The Senior IT Enterprise Architect will support the management and evolution of an application landscape serving a wide range of Business Lines addressing a large set of markets with different business models.
Position & Objectives
* Work with business and technical stakeholders to understand business operation and strategy to frame problem statements or articulate new application requirement with proper justification.
* Capture the representation of the applications and systems landscape. Analyse application landscape dependencies (technical and functional, application interfaces, program/roadmap).
* Identify the capabilities and limitations/risks of the current applications landscape used by the business line.
* Identify synergy or opportunities by evaluating scenario such as repurpose application assets or innovations within or across the different business lines.
* Develop recommendation to address limitations or enabling synergies by guiding application roadmap preparation.
* Support formalisation of scope, drivers, justification of business requirements for application development investment requests.
* Support Solution Architects in shaping solution design and making application architecture design decisions aligned with business imperatives once investment is approved.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related fields is required.
* TOGAF Certification is a plus.
* Extensive functional knowledge in multiple enterprise functions (sales, production, Laboratory, digital …) relevant to Industries with ties to Eurofins markets and customers. Proven success in a growth-oriented business.
* Exposure to Enterprise Architecture Assessment and Management methods such as TOGAF, etc. (certification is a nice to have).
* Knowledge of Enterprise Process, Information, Application, and Technology Blueprints preparation.
* Familiar with Enterprise Architecture blueprint development, governance, and management.
* Ability to understand business strategy, operations, and technology trends.
* Business Analysis (business requirement, functional requirements and value engineering).
* Enterprise Architecture modelling.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex business and Technology concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Excellent written communication skills targeting leadership audience (CxO and VP level).
* Highly tolerant and resilient to volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. VUCA is not a justification for not delivering.
* Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on driving business outcomes through effective architecture, yet attentive to details.
* Team player: involves others, builds trust with colleagues, shares knowledge and seeks opportunities for cross functional working and collaboration.
* Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-makers.
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