Enterprise Architect

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

• Lead the definition and creation of innovative digital services for customers
• Provide technical guidance to our customers and to internal teams as we work together building digital and AI centred services to meet the challenges of the next decade
• Deliver transformation of IT practices to exploit modern best practices such as DevOps, DevSecOps, automation agents and generative AI
• Define strategies to migrate, modernise and transform legacy systems onto modern architectures
• To provide technical, sectoral and design leadership to a highly skilled and motivated expert technical team
• To work with customer senior management and technology leaders assisting as they make critical decisions on technical direction
• Lead business analysts and end-users to elicit requirements & assist in developing design specifications for short-, medium- and long-term future state architectures
• Developing effective logical, conceptual, and physical designs in conjunction with the wider IT development and support team
• Perform enterprise technology assessments to help identify risks, issues and opportunities
• Assessing customer application estates and defining future roadmaps including cloud migration, modernisation, AI adoption and transformation
• Designing digital solutions with awareness of relevant standards and industry best practices
• To be part of a motivated and dynamic advisory team with strong core values that seek to drive the customer's success
• Identify opportunities to add value to the customer in the management and delivery of its IT landscape
• Evaluating and recommending external products and services that may meet the customer's requirements
• Identifying technology trends through an awareness of industry innovation, sectoral and geo-political factors
• Supporting business development teams in shaping opportunities and defining solutions for new customers, including responding to tenders and delivering client presentations
• Maintaining client relationships, including acting as a trusted advisor to CIO and senior technology leaders across our client base

• One or more certifications in relevant architecture domains are desirable, or proven real-world architecture experience in these areas:

• Enterprise architecture - (TOGAF preferred)
• Cloud architecture - (Azure and/or AWS)
• AI Architecture - (Copilot, OpenAI, Azure AI, RAG Architecture)
• One or more certifications that demonstrate experience in project management, operations and IT delivery are desirable, such as:

• Service Management (e.g. ITIL)
• Project Management (e.g. PRINCE2)
• Agile (e.g. PSM or CSM Scrum Master)
• One or more certifications that demonstrate application or technical specialisms are desirable, such as:

• IT Security (e.g. CISSP, CEH, CCSP)
• ERP Systems (e.g. Oracle, SAP, Sales Force or MS Dynamics certifications)
• Product or application specialisms (e.g. O365, SharePoint, CRM, Operational Technology)

• Extensive Solution Design, development, and delivery experience in diverse and complex environments
• Development of IT and/or digital strategies including production of technology roadmaps and AI strategies
• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture modelling (including techniques such as UML) and experience in Enterprise Architecture tools such as LeanIX, OrbusInfinity or Ardoq
• Excellent client-facing skills, including experience working with C-Suite level managers on high-profile IT design or delivery projects

• You will have significant (5+ years) experience in at least one of the following sectors, with a deep understanding of both the technology landscape and market drivers in that sector:

• Health & Life Sciences (e.g. public and/or private health, pharmaceuticals)
• Banking & Capital Markets (e.g. fintech, investment banking, reinsurance)
• Local or Central Government (e.g. transport, education, welfare)
• Manufacturing & Retail (e.g. supply chain, operational technology, e-commerce)

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people's individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
• Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

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