Director building an enterprise architecture practice for an IT services client. Aligning business strategy, technology roadmaps, governance and Solutions Architect leadership.
Responsibilities
Build and grow the enterprise architecture practice
Connect business strategy to technology delivery
Understand business processes, capabilities, value streams and operating model
Lead business capability mapping and process analysis to identify gaps, redundancies and improvement opportunities
Translate business strategy and objectives into target-state architectures and multi-year technology roadmaps
Work with business leaders to redesign processes and enable better ways of working
Establish the EA function's mandate, operating model, frameworks, standards, principles and governance
Introduce architecture review processes and decision-making forums
Select and tailor an appropriate enterprise architecture framework
Define and maintain EA artifacts, repositories and tools
Lead, coach and develop approximately five Solutions Architects
Build a collaborative, business-focused architecture culture
Set goals, measure performance, and plan succession and skills growth
Advise the VP of IT and executive team on technology direction, investment and risk
Guide major initiatives and ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture
Assess emerging technologies and vendor solutions against business needs
Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Data and Application teams on security, compliance, resilience and integrity
Support IT portfolio planning, prioritization and business cases
Identify opportunities to rationalize applications and reduce technical debt
Report on architecture maturity and delivered value
Requirements
10+ years of progressive IT experience, including at least 5 years in enterprise or solutions architecture
At least 3 years leading architecture teams or practices
Proven ability to understand, analyze and improve business processes, including business capability modelling, process mapping and value stream analysis
Experience building or maturing an enterprise architecture function from the ground up
Strong working knowledge of EA frameworks, such as TOGAF or Zachman
Knowledge of modelling notations such as ArchiMate and BPMN
Broad technical knowledge across applications, integration, data, cloud and infrastructure
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical ideas to executives and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred: TOGAF certification or equivalent
Preferred: Business process certification or background, such as Lean, Six Sigma or CBPP
Preferred: Experience in a regulated industry, such as financial services, utilities, healthcare or the public sector
Preferred: Experience with cloud transformation and modern integration patterns
Preferred: Experience with EA tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq or Sparx EA
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