Enterprise Architect

The Recruitment Company; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Company is seeking an Enterprise Architect for a Dublin-based transformation programme. This is a new role in the early discovery phase, helping to define strategy and architecture across the business and shape a clear technology roadmap.

You will focus on data strategy, assess current maturity, identify risks, and translate architecture concepts into practical recommendations for stakeholders across business and IT.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering enterprise architecture strategy from discovery through to delivery on large-scale programmes.
• Strong understanding of combining data strategy, integrations and enterprise applications/systems.
• Ability to assess existing technology landscapes, identify system risks and prioritise workload based on risk, effectiveness and effort.
• Experience evaluating tools, software and technology models in line with current system maturity and future business requirements.
• Solid experience designing architectures, establishing system governance and defining technology standards.
• Experience developing target-state architectures and roadmaps to support wider business transformation.
• Ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex architecture concepts into clear recommendations.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, data flows, dependencies and the wider impact of technology change.
• Comfortable working in an early-stage transformation environment where strategy, priorities and architecture are still being defined.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Data strategy

Stakeholder management

Governance

Target-state architectures

Roadmaps

Transformation leadership

Architectural governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

• 6 month rolling contract, long term programme

• Dublin (Hybrid 2-3 days / week onsite)
• 6 month rolling contract, long term programme
• €600 - €700/day

Exciting new Enterprise Architecture contracting role available with a leading Irish technology business. This is a totally new role in the very early phases of a transformation programme. You’ll join right from the early discovery phases, helping to define strategy and architecture across the business and help establish a clear roadmap for future technology change.

The role is suited to a rounded Enterprise Architect with a slight emphasis on data strategy. You’ll work across business and technology teams to understand the existing landscape, identify opportunities for improvement and help shape the target architecture, governance and technology roadmap.

You’ll also be involved in assessing the current maturity of systems and integrations, identifying risks and dependencies and provide clear recommendations on where investment and change should be prioritised.

Desired Skills / Experience

• Proven experience delivering enterprise architecture strategy from discovery through to delivery on large-scale programmes.
• Strong understanding of combining data strategy, integrations and enterprise applications/systems.
• Ability to assess existing technology landscapes, identify system risks and prioritise workload based on risk, effectiveness and effort.
• Experience evaluating tools, software and technology models in line with current system maturity and future business requirements.
• Solid experience designing architectures, establishing system governance and defining technology standards.
• Experience developing target-state architectures and roadmaps to support wider business transformation.
• Ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex architecture concepts into clear recommendations.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, data flows, dependencies and the wider impact of technology change.
• Comfortable working in an early-stage transformation environment where strategy, priorities and architecture are still being defined.