Enterprise Architect (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture Foundation: Build and maintain the Enterprise Architecture baseline by mapping the current IT landscape (applications, components, integrations) and aligning it with the target architecture.
• Framework & Strategy Alignment: Define, evolve, and ensure alignment of the Enterprise Architecture framework with business strategy, security requirements, and group standards.
• Governance & Standards: Establish and enforce Enterprise Architecture governance, including guidelines, review processes, and compliance with defined standards.
• Demand & Portfolio Alignment: Support and integrate Enterprise Architecture into IT demand management processes, ensuring architectural validation, prioritization, and value-driven decision-making.
• Architectural Roadmaps & Transformation: Assess the current landscape against the target architecture, identify gaps, and drive pragmatic transformation initiatives with Solution Architects.
• Architecture Design & Decision Support: Guide architecture and service design decisions, ensuring scalability, resilience, cost efficiency, and overall solution quality.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Transparency: Ensure clear documentation and visualization of architecture while engaging business and technical stakeholders to drive alignment and adoption.

Requirements

• Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Strong experience in Enterprise Architecture frameworks, governance models, and architecture best practices, with 5-7 years of relevant professional experience .
• Education & Certifications: Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification is a strong plus.
• IT Landscape & Transformation: Proven ability to assess complex IT environments and define actionable transformation roadmaps.
• Security & Service Management: Solid understanding of IT security, compliance, and service lifecycle management principles.
• Tools & Modeling: Experience with architecture modeling and visualization tools (e.g., LeanIX or similar platforms).
• Execution & Delivery Mindset: Strong ownership, ability to translate strategy into execution, manage priorities, and drive results in complex environments.
• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Excellent communication, storytelling, and influencing skills, with a collaborative and structured working style.
• The minimum gross annual salary for this position in Italy is €50,000. Compensation for this position will be determined by the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, and overall alignment with the role's responsibilities ‎ ‎
• Freudenberg Sealing Technologies S.a.s. di Externa Italia S.r.l.u.

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