Enterprise Architect

We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our digital transformation initiatives.

• Developed and implemented solution architectures for complex digital programs, driving business growth and improvement.
• Oversaw certifications in TOGAF, AWS, Azure, and Cloud computing, staying ahead of industry trends.

This role requires a strategic thinker who can provide architecture and design leadership for large-scale digital transformations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes and ensure alignment with enterprise goals.

You will bring expertise in designing, building, and operating large-scale systems, with a deep understanding of the latest technology trends. Your experience in advising stakeholders on governance structures and executing transformation programs is essential.

This position involves working with diverse stakeholders, including business, operations, and engineering teams, to achieve desired outcomes. You will guide senior architects, technology, and domain experts to deliver solutions that meet business needs.

Required skills and qualifications:

• 20+ years' experience in IT, with at least 10 years in leadership roles involving enterprise architecture, solution design, and engineering for large-scale digital transformations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end architecture for large-scale, multi-year digital transformation programs.
• Excellent understanding of software engineering concepts, SDLC processes, non-functional design, sizing, and capacity planning, deployment design.
• Experience in dealing with partners, tools, and technology vendors for new solution rollout or troubleshooting issues.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, Test Automation, Configuration management, SRE, AIOps, Value Stream Management, Intelligent Automation.
• Knowledgeable about business and technology trends, including Data and Analytics, Automation, and AI in IT and Business transformation.
• Good understanding of open-source and COTS licensing models.
• Familiarity with project financials, including TCO, ROI, revenue recognition, EAC/ETC forecasts, cost control measures.

Benefits of this role include:

• Opportunity to lead digital transformation initiatives and drive business growth.
• Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
• Professional development opportunities to stay ahead of industry trends.

Key responsibilities:

• Accountable for end-to-end Solution Architecture and Sizing for large deals.
• Decide Technology stacks, balance between best technology and price.
• Review, Optimize & Sign-Off Technology Solution and Sizing for integrated solutions comprising multiple service lines.
• Extract and Build Differentiators for large deals from existing services delivered to customers and working across internal Verticals, Service Lines, and Delivery Organization.
• Articulate and Present the solution to the customer in discussions and bid defense.
• Critically review contract, delivery plans, and application design in context of architecture and design implications, and subsequent implementation considerations.
• Conduct system architecture evaluation and collaborates with project management and IT development teams to improve the architecture.
• Deliver Enterprise Architecture blueprint and advise on setup associated artifact hierarchy and ownership (such as functional, non-functional design, data models, product design, user experience, process, security, network, deployment design) as relevant for the programme.
• Establish architecture and design governance including standards, best practices, guidelines, and associated compliance processes.
• Strategic planning including balancing short and long-term objectives/priorities with organizational goals and constraints.
• Analyze the business impact that certain technical choices may have on a client's business processes.
• Evaluate project constraints to find alternatives, alleviate risks, and perform process re-engineering if required Fixes technical issues as they arise.
• Collaborate across multiple functions and geographies with client-facing roles interfacing with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Reviewing and prioritizing changes to existing platforms to ensure they always follow the latest best practices and make appropriate technology choices.
• Ensuring that common technology, design practices, and infrastructure are used when applicable; and facilitate the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns; Influence common modelling, design, and coding practices.
• Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed.
• Bring industry best practices to bear in making recommendations to relevant stakeholders on the overall governance structure in oversight and execution of the SDLC, tools usage, AI, automation as well as recommendations on skill set requirements, organization structure, tools, processes, reporting, and systems support.