Head of Architecture - London, United Kingdom - Technicolor Creative Studios

Technicolor Creative Studios

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

Technicolor Creative Studios is a technology company working with creative companies across the world to help them produce their most iconic work.

Our award-winning teams of artists and technologists' partner with the creative community across film, television, animation, gaming, brand experience and advertising to bring the universal art of storytelling to audiences around the world.

We are renowned for adding visual wonder and creative expertise to the film, advertising, and entertainment industries, with some of our most famous projects including the blockbuster movies Blade Runner 2049, The Jungle Book, The Lion King and 1917, and advertising campaigns for Channel 4, Sony, and IKEA.

Job Description:

Responsible for managing and developing the Enterprise Architecture team and supporting daytoday operational requirements. Develop as a trusted internal advisor for IT and business managers.
Provide thought leadership in planning and development of IT solutions which support TCS business activities and strategy, aligning with global IT strategy and direction. Takes a strategic view across all architectural domains, portfolios, and programs.
Develop and maintain EA strategy, architectural principles, policies, standards and roadmaps from business and technology perspective, including 'asis', 'tobe' and transitional states. Document and publish it such that will be easy to consume for the rest of IT.
Maintain close partnership with other technology leaders to develop a consistent strategy and ensure that IT execute it effectively.
Plan, recruit and manage skilled architects to meet business demand ensuring an appropriate balance between tactical and strategic deliveries.
Actively contribute to external tender processes, including production of documentation, supplier interactions, product selection and collaboration to deliver and support solutions appropriately.
Engage in solution assessments, IT audits and fitgap analysis at enterprise & domain levels.
Authority of the TCS Enterprise Architecture, Standards and Governing Principles. Audit/check high level designs, and blueprints. communicate/explain to all other stakeholders.
Work closely with other architects, technology teams and project delivery to ensure the solution design and delivery is according to the EA plan, guiding through challenges as required.
Analyse risk and impact of technology solution on organisation and communicate it.
Demonstrate outofthebox thinking and innovation for enterprise solutions (focus on customer impact/experience, responsive design, data management & analytics).

Qualifications:

Breadth and depth of knowledge and knowhow across all aspects of IT and architectural domains including Business, Technology, Application, Data, Integration and Security. Very good knowledge of architecture modelling, modelling methodologies and tools.
Experience developing business aligned technology strategies, investment cases and solutions that have disrupted traditional thinking and ways of working. Designed enterprise level solution designs and oversee delivery using suitable technologies, standards and governance.
Have strong communication skill, with the ability to build relationships and influence senior stakeholders. Diplomatic approach with excellent facilitation skills with the capability to articulate technical solutions to technical and nontechnical people alike.
Excellent planning and organisational skills. Able to coach, mentor and train other architects.
Demonstrable experience of similar leadership position or working within established architecture practice including experience of people management.
Ability to work under broad direction in challenging environments, playing a key role in influencing strategic decision making. Understands strategic consequences of IT decision.

Desirable Criteria

Demonstrable experience in information technology sector in relevant roles.
Excellent allround understanding of various aspects of IT architecture, with certifications like TOGAF, BSC Enterprise and Solutions Architect, ITIL, Cloud Architecture, Well-Architected Framework, etc.
Expertise across all aspects of enterprise architecture, including a robust working knowledge of analytical and architectural methodologies and frameworks including Agile, Waterfall, Kanban, Six Sigma, Zachman, Lean, MOST, SWOT, BPM, Use Cases and Stories, BPMN
Articulate, clear, and concise communicator, with good presentation skills. Ability to engage with CxO level stakeholders.
Proven ability to grasp new concept, learn it quickly and work in agile manner independently.
Experience of largescale business change and technology transformation programs.
Proven ability to balance business benefits against technology risk, with clear reasoning.
Selfmotivated, proactive and customer focused with excellent organisational skills. Able to mentor and train other colleagues.
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