Senior Architect — ELDS Transformation & Roadmaps

ABB; Dalmine; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an IS Lead Architect to shape end-to-end architecture for the ELDS Division. This hands-on leadership role balances long-term direction with immediate business needs, guiding teams and transforming programs for scalable, secure solutions.

The position requires strong architecture experience across cloud, data, and integration, with English fluency and a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset. Hybrid work models apply in Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in enterprise, domain, or solution architecture within a global organization.
• Ability to define target architectures, transition architectures, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Broad understanding of application, data, integration, cloud, cybersecurity, and technology lifecycle architecture.
• Practical experience supporting large transformation programs and complex, multi-domain solution landscapes.
• Knowledge of modern architectures and technologies, including Microsoft Azure, APIs, event-driven integration, containers, DevSecOps, and observability.
• Strong business orientation, stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and influencing skills.
• Fluent spoken and written English; experience in an industrial, manufacturing, energy, engineering, or electrification environment is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy and transformation priorities into practical target architectures and executable roadmaps.
• Provide hands-on architectural guidance to major transformation programs and solution delivery teams.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, integrated, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Identify dependencies, constraints, risks, and realistic transition steps across programs and technology domains.
• Guide modernization of the application and technology landscape, including consolidation, replacement, and retirement decisions.
• Balance long-term architectural direction with delivery speed, business value, cost, risk, and operational needs.
• Facilitate architecture decisions with business leaders, process owners, service owners, project teams, and technology partners.
• Support the responsible adoption of cloud, data, AI, automation, and modern application technologies.

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder management

Architectural leadership

Business alignment

Education

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

Tools

Azure

APIs

Containers

DevSecOps

Observability

Job description

ABB is seeking an IS Lead Architect to shape end-to-end architecture for the ELDS Division. This hands-on leadership role balances long-term direction with immediate business needs, guiding teams and transforming programs for scalable, secure solutions.

The position requires strong architecture experience across cloud, data, and integration, with English fluency and a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset. Hybrid work models apply in Europe.