Enterprise Architect

Description

We are seeking a forward-thinking Enterprise Architect who will define and drive the technology architecture strategy across the organization, with the ability to scale across application, platform, and infrastructure domains as the ecosystem evolves. This role will act as a bridge between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring alignment, scalability, governance, and innovation enablement across enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy
• Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks
• Drive technology decision-making across business units and platforms
• Align architecture with ROI² goals (Return on Investment + Return on Impact)

Multi-Layer Architecture Ownership

• Provide leadership and gradually scale into:

Application Architecture

• Define application landscape, integration patterns, and modernization roadmap
• Lead transition from:
  • Monolithic Microservices / API-driven architectur
• Ensure scalability, modularity, and reusability

Platform Architecture

• Design and govern platform-based ecosystems (data, AI, ESG platforms, etc.)
• Drive “Tools Platform” transformation
• Enable:
  • Reusable services
  • Shared capabilities
  • Developer productivity

Infrastructure / Cloud Architecture

• Help execute cloud strategy (Azure)
• Ensure:
  • Scalability
  • Security
  • Cost optimization (FinOps)
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid environments

Integration & Data Architecture

• Define enterprise integration patterns (API, event-driven, middleware)
• Lead data architecture for:
  • Data platforms / lakehous
  • Governance and lineage
  • Enable data-as-a-product mindset

Governance & Operating Model

• Establish architecture governance frameworks
• Build and manage:
  • Architecture Review Board (ARB)
  • Design authority forums
• Ensure:
  • Compliance
  • Risk mitigation
  • Standardization

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

• Evaluate and enable adoption of:
  • AI/GenAI platforms
  • Data Framework/platforms
  • ETL/Data Pipelines
  • Integration Platforms
  • Automation frameworks
• Drive controlled innovation with guardrails

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with:
  • Business leaders
  • Product teams
  • Engineering teams
• Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership (CTO, Head of Data & Innovation, Head of Infrastructure & Chief Product Officer)

Key Capabilities & Skills

Core Architecture Skills

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Application architecture o Platform engineering
  • Cloud infrastructure (Azure)
• Experience in API-first and event-driven architectures 2
  • Model Driven Engineering
  • Metadata & Cataloging

Technology Expertise

• Cloud: Azure (must have), AWS, GCP
• Data: Lakehouse, Data platforms, ETL/ELT, governance
• Integration: APIs, microservices, middleware
• DevOps: CI/CD, automation pipelines
• Security: Enterprise-grade security and compliance models

Strategic & Leadership Skills

• Ability to translate business strategy into architecture
• Strong decision-making and trade-off analysis
• Experience working in complex, global enterprise environments
• Proven experience in scaling platforms and ecosystems

Experience Required

• 12–18+ years in technology roles, with:
  • 5+ years in enterprise / solution architecture roles
• Experience in:
  • Digital transformation programs
  • Platform-based product development
  • Large-scale system integration

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s/master’s in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Certifications (preferred):
  • TOGAF
  • Azure Solution Architect Expert
  • Cloud certifications (AWS/GCP)

About Anthesis Group

Our commitment to building and maintaining a diverse workforce

Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world’s largest multinationals such as Reckitt, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,300+ experts operating across 22 countries and 44 office locations with offices in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.

We encourage all employees to contribute their ideas, perspectives, and experiences to help us create an inclusive and equitable workplace. By embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities, we believe we can drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve our shared goals. So, if you’re ready to be a part of something truly extraordinary, then we want you! Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Together, we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive.

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