Manager - Technology Consulting - Enterprise Architect - Cairo - Egypt Ernst & Young AE

Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by technology. As a technology consulting professional, you ll help businesses realize the value they can gain from their IT investments supporting strategy and being a key growth driver. As part of a high-performing team, you ll deliver exceptional client service providing advice on how technology enablement, digital transformation and enterprise intelligence contribute to performance improvement, as well as how technology can act as multiplying effect during major program transformations.

As organizations look to leverage the advantage technology offers, we ll work with you to develop the consultancy and analytical skills that you ll need in today s environment. Working on projects that cross borders and sectors, the experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else. So, whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The opportunity

EY is looking for a Enterprise Architect to join our rapidly expanding Technology Consulting team. The role will be based in Cairo - Egypt and will serve MENA clients both remotely and onsite across different MENA locations and mainly GCC countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Understanding the business strategy & vision and translating them into enterprise-wide technology vision & strategy in alignment with strategic priorities for growth, customer experience, efficiency etc.
• Assess the impact of the business strategy on the architecture landscape, including organization, information and infrastructure and applications.
• Create business and enterprise architecture models that help clients to realize their strategy & vision with technology. Lead the creation of blueprints and roadmaps for complex and large technology environments
• Ability to analyze client s (IT) Operating Model including the organization structure, processes and governance while developing recommendations and/or creating actionable roadmaps
• Significant experience in 1) developing architecture standards, principles, and guidelines for the enterprise; 2) governing enterprise-wide portfolio of systems / platforms as part of Architecture Review Board and 3) function as guardian of the strategy and architecture to make sure that new initiatives comply with the set guidelines

Technical skills requirements

• 7+ years of experience specializing in technology architecture, solution architecture and standards.
• TOGAF/ZACHMAN
• Enterprise architecture tools: Meta, Aris, Alfabet
• Develop reference architectures and technology blueprints based on business requirements and non-functional requirements
• Ability to identify technology standardization opportunities, specify options, weigh implementation complexities and risks to make the right technical decision.
• Experience with at least one Cloud Based Platform (Cloud Foundry, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
• Experience architecting and implementing using Microservices, Containerization technologies (Docker etc)
• Experience guiding, designing and assisting in implementing Service Oriented Architecture.
• Experience with and good understanding of Business Process Management, Business Rules Management Systems, Complex Event Processing systems.
• Understanding of systems infrastructure and various approaches to load balancing and fault tolerance.
• Experience in producing solution architecture diagrams, application interaction diagrams, solution blueprints, roadmaps, etc.

Client responsibilities:

• Build and maintain appropriate relationships at client; leverage relationships to effectively execute work
• Connect the right EY team members to key client contacts
• Maintain open and proactive communication
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