Head of Enterprise Architecture Job at DFCU Bank

DFCU Bank

Head of Enterprise Architecture Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: February 20 2026

Hiring Organization: DFCU Bank

Job Details:

Description

DFCU Bank is hiring a Head of Enterprise Architecture responsible for co-ordinating the development, reviewing, and implementing the IT Enterprise architecture framework that supports the bank to realize its strategic objectives.

Reporting to the Chief- Technology Digital & Operations Officer,

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Design thinking and analyzing the current IT environment to identify deficiencies and suggest enhancement solutions based on leading industry Enterprise standards.
Coordinate design and document key system components, interfaces, infrastructure, and communications focusing on standards and technologies that enable systems performance qualities, such as availability, security, scalability & recoverability.
Coordinate design of a coherent long-term IT Enterprise architecture in line with commercial frameworks, standards, and the bank’s IT policy.
Advise on the creation of the Enterprise architecture to be designed & adopted by the Bank.
Continuous review and enhancement of the Enterprise architecture in line with the bank, IT, and business requirement.
Update Business Information Plans, product development plans together with BT department and support the translation of the Business Information Plans and Coordinate the Release and Life cycle management Process for innovations.
Monitor and review agreed targets in relation to costs, quality, and risks.
Optimize the Banks Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and related Systems and infrastructures.
Confirm all delivered solutions comply to the development guidelines with respect to security, regulatory, compliance etc.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

A University Degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems, Engineering or another numerical biased Degree.
Adept at Financial Technology & Banking products.
Trained in use of the current core Banking system added advantage
Certification in Project Management e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, etc. is an added advantage.
Expert Knowledge of methods and techniques such as Tap Scott, DYA, TOGAF, COBIT.
8 years’ experience and at least 4+ years broad experience in design, development and implementation of information systems and communication systems.
Strong technological skills in Server hardware, Cloud Infrastructure, Storage (NetApp), Operating systems (Windows & LINUX), Security & Network infrastructure.
Excellent planning, organisational and coordination skills.
Strong business and analytical skills including direct interaction with customers.
Knowledge of product design and product lifecycle management.
High proficiency in Information Systems and in research design tools.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, negotiation and communication skills.
Ability to lead, supervise and transfer knowledge to teams.