Business Architect

Business Architect – 12-Month Contract - HybridAbout the RoleWe’re seeking a Business Architect to drive strategic alignment and capability mapping across the enterprise. This role is pivotal in embedding business architecture principles within the Business Development Lifecycle (BDLC) and ensuring governance, risk management, and capability enablement.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Alignment: Translate organizational strategy 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 such as the Business Architecture Review Forum to ensure alignment with platform principles and strategy.BDLC Integration: Embed business architecture within the 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 & CompetenciesStrategic 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 & ExperienceMinimum Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences, Engineering, or IT.Preferred Qualification: Honours Degree in a related field.Experience: 3–5 years of relevant business experience.Ideally, 5–10 years at a specialist level in business architecture or enterprise architecture.