Enterprise Architect

We are seeking a forward-thinking Enterprise Architect who will define and drive the technology architecture strategy across the organization, with the ability to scale across application, platform, and infrastructure domains as the ecosystem evolves. This role will act as a bridge between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring alignment, scalability, governance, and innovation enablement across enterprise systems. Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy
• Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks
• Drive technology decision-making across business units and platforms
• Align architecture with ROI² goals (Return on Investment + Return on Impact)

Multi-Layer Architecture Ownership

• Provide leadership and gradually scale into:

Application Architecture

• Define application landscape, integration patterns, and modernization roadmap
• Lead transition from:
  • Monolithic → Microservices / API-driven architectur
• Ensure scalability, modularity, and reusability

Platform Architecture

• Design and govern platform-based ecosystems (data, AI, ESG platforms, etc.)
• Drive “Tools → Platform” transformation
• Enable:
  • Reusable services
  • Shared capabilities
  • Developer productivity

Infrastructure / Cloud Architecture

• Help execute cloud strategy (Azure)
• Ensure:
  • Scalability
  • Security
  • Cost optimization (FinOps)
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid environments

Integration & Data Architecture

• Define enterprise integration patterns (API, event-driven, middleware)
• Lead data architecture for:
  • Data platforms / lakehous
  • Governance and lineage
  • Enable data-as-a-product mindset

Governance & Operating Model

• Establish architecture governance frameworks
• Build and manage:
  • Architecture Review Board (ARB)
  • Design authority forums
• Ensure:
  • Compliance
  • Risk mitigation
  • Standardization

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

• Evaluate and enable adoption of:
  • AI/GenAI platforms
  • Data Framework/platforms
  • ETL/Data Pipelines
  • Integration Platforms
  • Automation frameworks
• Drive controlled innovation with guardrails

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with:
  • Business leaders
  • Product teams
  • Engineering teams
• Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership (CTO, Head of Data & Innovation, Head of Infrastructure & Chief Product Officer)

Core Architecture Skills

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Application architecture o Platform engineering
  • Cloud infrastructure (Azure)
• Experience in API-first and event-driven architectures 2
  • Model Driven Engineering
  • Metadata & Cataloging

Technology Expertise

• Cloud: Azure (must have), AWS, GCP
• Data: Lakehouse, Data platforms, ETL/ELT, governance
• Integration: APIs, microservices, middleware
• DevOps: CI/CD, automation pipelines
• Security: Enterprise-grade security and compliance models

Strategic & Leadership Skills

• Ability to translate business strategy into architecture
• Strong decision-making and trade-off analysis
• Experience working in complex, global enterprise environments
• Proven experience in scaling platforms and ecosystems

Experience Required

• 12–18+ years in technology roles, with:
  • 5+ years in enterprise / solution architecture roles
• Experience in:
  • Digital transformation programs
  • Platform-based product development
  • Large-scale system integration

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s/master’s in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Certifications (preferred):
  • TOGAF
  • Azure Solution Architect Expert
  • Cloud certifications (AWS/GCP)