Overview
The Enterprise Data Architecture Analyst will define, govern, and document the enterprise and data architecture of the IACS platform, supporting the Digital National Farmers Registry (dNFR) and connected components. The role focuses on establishing the canonical data model, integration strategy, and architectural standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and govern the IACS enterprise and data architecture, including Enterprise Architecture Document, Canonical Data Model, and data governance framework.
- Elaborate the integration strategy and data quality governance for IACS components.
- Design the API architecture for IACS and integration specifications with external systems.
- Design the IACS security architecture and compliance.
- Inventory, analyse, and propose a unified canonical model for sectoral registries under MAIA.
- Design the interconnection architecture between sectoral registries and the IACS ecosystem.
- Establish and maintain the ADR register and produce coding standards.
- Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to MAIA and AIPA technical counterparts.
- Review and validate architecture and technical deliverables from external contractors.
- Review and validate technical specifications proposed by development teams.
- Analyse architectural risks and propose mitigation measures.
- Support institutional change management by contributing to architectural documentation and policies.
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible relevant experience in enterprise architecture, data architecture, or systems design.
- Minimum experience of 2 years in working on enterprise or data architecture work on complex, multi-component information systems, including definition of canonical data models, integration strategies, and architectural governance frameworks.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, or related field(s).
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional four (4) years of qualifying experience.
