As an Enterprise Architect, you will drive business transformation through technology, shaping and translating business and IT strategies into implementable, scalable, and sustainable architecture solutions. This role requires you to operate at the intersection of business and technology, closely collaborating with senior stakeholders and owning the architecture vision across business, information, systems, and technology domains.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Shaping and owning end-to-end enterprise architecture across business capabilities, ensuring alignment with judicious goals and transformation programs.
- Defining and structuring architectural services, both digital and non-digital, based on objectives, constraints, and industry best practices.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, contributing to business strategy, innovation, and roadmap development.
- Developing architecture principles, patterns, and guidelines to ensure reusability, integrity, security, and scalability across the enterprise.
- Establishing and operating Design Authorities to oversee governance of architectural decisions.
- Leading transformation initiatives such as cloud migration, ERP modernization, and enabling digital operating models.
- Collaborating with delivery, business, IT domains, and solution architects to guide design and implementation within enterprise constraints.
- Monitoring emerging technologies and market trends to assess relevance and drive architectural innovation.
Required Skills:
- Deep knowledge of IT and OT systems, API and data integration methods, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), data platforms (e.g., Databricks), and enterprise architecture tools (e.g., ArchiMate, iServer, Sparx EA).
- Industry expertise in sectors like metal manufacturing or mining.
- Understanding of IT/OT convergence concepts and standard frameworks such as ISA-95 or RAMI 4.0.
- Familiarity with architecture frameworks like TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) and Capgemini's Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF), with proven application in complex engagements.
- Knowledge of security and compliance perspectives in architectural design.
Preferred Qualifications:
- TOGAF or IAF Certified or expert level within Capgemini architecture certifications.
- Understanding of architectural design in the context of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Agile at scale.
Soft Skills:
- Strategic Thinking, Influential Leadership, Exceptional Communication, Collaborative Mindset, Confident Decision-Making, Change Agent tendencies, and a strong sense of Integrity & Accountability.
