Enterprise Architect - Dublin

Hybrid Working (Dublin) - Travel Expenses fully Covered

An International Opensource Consultancy known their continuous Integration platform allowing companies to build, deploy, test and release on demand via their cost-effective platform are seeking a Head of Enterprise Architecture to lead their international enterprise Architecture team responsible for delivering Enterprise Architecture for clients Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud estates

Requirements

Previous experience or knowledge of Cloud based technologies, in particular AWS

Experience with applying architecture in an agile/product-centric environment

Experience working within architectural frameworks and standards such as TOGAF, IASA, ArchiMate or hold equivalent certifications

Demonstrable experience of leading complex enterprise architecture solutions

Senior level IT leadership, gained in a complex global organisation

Senior business partnering, providing design support to major projects, working as a valued partner with senior stakeholders and strategic third parties across a diverse operation

Proven track record of successful stakeholder management at a senior level, with the ability to influence and persuade across the Group or in a diverse global environment

Broad exposure to the full application lifecycle, ensuring effective use of industry best practice and/or methodologies

Awareness of and involvement in the evolution of worldwide architecture trends and practice

Experience of, and contribution to, applicable industry best practices, leading and shaping further development

Experience of operating across multiple countries and cultures is desirable

Strong leadership with a proven ability of influencing and persuading internally and externally

Effective senior stakeholder management, balancing and finding compromises between opposing views and opinions

Business partnering influencing, using architectural artefacts and enterprise/domain knowledge and expertise

Problem solving and understanding of the broader business context

Flexibility in a rapidly changing and developing environment, with the ability to work under pressure

Innovation - transforming industry trends into practical, cost effective, secure, scalable and supportable solutionsResponsibilities

Provide architecture expertise to drive the enterprise domain architecture vision and direction

Provide direction to enterprise and solution architects to help ensure best in class solutions minimizing customization, seeking alignment with the business and leveraging the support of Tech resources

Ensure consistency of the enterprise architecture through breadth (and where necessary depth) of knowledge. Identification of opportunities for strategic business, information and technology change

Partner with enterprise and solution architects to ensure adherence to architectural principles, standards, best practice and roadmaps

Act as the bridge between Business Enterprise Architecture, Business Capabilities/Cloud & Platforms & Delivery/Product managers to ensure business, information and technology architecture are consistent. Identify cross portfolio dependencies and issues and act to resolve them

Co-ordinate activity to help deliver transformational change through the major overhaul of architectural domains, applications and services in line with Tech

Support with major transformational change projects across the company and Tech, influencing to ensure the right enterprise architecture solutions

Collaborate through a trusted business partnering approach, proactively leveraging key relationships to ensure business, information and technology enterprise architecture is strategically aligned

Ensure project/product designs are consistent with the architecture and meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Drive resolution of architecture issues throughout the project or product lifecycle

Build key supplier relationships, where third-party work or packages involve significant architectural design decisions

Provide leadership and coaching to other architects

Deliver across several business/technical domains and value-streams, the breadth and complexity of which will vary depending on experience