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Enterprise Architect

Req. Number: 368210

Responsibilities

Responsible for the detailed definitions of Application / Data Architecture for elements* of Citizens Financial Group within the overall RBS Group Architecture , used to underpin and influence the strategic direction of Technology Services, CFG and the Group;

Understands the business needs and direction of one or more businesses and defines the resulting IT implications

Understands the broad goals and challenges for our businesses and uses that to influence the architectures, as well as shape back into the strategies for elements* of Technology Services and business Divisions

Uses a combination of techniques to undertake the detailed definition of the architecture including strategies, as-is assessments, program assessments, sustainability analysis, targets, roadmaps and briefings

Defines target application / data architectures for elements* of the architecture, that align with the needs of the Group, the business divisions, Security & Risk and Technology Services

Broad understanding of how applications are constructed (e.g. fabric, security, patterns & layers) and uses that to affect the overall shape and approach to the application architecture

Is a domain expert and key contact from S&A, for elements* of the Group and / or Divisional Architectures

Authors architectural policies on behalf of the Group

Acts as the key strategy contact for certain suppliers and interacts with and influences these suppliers to support the Group’s Strategies and Architectures

Provides strategic insight into IT industry developments and trends to influence Divisional, Group and Technology Services’ strategy.

Manages S&A initiatives to achieve the above which are aligned with departmental priorities engaging with peers and Senior/Executive Managers within the business, S&A and Technology Services.

*elements – subsets of the architecture – e.g. may be by business unit, business process, channel or a smaller component dependent on knowledge and experience.

Key outputs include strategies, as-is assessments, programme assessments, sustainability analysis, targets, roadmaps, data warehouse definitions and data migration roadmap strategies

Working in partnership across S&A and Technology Services and working with the Business to gain agreement to the proposed Architectural Strategies and supporting Target Architectures and Roadmaps resulting in

Inclusion of strategic components in programme / project designs or agreed as standalone strategic investments

General direction of change for all aspects of IT systems through BAU, follow the architectures

Strategic choices made as part of product selections

Identification of common components which are then appropriately designed and re-used

Qualifications

Requires specific areas of domain expertise within Application or Data Architecture

Requires a broad and deep understanding of technology architecture and high level design across a range of technologies

Requires a broad knowledge of the Banking and Finance sector and has the ability to identify patterns, inter-relationships and opportunities in order to shape Architectural Strategies, Architectural Policies and Target Architectures.

Requires a broad knowledge of the IT industry, how other sectors leverage IT, and has the ability to understand emerging technologies and trends and how they affect the shape of Architectural Strategies, Architectural Policies and Target Architectures

Will be able to make a significant contribution to opportunity and business case development

Will have an understanding of the technology cost drivers within any solution

Experience of working in a senior high level design or architecture role in application / data within a large scale, complex IT organisation

Experience of research, development and implementing new technologies

Knowledge and understanding of Industry Standards

Architecture Principles, Methods and Tools

Solutions Modelling

Business Modelling

Business Process Design

Application Design

User Interfaces

An appreciation of the interaction and relationship between applications and the underlying infrastructure

An appreciation of the methods of securing applications and ensuring security between applications

Data Design

Data Manipulation Tools (e.g. for MI)

Data Platforms

Data Management

Standards relating to data (e.g. data protection)

Industry standard application security techniques

Authorization and Authentication technologies

Minimising Operational Security Risk

Securing application Data

Hours and Work Schedule

Hours per Week: 40

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of RBS Citizens, N.A. to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status, or any other factor protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
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Cranston, RI

USA

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