Senior Enterprise Architect

Skills
Software As A ServiceAdoptionBusinessEmerging TechnologiesIT StrategyInfrastructure As A ServiceOptimization
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in enterprise architecture with reference architectures platform guardrails and technology roadmaps
  • Demonstrated knowledge of application portfolio management lifecycle management rationalisation and capability mapping using tools such as LeanIX ServiceNow APM or similar
  • Proven ability to influence across a federated product-led environment without direct authority
  • Commercial awareness and strong architectural judgement across build-vs-buy decisions total cost of ownership operational impacts platform risk and strategic fit
  • Good understanding of cloud SaaS PaaS IaaS integration patterns and enterprise data considerations plus practical AI application
  • Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and coaching capability

Nice to have

  • Commercial awareness
  • Stakeholder influence
  • Architectural maturity
  • Strategic thinking
  • Evidence-based judgement

Day to day

  • Shape and evolve enterprise architecture across a complex multi-domain technology landscape
  • Define platform roadmaps reference architectures and architectural guardrails that enable fast aligned delivery
  • Provide enterprise-level leadership on platform design application portfolio rationalisation governance and emerging technologies