategy Inputting and supporting the creation of an IT strategy owned by the Chief IT Architect Recognising potential strategic application of emerging information technology capabilities, anticipating global trends. Initiating and managing investigation and development of innovative methods, practices and technology, with transformational potential for BT. Maintaining strong stakeholding of vendors and Technical specialists to ensure the architecture and technology is based on industry best practice and drives vendor s strategic road maps Promoting, evangelising and agreeing the IT strategy and Enterprise Architecture across all teams and ensuring there is consensus and understanding across the business for your domain and the landscapeLeadership Collaborating and specifying the organisations vision, goals, opportunities and related activities in order to maximize the business benefits of Enterprise Architecture initiatives to the organisation across your domain. This would cover all lines of business and covers all key customer journeys Ensure peers and the Solution Architect community is fully aware of the latest IT strategy and EA guidance within your Enterprise domain Working with an innovation community across your domain including BT Research&Innovation, technical specialists, CIO, analysts and partners to develop an awareness of, and learn the potential and maturity of technology innovation for BTGovernance Defining company architecture policies for acquiring or developing systems, network equipment, or software within the company for your area. Responsible for consistency to BT enterprise level standards, best practice and consistency Ensuring that BT Enterprise Architecture, methods, technology standards and best practices are maintained within your area Ensuring BT remains compliant to Legal, Regulatory and Security requirements Responsible within own enterprise domain for consistency to enterprise level standards, best practice and development of patterns/policies for re-use. Ensure EA deliverables are fit for purpose and provide an effective and timely tool to guide downstream decisions Supporting review of budgets and project portfolio investment roadmap to ensure alignment of the Enterprise Architecture and the fitness for purpose of the IT strategy. Support reality-checkpoint review of roadmaps across and within LoB - considering dependencies, pipeline capacity or resourcing constraintsYoull have the following skills & experienceSkills required for the jobQualifications and General skills The candidate will be expected to have 5 years plus experience in the following Network Assurance areas, Extensive knowledge of the marketplace, the vendors and their products is essential Fault management Performance management Service Management Network Traffic Management Quality of service management Service Quality assurance STEM related bachelor s degree or a related study, or equivalent experience Customer focused: You will understand customer (internal and external) needs and keep customer satisfaction at the forefront of your work Digital business literacy including understanding business models, ecosystems and business model innovation. Understanding of Lean start-up and agile methods and their implications for Enterprise Architecture Good understanding of strategic and new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models Technology neutral; remains unbiased towards any specific technology or vendor choice. Displays intellectual curiosity and integrityRelationship management Identifies the communications needs of each stakeholder group in conjunction with business owners and subject matter experts. Translates communications / stakeholder engagement strategies into specific tasks. Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans. (For example, may oversee the organisations promotional/selling activities to one or more clients, to ensure that such activities are aligned with corporate marketing objectives). Negotiates with stakeholders at senior levels, ensuring that organisational policy and strategies are adhered to. Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understandingExperience you would be expected to have Experience as an Enterprise Architect 5+ years, including working as an Enterprise Architect in a large corporate organisation. Evidence of leading material business change through Enterprise Architecture Recognised as a experienced technical expert within area of OSS and Network Assurance Experience of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks including TOGAF, and their relevance to the practice of Enterprise Architecture. TOGAF certification not essential Experience in running light-touch governance processes in large organizations A broad range of business, data, systems and technology architecture experience Hands-on experience of conceptual system or process modelling Experience of developing long term roadmaps linked to business outcomes Experience of producing business cases, gaining approval from senior stakeholders and ensuring delivery of business benefits ,

Keyskills :
quality of servicebusiness case developmentopen sourceit strategybusiness casesmart workingservice qualityservice assurance