AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Position: Enterprise Architect
Location: London | Cambridge
Employment type: Full-time regular
Role Overview
We are looking for an Enterprise Architect to lead and support enterprise architecture (EA) activities that guide the development and management of business and technology‑driven solutions. In AVEVA, Enterprise Architects provide the leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required for the development of an enterprise’s application, data, and technology architecture.
Key Responsibilities
* Owns the current state and derives future state architecture (applications, data, technology platforms), by working with architecture peers (Solutions, Data, Infrastructure).
* Evaluates, analyzes, and rationalises how architectural solutions are aligned, organized and mapped against the future vision and the strategic needs of AVEVA.
* Act as an advisor, providing insights on new technologies and recommending solutions that support business objectives.
* Lead the analysis of the current applications, integrations and platforms, including data; identify technical debt and recommend solutions for improvement; scan the horizon for evolving technologies and trends.
* Work with business leaders, IT domain leaders and relevant stakeholders to provide guidance and oversight to development teams to ensure that decisions are backed by a clear and well‑understood rationale.
* Assist with designing the governance, assurance, and standards activities associated with ensuring enterprise technology architecture compliance of projects and products.
* Oversee and facilitate the research, evaluation, and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, as well as the design of standard configurations.
Essential Skills And Experience
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, system analysis, or a related study, or equivalent experience.
* Minimum 5 years of proven experience in IT systems design.
* Experience with, and knowledge of, business applications within 3 or more of the following domains:
o Commercial/direct Sales (CRM, Salesforce preferred)
o B2B digital ecosystems supporting indirect Sales and Partners/Resellers.
o Finance (ERP and Billing, Oracle preferred)
o Marketing (Campaign Management, Adobe platform preferred)
o HR (Workday platform preferred)
* Mastery of SaaS and Cloud concepts and architecture patterns.
* Understanding of Master Data Management concepts in the context of CRM‑ERP‑Billing integrations.
* Understanding of product management, agile principles, and development methodologies.
* Understanding of security architecture.
* Understanding of architecture frameworks and concepts (TOGAF, SAFe, or others).
* Understanding of development life cycle methodologies (e.g., waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps).
* Mastery of technical concepts and high level design patterns involving APIs.
* Understanding of AI solutions and a clear understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of AI technologies is highly beneficial.
* Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Skills and Experience
* Familiarity with Mulesoft is a plus.
* Relevant vendor or industry certifications.
* Experience working as a consultant on large, multi‑national projects.
* Experience working in the Software/Technology Industry.
UK Benefits
Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance programme.
Hybrid Working
By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office‑based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.
EEO Statement
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case‑by‑case basis.
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