Cloud & AI Enterprise Junior Architect

MSC Cruises; Napoli; Ibrido; EUR 38.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Meal vouchers€8 per on-site day

Health Insurance

Flexible working hours

Learning opportunities

Descrizione del lavoro

MSC Cruises seeks a seasoned Enterprise Architecture professional to translate Cloud & AI strategy into a measurable roadmap. You will coordinate across Cloud and AI streams, drive alignment with standards, and support executives with design reviews and governance.

You will engage stakeholders across business and IT, shaping reference architectures and ensuring secure, reusable solutions while promoting architecture-as-code practices and value-based decision making.

Competenze

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant field with focus on IT/architecture.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives and stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of cloud and AI concepts and enterprise architecture principles.
• Ability to read and produce architecture diagrams (HLD, blueprints, C4, ArchiMate).
• Excellent written and verbal communication with executive audiences.

Mansioni

• Coordinate Cloud & AI architecture roadmap aligned with enterprise principles.
• Manage stakeholder engagement with business, IT, delivery teams and leadership.
• Act as cross-stream coordination between Cloud and AI streams.
• Contribute to reference architectures, patterns and standards.
• Review High-Level Designs for alignment with principles and target architecture.
• Organize architecture forums, reviews and workshops; track actions to closure.
• Maintain EA knowledge base and promote architecture-as-code and reuse.
• Support EA capacity, budget and CapEx/OpEx planning and KPI monitoring.
• Prepare executive reporting and materials for senior leadership.

Conoscenze

Italian English bilingual

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project coordination

Architecture documentation

Formazione

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Engineering, Business Innovation or related fields

Strumenti

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Markdown/Git-based documentation

Microsoft Power Platform

Azure/Azure AI fundamentals

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Purpose

The role is aimed at supporting the Enterprise Architecture team in turning MSC's Cloud & AI strategy into a coherent, measurable and well-governed architecture roadmap. It contributes to the design of Cloud & AI solutions and acts as a cross-stream coordination and communication hub, ensuring alignment, engagement and execution across the Cruise Division.

Job Purpose

The role is aimed at supporting the Enterprise Architecture team in turning MSC's Cloud & AI strategy into a coherent, measurable and well-governed architecture roadmap. It contributes to the design of Cloud & AI solutions and acts as a cross-stream coordination and communication hub, ensuring alignment, engagement and execution across the Cruise Division.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate the definition, planning and evolution of the Cloud & AI architecture roadmap, making sure initiatives stay aligned with enterprise architecture principles and the target architecture.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and communication with business, IT, delivery teams and senior leadership, so that architecture directions are clearly understood and adopted.
• Act as a cross-stream point of coordination between the Cloud and AI streams, ensuring consistency of standards, reference architectures and architectural decisions.
• Contribute to the design of Cloud & AI reference architectures, patterns and standards, supporting senior architects in defining reusable and secure solutions.
• Support the review of High-Level Designs (HLD) with delivery and product teams, assessing alignment with enterprise architecture principles, standards and the target architecture.
• Organize and facilitate architecture forums, review sessions and workshops, tracking outcomes, decisions, exceptions and follow-up actions through to closure.
• Maintain and evolve the Enterprise Architecture knowledge base (principles, standards, guidelines, reference patterns, architecture decision records), promoting an "architecture-as-code" approach and reuse.
• Contribute to Enterprise Architecture capacity, budget and CapEx/OpEx planning. This includes supporting the estimation of architecture effort for business initiatives and the monitoring of external resources.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reporting, presentations and materials for senior leadership, and define and monitor Enterprise Architecture KPIs.
• Support the AI ideas evaluation funnel, collecting, structuring and tracking use cases through value, feasibility and risk assessment.
• Drive the adoption of internal AI and cloud tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot) through communication plans, training and community initiatives.
• Manage the relationship with technology vendors and partners on architecture topics, including workshops, assessments and technical evaluations, contributing to technology scouting and the comparison of cloud and AI services by value, cost and risk.
• Foster knowledge-sharing across the Cloud and AI communities of practice and the wider Enterprise Architecture team.

Qualifications

• Italian and English as primary working languages.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Engineering, Business Innovation or related fields; cloud or AI certification (e.g. Azure Fundamentals, Azure AI Fundamentals or Azure Solutions Architect) will be considered a plus.
• 4+ years of experience in IT architecture, solution design, IT consulting or technology strategy roles, including coordinating cross-functional initiatives and stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of cloud and AI concepts (Azure preferred, cloud-native services, integration/APIs, GenAI/LLM and RAG patterns) and enterprise architecture principles, with the ambition to grow along an architecture career path.
• Ability to read and produce architecture documentation and diagrams (e.g. HLD, solution blueprints, C4 or ArchiMate models).
• Strong organizational, planning and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple streams, priorities and deadlines at the same time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn complex technical topics into clear executive messages, documentation and presentations.
• Analytical mindset, with familiarity with KPIs, reporting and budget/cost tracking.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships and drive alignment across architects, engineers, business stakeholders, partners and vendors.
• Proactive and collaborative attitude, with a strong focus on knowledge-sharing.
• Experience facilitating meetings, workshops and decision-making forums will be considered an advantage.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) or modelling tools will be considered an advantage.
• Experience with Markdown/Git-based documentation or Microsoft Power Platform will be considered an advantage.
• Background in travel, hospitality or another large-scale consumer business will be considered an advantage.

VISA Requirements

Right to work in Italy.

What we offer

In compliance with the applicable pay transparency legislation, the following information is provided regarding the initial compensation foreseen for the position.

Contract

• Type of contract: Permanent
• Hybrid working model: 2 days per week remotely
• Applicable Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL): “Addetti agli uffici ed ai terminals delle società di navigazione che esercitano l’armamento privato” – sez. personale di terra
• Gross annual salary (RAL): between €38.000 – €45.000 gross per year, paid over 14 monthly installments
• Meal vouchers: worth €8 per on-site working day

The offer in terms of salary will be determined based on the candidate’s professional experience, technical competencies, and the level of autonomy and responsibility assigned to the role.

Welfare&Wellbeing

We offer a range of Welfare&Wellbeing Initiatives as well as benefits including Productivity award, Health Insurance, Learning opportunities, flexible working hours, Employee Assistance Programme, Discounts & Partnerships within the MSC group.

Our commitment

We are committed to building a future that values diverse perspectives, embraces the world beyond borders, and fosters an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. Our commitment extends to taking meaningful, measurable actions that have a long‑term positive impact on our guests, our employees and our planet.