Chief Enterprise Architect

Description

We can offer this position as part time job in case of your interest.

As the Chief Enterprise Architect for Vodafone CZ, you will be responsible for defining and implementing the enterprise architecture strategy to support the organization's business goals and objectives, aligned with global standards and the target architecture. You will lead a team of architects and collaborate with various stakeholders to develop and maintain an efficient and scalable technology landscape that enables the company to deliver its services effectively. You will need to understand the business vision and be able to partner with business stakeholders to shape it. You will be asked to focus on simplification of our IT landscape and modernise it to allow faster time to market delivery.

As a member of Cluster Architecture team you will contribute to the architecture definition and creation of the global platforms with main focus on reuse in between countries.

Job Responsibility

• Lead definition of the target IT CZ architecture, define the roadmap for IT applications and formulate and execute the associated transformation plan
• Partner with business stakeholders, executives, and technology teams to understand and translate business vision into architectural designs
• Lead definition, maintenance, and optimization the IT application portfolio – emphasis on application rationalization and simplification of the current IT landscape
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, availability, and stability of IT application through architecture improvements
• Lead definition of information architecture and ownership
• Assess technical and architectural complexity
• Define application integration standards
• Monitor the architectural model at conceptual, logical and physical levels to verify compliance to global standards
• Validate technical designs against global architecture standards
• Advise on roadmap plans for underlying IT products and services
• Serve as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in various global initiatives and projects in scope
• Facilitate re-use from other countries of technologies and capabilities
• Manage key relationships with Global IT to share knowledge and best practise
• Identify and propose new and innovative architectures and products/platforms to Global architecture for consideration as a new Vodafone standard
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the architecture team, fostering their professional growth and development.

Skills we need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience (typically 10+ years) as an architect
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies
• Experience in defining and implementing enterprise-wide technology strategies, roadmaps, and governance processes.
• Understanding of business and business processes
• Proficiency in evaluating and selecting technologies, platforms, and solutions based on business requirements and architectural principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to envision and design innovative solutions to complex business challenges.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in leading and managing a team of architects, providing technical guidance and mentoring.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and security standards.

What we offer

• Here, we address each other informally and aren’t really bothered about a dress code… It suits us all just fine, and we hope you’ll feel good among us too.
• Let’s not hide the fact that Vodafone is a big name – so we’re offering you the stable environment of our company, which is simultaneously a challenger on the telecommunications and data market.
• Annual bonus
• We keep up with the times or even a step ahead, so with us you can enjoy 5 weeks of vacation, 5 personal days and optional home office… We also think about parents, with 16 weeks vacations for new parents and the option of returning to work sooner under exceptional conditions for moms.
• Most of us currently work from home. We want to keep the increased ratio of remote working in the future.
• If Vodafone, then full on – you will get a mobile phone and a great unlimited tariff, plus 24 000 benefit points per year which you can use in the cafeteria to buy vacations, educational courses or just to invite your dearest to the cinema.
• We’re located on a metro line – right at the entrance actually – our headquarters are in Stodůlky. You’ll find everything you need in the building and the vicinity for your lunch break or coffee break, and you can even shop in the nearby stores.
• And if you need to shake it off after work, you can grab one of the bikes we rent, or go to our gym located in the building.