Head of Enterprise Architecture - Dublin, United Kingdom - First Achieve Ltd

First Achieve Ltd
First Achieve Ltd
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Dublin, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Head of Enterprise Architecture - Dublin

12 Month contract, Hybrid working (4 days work from home, 1 day Dublin HQ)
An International Opensource Consultancy known their continuous Integration platform allowing companies to build, deploy, test and release on demand via their cost-effective platform are seeking a Head of Enterprise Architecture to lead their internationalenterprise Architecture team responsible for delivering Enterprise Architecture for clients Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud estates


Responsibilities:


  • Provide architecture expertise to drive the enterprise domain architecture vision and direction
  • Provide direction to enterprise and solution architects to help ensure best in class solutions minimizing customization, seeking alignment with the business and leveraging the support of Tech resources
  • Ensure consistency of the enterprise architecture through breadth (and where necessary depth) of knowledge. Identification of opportunities for strategic business, information and technology change
  • Partner with enterprise and solution architects to ensure adherence to architectural principles, standards, best practice and roadmaps
  • Act as the bridge between Business Enterprise Architecture, Business Capabilities/Cloud & Platforms & Delivery/Product managers to ensure business, information and technology architecture are consistent. Identify cross portfolio dependencies and issuesand act to resolve them
  • Support with major transformational change projects across the company and Tech, influencing to ensure the right enterprise architecture solutions
  • Collaborate through a trusted business partnering approach, proactively leveraging key relationships to ensure business, information and technology enterprise architecture is strategically aligned
  • Ensure project/product designs are consistent with the architecture and meet both functional and nonfunctional requirements. Drive resolution of architecture issues throughout the project or product lifecycle
  • Build key supplier relationships, where thirdparty work or packages involve significant architectural design decisions
  • Provide leadership and coaching to other architects
  • Deliver across several business/technical domains and valuestreams, the breadth and complexity of which will vary depending on experience

Requirements:


  • Previous experience or knowledge of Cloud based technologies, in particular AWS
  • Experience working within architectural frameworks and standards such as TOGAF, IASA, ArchiMate or hold equivalent certifications
  • Demonstrable experience of leading complex enterprise architecture solutions
  • Senior level IT leadership, gained in a complex global organisation
  • Senior business partnering, providing design support to major projects, working as a valued partner with senior stakeholders and strategic third parties across a diverse operation
  • Proven track record of successful stakeholder management at a senior level, with the ability to influence and persuade across the Group or in a diverse global environment
  • Awareness of and involvement in the evolution of worldwide architecture trends and practice
  • Experience of, and contribution to, applicable industry best practices, leading and shaping further development
  • Experience of operating across multiple countries and cultures is desirable
  • Strong leadership with a proven ability of influencing and persuading internally and externally
  • Effective senior stakeholder management, balancing and finding compromises between opposing views and opinions
  • Business partnering influencing, using architectural artefacts and enterprise/domain knowledge and expertise
  • Problem solving and understanding of the broader business context
  • Flexibility in a rapidly changing and developing environment, with the ability to work under pressure
  • Innovation transforming industry trends into practical, cost effective, secure, scalable and supportable solutions
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