Lead Enterprise Architect, Vacancy,World Bank,Washington

Post:Lead Enterprise Architect, Washington
Closing Date: Sunday, 16 June 2013
World Bank
1818 H St NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 473-1000
  Background / General description:

Innovation and partnership bond the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG): the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), which together form the World Bank; the International Finance Corporation (IFC); the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It uses financial resources and extensive experience to help our client countries to reduce poverty, increase economic growth, and improve quality of life. To ensure that countries can access the best global expertise and help generate cutting-edge knowledge, the World Bank Group is constantly seeking to improve the way it works. Key priorities include delivering measurable results, promoting openness and transparency in development, and improving access to development information and data.

The Information Management and Technology (IMT) is the Information Technology division within the World Bank. It provides core IT infrastructure and business application services to the World Bank, including the Washington DC headquarters and the Country Offices. The WB IT strategy is designed to align IT initiatives with the Bank's business strategy and with the overarching objective of ensuring that end-users have uniform and ease of access to information and systems from either HQ or Country Offices. The management of most of the end-user IT services, business solutions and the underlying technology infrastructure is centralized with IMT.

IMTAC Unit Context

The Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Application and Platform Services unit is responsible for providing leadership in the definition, standardization and governance of the World Bank's Enterprise Architecture to ensure a smooth execution of the WBG IMT Strategy. To this end, IMTAC has two main functions. Enterprise Architecture Governance and Strategy convenes various governance committees and strategy practice groups to ensure standards and future-states are defined and followed. Enterprise Architecture Practice actively participates in the software development life cycle of IT projects to ensure the architecture principles are followed and the Bank' enterprise architecture is kept up to date. The practice focuses in Business, Information, User Experience, Solutions, Technology and Infrastructure architecture. The Second function, Enterprise Applications and Platform Service provides the IT capabilities for the lines of business to implement business enabling solutions. This function implements, with the help of Enterprise Architecture Practice, cross Enterprise platforms and applications which are leverage by more than one LoB.

The incumbent will report directly to the Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA).

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 4 year term appointment.

  Duties and Accountabilities:

The Lead Architect typically works on multiple enterprise-wide projects as a project leader; Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple architectural domains and business segments. Provides an enterprise-wide perspective; They are responsible for leading multiple project teams, including the design and modeling of the architecture future-state and related roadmaps, quality review and development of policies, standards, guidelines and procedures. Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:

Business Alignment: Works with key stakeholders of the Lines of Business, both leadership and SMEs to lead the identification of business capabilities necessary in order to reach business goals. Based upon an understanding of capabilities builds a holistic view of the organization's strategy, future state and road maps. Uses this knowledge to ensure that business and IT investments are in alignment. Identifies opportunities for reuse. Leads the development of enterprise architectural models or views that show how the current and future needs of the organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.

Architectural Requirements: Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural requirements to include how information assets will flow among groups inside and outside the enterprise; business processes, work flow, roles/functions; technical infrastructure and systems; and the application portfolio. Aligns architectural strategy with business goals.

Architectural Roadmap: Analyses and develops an enterprise roadmap and implementation plan based upon a comparison of current to future state in a cohesive enterprise architecture viewpoint, definition of principles, a gap analysis. guidelines, and prioritization of architecture demands.

Architectural Standards: Develops and communicates enterprise-wide policies, standards, guidelines and procedures pertaining to such areas as the use, access and security of information, software products and configuration, and software/technical decisions and governance.

Process Management: Authorizes continued development based upon results of inspections, quality reviews, certification, audit, business process management, software quality assurance, ITIL and process integration to optimize processes in need of consistency and improvement.

Emerging Technologies: Researches and evaluates technology industry and market trends assist in project development and/or operational support activities. Considers potential application and impact to enterprise architectures. Recommends and facilitates product/solution selection or process improvement... Assesses and provides recommendations to leadership on business relevance, appropriate timing and deployment. Develops the business case for approval.

Consulting: Provides strategic consultation to clients and IT senior management in defining and understanding the business environment and processes, recommending IT solutions of enterprise-wide systems or processes. Advises on options, risk, cost vs. benefits, and impacts on other processes and system priorities for buy vs. build decisions. Consults with project leaders to maintain knowledge of their progress and in regard to alignment of the enterprise architecture with project goals and requirements.

Advocacy: Promotes the architecture process, its outcome and ongoing results.

White Papers: Develops and presents "white papers" on current and future architecture trends and their impact on the enterprise.

Coaching and Mentoring: Recommends individual training programs targeting specific areas of improvement and/or departmental training programs for overall staff development.

Establish and operationalize new EA governance bodies, e.g.,the Architure Review Board and Cloud Computing Program Office. Convene key stakeholders to eliminate silos and provide a framework, access to data and tradeoffs to make proactive choices that expedite operational processes and portfolio decisions.

  Selection Criteria:
Education/Experience:
Master's degree with 12 years experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Sample degrees include: Computer Science, Library Science, Information Management or Information Systems.

Minimum requirement is a Bachelors degree with at least 15 years of Relevant Experience: 15

Required Competencies:

Business Enterprise Knowledge - Sponsors enterprise-wide initiatives.

Service Provider Assessment and Evaluation - Develops the rationale for using, or not using, external vendors for particular projects or functions.

Information Systems Knowledge - Devises, coordinates, and submits approval for significant enterprise-wide information system solutions that align with organizational processes and long-term strategies.

Foundation Architecture Knowledge - Sets the strategic direction for and approves the overall definition for the organization's architecture standards.

Knowledge of Emerging Technology - Reviews, sponsors and approves recommendations for applying new or emerging technology throughout the enterprise.

Business Process Knowledge - Analyzes enterprise processes for major enhancements to customer satisfaction and cost reduction.

Strategic Technology Planning - Recommends long-term best-in-class architecture/technology that will provide enhanced support across the enterprise.

Client Orientation - Translates insight into practice across disciplines, hierarchies, geographies and organizational units in service of clients.

Drive for Results - Ensures successful implementation and delivery of key programs and projects, ensuring that outputs positively impact results.

Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Creates a team climate of practical and innovative action, facilitating collaboration between competing interests and stakeholders.

Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Demonstrates command of all forms of communication and presents in a clear, objective and engaging manner in high-level settings; ensures knowledge is captured and shared in a variety of ways.

Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Serves as a trusted advisor to others on their decisions, ensuring alignment across units and optimal impact on the organization as a whole.

Strategic Information Management Planning - Recommends long-term best in class IM methods, technology, practice, and policy that will provide enhanced support across the enterprise.

Strategic Relationship - Participates in enterprise strategic planning as business and technology advisor in order to decide upon major capital investment and long-term budgetary expenditures.

System Development Life Cycle Knowledge (SDLC) - Manages the SDLC for existing projects.

Negotiation - Clarifies strategic expectations and principles of the enterprise.

Initiative - Integrates future and conflicting scenarios and opportunities.

Analytical Thinking - Establishes strategic goals and enterprise-wide priorities.

Future Needs - Keeps informed of trends and developments in information management systems, software, issues and practices within the Bank and in comparable knowledge-based businesses.

Other Selection Criteria:

The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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