Lead Enterprise Architect, Director

Overview

Lead enterprise architecture strategy and target architecture development at director level, aligning architectural direction with business objectives. The role focuses on secure, scalable digital products and services, governance, innovation, and stakeholder influence.

What you'll do

• Define strategic target architectures and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Lead architecture and design reviews for high-significance or high-risk delivery programmes.
• Verify that proposed designs meet business needs and follow approved architecture principles and standards.
• Identify emerging technologies and assess their impact on the organisation.
• Shape strategic investment programmes by identifying simplification and reuse opportunities.
• Embed architecture guidance into CI/CD pipelines and promote a DevOps mindset.
• Build architecture capability through coaching, mentoring, teaching, and knowledge sharing.

What you'll need

• Extensive experience defining and developing strategic target architectures.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of cloud, microservices, AI, agile architecture, and DevOps practices.
• Experience engaging senior business and technology stakeholders to develop architectures.
• Experience leading collaborative architecture decision-making processes.
• Experience overseeing architecture quality, risk management, governance, and design reviews.
• Ability to develop business cases and influence senior stakeholders to secure investment.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru
• Hours: 45 per week
• Level: Director