Senior Enterprise Architect Jobs

Senior Enterprise Architect

Client: Manufacturing

Job Type: Contract until January 31,2024

Salary: Open *depending on experience

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Environment: Hybrid

Your New Company

Our client, in the manufacturing industry, is looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect to join their team in on a contract basis until January 31, 2024 (possibility of extension).

As an Enterprise Architect - Business and Applications, you will play a pivotal role in crafting and

implementing the technological blueprint that supports our business strategy. Collaborating closely

with various stakeholders (business and IT), you will define and execute strategies to enhance

efficiency, scalability, and innovation across our systems and applications.

In big programs, the Enterprise Architect will translate business objectives into the right high-level

architecture (Business Capabilities, Applications, integrations, and technologies) that is adapted for

the context of the client in a pragmatic approach. He will work with the stakeholder to build the business

case. The Enterprise Architect will collaborate with key business stakeholders, Internal Audit,

Business leaders, Solution Architects, Vendors, etc. to ensure and guide adherence to the client’s

architecture standards and targets.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains enterprise architecture processes that enable the enterprise to develop and implement solutions and business capabilities that are aligned with best practices, business goals, applications ecosystem, and technology.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework, emphasizing business capabilities and application ecosystems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding the organization, the projects and development teams in the realization of architectural visions.
• Actively participates in the evolution of the EA function, and the development of its service offerings and frameworks.
• Define and document architecture standards, principles, and guidelines that optimize business and application alignment.
• Have a strong participation in initiating big programs. Scoping, positioning, cost estimation, dependencies
• Design and communicate major project roadmaps, ensuring seamless integration between business objectives and application solutions.
• Stay abreast of industry trends in order to educate the organization
• Evaluate emerging technologies, particularly within the realm of AI, business process optimization, and application modernization.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into architectural requirements.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with architectural decisions, balancing short-term goals with sustainability.
• Develop and operate a governance process for the business capabilities
• Develops and maintains EA frameworks including orientations, positioning, architecture principles, and non-functional requirements.
• Lead the implementation of architecture changes, minimizing disruption and ensuring successful

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ideally, formal qualification in Enterprise Architecture (e.g. TOGAF with Archimate) or formal in technology.
• Bilingualism (French & English)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related study, or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Ideally, experience and knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA, TeamCenter, Adobe, and Salesforce.
• Ideally, experience and knowledge of Manufacturing processes in the automotive industry or related.
• Strong working knowledge of IT service management (e.g., ITIL-related disciplines)
• Minimum of fifteen years of experience in IT, with at least 7 years in Architecture
• Experience designing the deployment of applications and infrastructure into public cloud services.
• Experience in using architecture methodologies such as Zachman and/or TOGAF.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills; ability to create original concepts and theories for a variety of projects, and to think creatively and beyond normal constraints.
• Strong communication skills, both orally and through presentations
• Familiarity with application delivery methods.
• Ability to reach out across the organization and communicate with people at different levels, with diverse needs and agendas; related capabilities include facilitation and teaming skills.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology, processes, business models, and user behaviors and apply them to business needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence, work well with others, and be respected as a leader.
• Reputation for being charismatic and possessed of intellectual integrity
• Skill at perceiving patterns and relationships between technologies, processes, business models, and people.
• Ability to identify emerging technology that can add business value, and to modify business practices to take full advantage of technology innovation.

What You’ll get in Return

Work for a company that cares about its employees and the community, that recognizes and rewards exceptional skills and contributions, and a workplace where everyone works hard but has fun.

Interested?

If you’re available and interested in learning more about this role, please email your resume on [email protected] as soon as you can attaching your updated resume and yearly rate requirements.