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Looking for purpose, growth, and a bit of adventure? Our client is at the heart of transforming conservation across Africa through innovative technology and data-driven solutions. The Enterprise Architect role offers a rare chance to design and implement scalable systems that improve how protected areas are managed, enhance collaboration and optimize operational efficiency. You’ll work with cutting-edge tools and technologies, partnering across teams to align Technology strategy with their bold conservation mission. Beyond shaping the technical landscape, this role supports continuous learning and professional growth in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.

There are 4 pillars (aligned with TOGAF) which define the scope of this role, namely:

Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Applications Architecture, and Technical Architecture

This will incorporate the requirement to actively develop and deliver the following:

Enterprise Architecture diagrams API, middleware, store & forward queue definitions and ownership/ role agreement Error management: review, identification, resolution and reporting Vendor roles and responsibilities Technology, Super user and external vendor responsibilities Data integrity profiling and review frequency protocols Data warehouse platform architecture, the interfaces to downstream and upstream, the normalization/ data relational structure mapping to APIs Network management – WAN, WWAN, VPN, LAN standards and SOP Network monitoring solution – dashboards and notifications (incl escalation)

Qualifications

BSC Computer Science

 

Criteria

Be highly passionate about conservation, sustainability and nature. Can show a portfolio of evidence through their working experience to demonstrate their experience in the 4 portfolios (Data, Applications, Business, Tech) Can show their interpersonal skills to be able to take initiative and engage business stakeholders (at different levels) Demonstrate their ability to define, write, critique and set the standards for documentation from this portfolio (from BRS, FRS, TDD and SDKS and logical designs to DRP, BCP, SOPS).

 

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.