Enterprise Architect (Business Architecture Specialization) at World Vision Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enterprise architecture & alignment


Shape architecture across multiple initiatives, products, and domains to ensure enterprise coherence
Ensure solution designs align with enterprise standards, target architectures, and transition roadmaps
Identify cross-domain dependencies, systemic risks, and opportunities for reuse
Contribute to the development and continuous evolution of enterprise standards and patterns (ownership at Principal Architect level)
Maintain and curate enterprise architecture views, inventories, and roadmap inputs within the EA repository
Identify and prioritize architectural risk and technical debt reduction opportunities across initiatives
Lead development of segment and enterprise architecture views in collaboration with the EA practice
Act as Solution Architect on exceptionally complex or strategic initiatives where required
Mentor and guide Solution and Lead Architects to raise architectural maturity
Contribute to refinement and application of ADS artefacts within EA governance cycles
Bridge enterprise architectural direction with solution-level execution needs and mitigations
Act as a trusted architectural advisor to business and technology leaders
Operate as a generalist enterprise architect with depth across multiple BDAT domains


Advisory & assurance


Provide architectural input during idea shaping, business case development, and planning
Review solution architectures for enterprise alignment, risk, and long-term sustainability
Make architectural trade-offs, risks, and implications explicit to decision-makers
Support resolution of architectural issues that span domains or teams


Technical debt & transition


Identify and assess architectural risk and technical debt across initiatives
Develop and maintain transition architectures (Now → Next → Later)
Support prioritization of architectural improvements aligned to organizational strategy


PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS & CAPABILTIES:

The Enterprise Architect is expected to demonstrate the following behaviors:

Strategic thinking & judgment


Evaluates architectural options across multiple initiatives or domains
Balances business value, technical risk, cost, and long-term sustainability
Applies enterprise-level judgment in ambiguous and complex situations


Communication & architectural storytelling


Communicates architectural intent, options, and trade-offs clearly to senior and non-technical stakeholders
Uses conceptual and logical views to support understanding and alignment
Frames discussions in terms of outcomes, risks, and implications


Stakeholder leadership


Builds trusted relationships across business, delivery, and technology
Facilitates constructive architectural discussions and informed decisions
Navigates competing priorities pragmatically


Influence & collaboration


Influences through credibility and evidence rather than authority
Works effectively across federated teams
Supports Solution and Lead Architects through guidance and coaching


Professional integrity


Makes risks and trade-offs explicit
Acts transparently and ethically
Takes accountability for architectural quality and consistency


KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE:

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification


Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
TOGAF, OpenCA, or equivalent enterprise architecture certification is preferred but not required.


Required Professional Experience

Architectural and technical knowledge


Broad understanding of enterprise technology landscapes, including applications, integration, data, cloud, and security
Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, standards, and patterns at organizational scale
Understanding of how technology enables business capabilities and value streams
Ability to bridge architectural strategy with practical delivery execution through hands-on technical acumen
Working knowledge of enterprise repositories and architecture artefacts (e.g., ADS views, roadmaps, transition architectures) sufficient to curate and assure quality and guide usage, not to perform administrative ownership


Experience


Experience shaping and assuring architecture across multiple initiatives, portfolios, or domains
Experience advising leaders on architectural trade-offs involving cost, risk, sustainability, and long-term outcomes
Experience identifying cross-domain dependencies, risks, and opportunities for reuse
Experience influencing stakeholders and contributing to governance and decision forums
Experience operating within enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks


ROLE BOUNDARIES & ESCALATION:


This role does not act as the final technical arbiter for enterprise-wide decisions
This role does not have people management accountability
High-impact or unresolved architectural issues are escalated to the Principal Architect