Infrastructure Architect - Johannesburg, South Africa - NTT

NTT

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In today's 'iNTTerconnected' world, connections matter more now than ever.

By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the world's most significant technological, business and societal challenges.

With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.

Want to be a part of our team?

A Cloud Infrastructure Services Architect provides technical expertise in the design and demo of Managed Services solutions across the Cloud Infrastructure domain.

They are primarily involved in the technical pre-sales process working alongside NTT stakeholders (sales) to assess clients' business needs and narrow down the potential technical solutions and platforms that would be the best fit for client business goals.

Working at NTT

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Participate in the global process to manage new technology ideas and demands, providing research, analysis, design review and recommendations to leadership
Provide design support to projects and business groups in order to ensure efficient and safe technology architectures are delivered
Proactively managing global leader stakeholder in a matrixed organization; developing a trust advisor and teaming approach
Collaborating with the team to identify, select and implement appropriate solutions
Monitor and research emerging innovation with a view to determining functionality that may provide business value.
Validate and prioritise the enterprise architecture implementation and migration plan
Confirm transition enterprise architecture increments and phases
Define enterprise architecture implementation governance
Update architecture Repository
Compile enterprise architecture implementation roadmap
Obtain approval of architecture roadmap
Define domain architecture implementation governance
Compile domain architecture implementation roadmap
Validate and prioritise the domain architecture implementation and migration plan
Confirm transition domain architecture increments and phases
Full technology solutions architecture lifecycle, including requirementsgathering, vendor selection, design, costing, and nonfunctional optionality
Formidable team working skills across matrixed client, supplier, and geographically dispersed virtual teams
Experience in delivery that includes the use of external supplier and offshore resources
Experience in the development of technology and system strategies and roadmaps to address business strategy.
Experience in the development of effective standards and policies governing IT matters.
Experience in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders across a culturally and geographically diverse organization.
Proven business and financial acumen.
Experience in the mentoring and development of staff members

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

Bachelor's Degree in IT related fields
Certifications preferred
TOGAF or equivalent Architecture qualification
MDP / MBA or equivalent management qualification

Required Experience:

Full technology solutions architecture lifecycle, including requirements-gathering, vendor selection, design, costing, and non-functional optionality

8+ years in a corporate IT environment, in senior leadership roles
8+ years' experience in IT technology architecture
Formidable team working skills across matrixed client, supplier, and geographically dispersed virtual teams
Experience in delivery that includes the use of external supplier and offshore resources
Experience in the development of technology and system strategies and roadmaps to address business strategy.
Experience in the development of effective standards and policies governing IT matters.
Experience in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders across a culturally and geographically diverse organization.
Proven business and financial acumen.
Experience in the mentoring and development of staff members

Skills Summary
Cloud Architectures, Cloud Services Management, Containerization, Infrastructure Deployment, Serverless Computing

What will make you a good fit for the role?

Workplace type:

Equal Opportunity Employer
NTT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, veteran status, or other protected category

A career at NTT means:

- Being part of a **global pioneer -*