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Enterprise architect
The architect designs coherence: which systems exist, how they exchange data, which to replace and in what order. They decide what will structure the organisation for the next ten years.
Designing the coherence of a whole
Work starts from an honest map: what really exists, including shared files and manual routines nobody documents. The architect then defines landscaping rules — which application owns which reference data, how exchanges happen, what duplication is accepted. They build a transformation roadmap in fundable stages, each delivering its own benefit. Every new project is tested against that frame before it starts.
- Map an application estate and its real data flows
- Define reference data and which application owns it
- Design a transformation roadmap in fundable stages
- Appraise a solution choice and argue it before an executive team
The estates to be landscaped
- Banks and insurers with systems inherited across generations
- Telecom operators with complex billing chains
- Administrations embarking on digitising their procedures
- Industrial groups linking management and production systems
- Consulting firms working on transformation programmes
The figures to keep in mind before deciding
A candidate compares four things first: duration, taught hours, credits and target level. Here they are, in the order that matters. Level sets the responsibility the qualification recognises; hours state the real work asked of you; credits make comparison possible with any other programme, here or elsewhere in the region.
- qualification level
- 7
- months of programme
- 9
- taught hours
- 700 h
- credits
- 70
- competency blocks
- 5
Expert and executive
Led by an instructor.
1 credit = 25 h of work, 10 of them taught.
Framework of the « Enterprise Architect » qualification, code TP34.
The validated skills, one by one
Each block matches a capability the role demands and the assessment verifies. The breakdown comes from the filed framework: it describes an occupation as it is practised, not a subject as it is taught. A block once obtained stays obtained, which makes the path resumable if working life calls for a pause.
- Enterprise architecture
- 190 (27 %)
- Technical and data architecture
- 200 (29 %)
- Security, sovereignty and reversibility
- 170 (24 %)
- The economics of architecture
- 90 (13 %)
- Expert conduct
- 50 (7 %)
- Enterprise architecture · 190 h — Mapping, urbanisation, master plan, technical debt, roadmap
- Technical and data architecture · 200 h — Distributed systems, integration, data, cloud, agent-based systems
- Security, sovereignty and reversibility · 170 h — Security by design, hosting, supplier dependency, exit clauses
- The economics of architecture · 90 h — Total cost of ownership, build-versus-buy, inference cost
- Expert conduct · 50 h — Convincing without line authority, defending a technical trade-off before leadership
Building an architect's skill set
Here are the paths open to this occupation, with their real cost and duration. A long programme installs the full base; a certificate targets a precise function and can be taken while keeping your job. Both strategies work, and the table gives what you need to choose between them.
| Programme | Duration | Credits | Taught hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level · Bachelor's degree | 3 years | 180 | 1800 h | 5 400 000 GNF per year |
| Networks and Cloud · Bachelor's degree | 2 years | 120 | 1200 h | 5 600 000 GNF per year |
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