EXPERIENCE
10+ years of relevant experience in enterprise, solution, application, data, integration, cloud or infrastructure architecture within a complex international organization, including significant responsibility for cross-domain architecture governance. Demonstrated experience defining target and reference architectures, leading architecture reviews and advising major transformation programs is required. Proven ability to work across business and IT domains and to influence senior stakeholders and delivery teams is essential. Previous people-leadership or transversal team-leadership experience is strongly valued.
EDUCATION
Master’s degree or equivalent level in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Telecommunications or a related field. A recognized enterprise architecture, cloud, data, integration or security certification is an asset.
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Advanced enterprise and solution architecture capability across applications, data, integration and infrastructure domains.
- Strong ability to translate business strategy, capabilities and requirements into target architectures, transition roadmaps and pragmatic design decisions.
- Deep understanding of architecture principles, patterns, reference models, interoperability, APIs, middleware, data pipelines, cloud and hybrid environments.
- Sound knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, business continuity and compliance requirements as they apply to architecture decisions.
- Architecture-governance discipline, including design authorities, review gates, decision records, standards management and exception handling.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess trade-offs among value, risk, scalability, performance, maintainability and total cost.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to explain complex architecture topics clearly to executive, business and technical audiences.
- Leadership and people-development capability — able to set direction, delegate effectively, coach architects and animate a global community without relying solely on hierarchy.
- Experience with enterprise architecture repositories and modelling tools; knowledge of LeanIX or equivalent tooling is an asset.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are an asset.
