Education
- Minimum of a BSc. Computer Science / Engineering or its equivalent
- Certification in TOGAF, eTOM, COBIT, Agile, GRCP, ITIL, PMP/Prince 2 Project Management is preferred
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant IT experience in same or similar role in Telecoms environment
- At least 2 years of progressive experience in IT architecture
- Experience with enterprise architecture design, SDLC, Solution Design, Information Management & Data Analytics
- Experience in designing and implementing medium to long term strategic framework models such as TOGAF, eTOM, COBIT, ITIL, TMForum
- Experience with VMware, SAN, Windows, and Citrix.
- Understanding of cloud architecture, containerization, and platform services, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance
- Solid understanding of network protocols, security configurations, and cloud governance policies
- Proficiency with Kubernetes and container orchestration, including deployment, scaling, and monitoring of containers
Competencies
Professional/Technical Competencies:
- Enterprise Architecture
- Business Architecture
- Data Architecture
- Application Architecture
- Security Architecture and Information Security
- IT Capacity Management
- Infrastructure Architecture
- Sound knowledge of TOGAF, eTOM, ITIL, TMForum, COBIT, SOA and EA methodologies and standards.
- Knowledge of IT processes management, governance, systems development, infrastructure management and systems administration
- Understanding of Telecoms products and services and general regulatory requirements
- Advanced working understanding of the Architecture environment of a telecom company covering the ADM, legacy and digital functions
Must live the MTN Values of
- Lead with Care, Collaborate with Agility, Serve with Respect, Can Do with Integrity, Act with Inclusion





