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Responsibilities:
Enterprise Architecture Foundation: Build and maintain the Enterprise Architecture baseline by mapping the current IT landscape (applications, components, integrations) and aligning it with the target architecture.
Framework & Strategy Alignment: Define, evolve, and ensure alignment of the Enterprise Architecture framework with business strategy, security requirements, and group standards.
Governance & Standards: Establish and enforce Enterprise Architecture governance, including guidelines, review processes, and compliance with defined standards.
Demand & Portfolio Alignment: Support and integrate Enterprise Architecture into IT demand management processes, ensuring architectural validation, prioritization, and value-driven decision-making.
Architectural Roadmaps & Transformation: Assess the current landscape against the target architecture, identify gaps, and drive pragmatic transformation initiatives with Solution Architects.
Architecture Design & Decision Support: Guide architecture and service design decisions, ensuring scalability, resilience, cost efficiency, and overall solution quality.
Stakeholder Engagement & Transparency: Ensure clear documentation and visualization of architecture while engaging business and technical stakeholders to drive alignment and adoption.
Qualifications:
Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Strong experience in Enterprise Architecture frameworks, governance models, and architecture best practices, with 5–7 years of relevant professional experience.
Education & Certifications: Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification is a strong plus.
IT Landscape & Transformation: Proven ability to assess complex IT environments and define actionable transformation roadmaps.
Security & Service Management: Solid understanding of IT security, compliance, and service lifecycle management principles.
Tools & Modeling: Experience with architecture modeling and visualization tools (e.g., LeanIX or similar platforms).
Execution & Delivery Mindset: Strong ownership, ability to translate strategy into execution, manage priorities, and drive results in complex environments.
Stakeholder Management & Communication: Excellent communication, storytelling, and influencing skills, with a collaborative and structured working style.