Functional Architect

SBM Offshore N.V.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore N.V. is seeking a Digital Function Architect to design and maintain the functional architecture of digital solutions. You will collaborate with IT Enterprise Architecture and other IT/Digital stakeholders to ensure alignment with business needs and strategic directions.

The role requires building comprehensive mappings of processes, functionalities and data, and leading optimization across functions. Engagement with governance, risk, and stakeholder management will be key to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in data science, business analytics, CS, or related field.
• Knowledge in Business Architecture and IT Enterprise Architecture is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be an active member of the Enterprise Architecture Community.
• Build and maintain mapping of business processes, functionalities and data against the digital solution stack.
• Propose standardization and optimization of business processes within/across functions.
• Map digital functionalities to business capabilities through digital solutions.
• Rationalize the application landscape to promote existing capabilities on current apps/products.
• Contribute to lifecycle management and assess impact on architecture.
• Ensure compliance between business strategies and technology directions.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Produce clear, structured instructions for development and governance.
• Advise in ideation phases to define business needs and functionalities.

Skills

Business Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Scrum/Agile

Stakeholder Management

Digital Savvy

Education

Bachelors in data science / analytics / CS

Job description

Purpose

The Digital Function Architect is responsible for the design of the functional architecture of the digital solutions and maintain the existing functional architecture as well as reviewing future developments in cooperation with IT Enterprise Architecture and other IT/Digital stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Be an active member of Enterprise Architecture Community
• Build and Maintain overview and detailed mapping of business process, functionalities, and data against the company digital solution stack
• Propose business processes standardization and optimization within and across business functions
• Map digital functionalities and link them to business capabilities through digital solutions with use of corporate tool.
• Rationalize and optimize the application landscape promoting the use of existing capabilities/functionalities on existing applications, products & platforms
• Reduce Software & Technology debt by contributing to Lifecycle Management exercise for the functionalities assessments & impact on existing architecture
• Control Technology diversity promoting existing IT/Digital software & technology capabilities first
• Ensure compliance between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities and technology directions, executing strategies, policies, standards, and practices.
• Establish and maintain relationships with the key stakeholders.
• Produce consistent/organized instructions in a well-structured format.
• Be part of early phases of ideation as an advisor to ensure proper business needs and functionalities definition from the business requestor
• Contribute to signature-ready recommendation to IT/Digital Leadership for gate approval in line with Enterprise Architecture principles and guidelines
• Ensure design and implementation of optimized functional architecture for the development of the digital solutions
• Ensure function architecture of solutions are communicated and documented
• Propose digital opportunities and digital solution to match the business needs
• Promote continuous improvement within the IT/Digital community by remaining current on the latest software and technology developments
• Apply and capture applicable lessons learned in the execution of activities.
• Ensure knowledge sharing and creating awareness amongst the IT/Digital community

Education

• Bachelor's degree in data science, business analytics, computer science, statistics, or a related field is required. Knowledge in Business Architecture (academic degree a plus). Knowledge in IT Enterprise Architecture (academic degree a plus)

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in functional architecture, IT management, or a related field. Proven experience in developing and implementing functional architecture strategies and frameworks. Strong business background to understand business needs. Functional knowledge of business processes. Functional knowledge of application portfolio. Passionate about technology and digital. Knowledge in Scrum Agile methodologies a plus. Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

Functional Competencies

• Compliance
• Governance, Risk and Control
• Analytics and reporting
• IT Tools and application
• Business Partnering
• Digital savvy
• Business Acumen
• Delivering Tender
• Management of change application
• Risk Management