Enterprise Architecture Lead: Governance & Standards

ABB; Baden; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an experienced IS Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture team in a hybrid work model. You will develop and maintain enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, and governance practices across ABB, collaborating with Domain and Solution Architects to ensure alignment with the company vision and target state.

You will contribute to architecture governance, guidance, and decision management while embedding EA practices across Business Areas and Divisions and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Enterprise, Domain, Solution Architecture, technology consulting, or a related architecture discipline.
• Experience with architecture methodologies and modeling tools, preferably TOGAF and Ardoq.
• Experience working within complex, decentralized, matrix, or multi-division organizations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable architecture building blocks.
• Partner with Domain Architects to ensure alignment of domain architectures with ABB's enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and target state.
• Drive standardization, simplification, interoperability, reuse, and optimization across the ABB IS landscape.
• Provide guidance and support to Domain and Solution Architects, ensuring consistent application of architecture principles, standards, and best practices.
• Contribute to architecture governance processes, reviews, compliance assessments, and the management of architecture risks, deviations, and decisions.
• Promote the adoption of enterprise architecture methodologies, frameworks, tools, and governance practices across Business Areas and Divisions.
• Facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, and stakeholder engagement across enterprise, domain, solution, and business teams to strengthen architecture maturity.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, identifying opportunities to enhance enterprise architecture capabilities, practices, and governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Facilitation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

TOGAF

Ardoq

Job description

ABB is seeking an experienced IS Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture team in a hybrid work model. You will develop and maintain enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, and governance practices across ABB, collaborating with Domain and Solution Architects to ensure alignment with the company vision and target state.

You will contribute to architecture governance, guidance, and decision management while embedding EA practices across Business Areas and Divisions and