Job Description

Purpose:

Responsible for executing and operationalizing Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance, and for ensuring that architecture principles, standards, and reference models are embedded into solution delivery and investment decision-making, in alignment with approved enterprise direction.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Governance

Participate in EA processes and architecture reviews.
Perform detailed assessments of architecture proposals against EA principles, standards, and reference architectures to ensure compliance.
Ensure that changes within systems and new projects are governed and compliant with EA standards.
Continuously review EA standards and monitor compliance across initiatives.
Manage architecture exceptions, including documentation, impact assessment, and escalation.

Portfolio & Investment Alignment

Map applications and initiatives to business capabilities and strategic objectives

Identify:

Redundancies
Solution and Technology reuse opportunities
Consolidation and rationalization candidates
Provide analysis and evidence to support cost-efficiency initiatives driven by EA.

EA Enablement & Process Improvement

Facilitate the practical use of EA principles, guidance, and reference architectures.
Plan, design, and recommend processes to improve and support EA activities.
Analyze and document EA requirements and processes.

Standards, Artifacts & Repository Management

With the collaboration of domain architects:

Create, maintain, and manage EA standards, reference models, and artifacts.
Populate EA artifacts, views, and viewpoints.

Ensure EA documentation is:

Clear
Usable
Consistent
Conformant with EA standards

Delivery & Change Collaboration

Communicate and collaborate with relevant departments during projects and changes.
Support delivery teams to ensure EA standards are understood and followed.
Act as the working-level interface between EA governance and delivery teams.

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Competencies

Master's or Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
9+ years of experience in architecture roles.
Proven experience in architecture design and systems integration in:

Large-scale enterprise environments.
Multi-domain architecture.
Agile delivery models.

Expertise in architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
Expertise in application platforms, cloud services, and architecture standards.
Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills.
Certifications: TOGAF, Solution Architect certifications, COBIT (preferred), PMP (optional).

Enterprise Architecture Senior Manager