Chief Enterprise Architect CEA

Top 3 Reasons To Join Us The Job ITviec's client is looking for a Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) who defines, owns and governs enterprise architecture — the business, data, application and technology architecture of the bank 1 Enterprise Architecture Vision, Strategy & Roadmap Define and own the enterprise architecture vision, architecture principles and target-state architecture across the business, data, application and technology domains, aligned to the Banking IT Strategy and the Data & AI Strategy. Translate business strategy into baseline, target and transition architectures and a sequenced architecture roadmap that the delivery organization can execute. 2 Capability-to-Platform Boundaries Starting from the capability baseline approved by the strategy and transformation function, decide how each business  capability is served — by an enterprise business platform, a shared enterprise service, the integration layer or a channel application — so that business rules, workflow and state are held once and are not re-implemented channel by channel. 3 Platform, Application & Integration Architecture  Set architecture standards for enterprise platforms, digital channels, core banking and business systems; ensure consistency, interoperability and reuse across technology domains.  Direct the progressive modernization of the legacy core and surrounding systems, minimizing migration and operational risk in a brownfield estate. 4 Cloud, Infrastructure & Resilience Architecture Define the hybrid-cloud architecture strategy (on-premises, AWS, Microsoft 365) within data-residency and SBV constraints; direct cloud-native adoption and application modernization. 5 Data, AI & Emerging-Technology Architecture  Partner with the CDO so that the enterprise data architecture (Lake House, Data Mesh, data integration) and AI platforms are coherent with the enterprise architecture; govern the integration architecture of the enterprise data ecosystem. 6 Architecture Governance, Decision Authority & Technical Debt Chair the Architecture Board and run architecture governance over solution designs, integration patterns, data-architecture alignment, security and resilience controls, technology standards, exceptions and architecture decisions. Ensure architectures comply with security, privacy and regulatory requirements, together with the CISO and DPO 7 EA Practice & Repository Build and maintain the EA practice: the EA method, repository and metamodel; current, target and transition architectures; the application and integration inventory; architecture decision records; the exception log and the architecture debt register. 8 Organization, Executive Leadership & Architecture Capability Lead the Architecture & Portfolio Governance Center: plan, assign and develop the Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture teams and raise the professional standard of both. Advise the CEO, Board of Management and Board of Directors on technology strategy and architecture investment; represent architecture in Board and Executive Committee discussions. Mentor the bank's enterprise, application, data, infrastructure and security architects and technical leaders; build an architecture community of practice across IT and business. Your Skills and Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field. 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture or technology leadership, including 5+ years in a senior, principal or chief architect role (or equivalent) at an enterprise-scale organization. Proven leadership of enterprise architecture — not only solution architecture — in a large, complex, regulated organization, ideally a bank, with accountability for the architecture of the whole enterprise. Demonstrated brownfield modernization through a large-scale digital transformation, with evidence of sequencing change safely and delivering measurable outcomes. Has established and run architecture governance (an architecture board, compliance reviews, technical-debt management) that measurably improved architecture quality and conformance. Why You'll Love Working Here Attractive compensation package (with bi-annual performance and salary reviews). Opportunity to participate in large-scale tech projects and key digital transformation initiatives of the Bank. Hands-on experience with cutting-edge architectures and technologies, working directly with global leading partners (AWS, IBM, Temenos, BCG). Dynamic environment with clear career advancement opportunities and a distinct corporate culture. Premium comprehensive health insurance package.