Enterprise Architect

Experian Asia Pacific; Cyberjaya; Hybrid; MYR 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work Arrangement: Hybrid. You will mix

Experian is an equal opportunities**

Inclusive paid leave

People-first and inclusive workplace

Career growth opportunities and Global

Exposure to diverse, global teams

Job summary

Experian Asia Pacific is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership for key technology initiatives across our markets. You will define target-state architectures, guide investments, and ensure solutions align with business goals and regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Global Head of Enterprise Architecture, you will collaborate with business and technical leaders to support digital transformation, cloud adoption, and platform modernization while

Qualifications

• Define enterprise architecture strategies and roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Lead large-scale transformation, including cloud adoption and platform modernization.
• Influence senior stakeholders and translate complex tech into business terms.
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and enterprise standards.
• Mentor architects and guide engineering teams across markets.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy, target-state architectures, and technology roadmaps that support our business priorities and long-term transformation goals.
• Provide architectural leadership across large-scale initiatives, ensuring technology solutions align with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives.
• Lead architecture reviews and key technology decisions, balancing business needs, risk, security, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures that enable secure, resilient, and scalable solutions across our region.
• Partner with business and technology leaders as a trusted advisor, influencing enterprise-wide decisions and helping stakeholders translate technology choices into business outcomes.
• Enable the responsible adoption of cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, helping us innovate while managing security, privacy, compliance, and operational risks.
• Elevate architecture and engineering through technical leadership, mentorship, and best practices, connecting long-term architectural vision with practical execution across teams and markets.

Skills

IT experience

Enterprise architecture

Cloud adoption

Stakeholder influence

AI & emerging tech

Regulated environments

Education

TOGAF / Cloud certification

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

EA tools

Job description

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership and strategic direction for key technology initiatives across Experian's Asia Pacific markets.

The Enterprise Architect will define target-state architectures, guide technology investment decisions, and ensure solutions align with business objectives, enterprise standards, security requirements, and regulatory obligations. Working across business, application, data, technology, and security domains, this role will partner closely with business and technology leaders to support digital transformation and long-term platform modernization.

As a trusted advisor, the EA will influence enterprise-wide technology strategy and provide guidance to solution architects, engineering teams, and technical leaders. With Experian's cloud-first approach, this role will help shape scalable, secure, and technology capabilities while supporting major transformation initiatives.

The role will also help identify opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to drive business value, enhance customer outcomes, and support innovation while managing risk within highly regulated environments.

What You'll Be Doing

• You will define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy, target-state architectures, and technology roadmaps that support our business priorities and long-term transformation goals.
• You will provide architectural leadership across large-scale initiatives, ensuring technology solutions align with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives.
• You will lead architecture reviews and key technology decisions, balancing business needs, risk, security, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• You will establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures that enable secure, resilient, and scalable solutions across our region.
• You will partner with business and technology leaders as a trusted advisor, influencing enterprise-wide decisions and helping stakeholders translate technology choices into business outcomes.
• You will enable the responsible adoption of cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, helping us innovate while managing security, privacy, compliance, and operational risks.
• You will elevate architecture and engineering through technical leadership, mentorship, and best practices, connecting long-term architectural vision with practical execution across teams and markets.

Reporting Structure

You will report to the Global Head of Enterprise Architecture.

People Leadership

This is an individual contributor leadership role with significant influence across teams and stakeholders. While the role does not include direct people management responsibilities, you will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance across the organization.

Qualifications

What You'll bring

• Extensive IT experience, typically 12+ years, including at least 5 years of recent experience as a Principal, Lead, or Enterprise Architect across.
• Proven ability to define enterprise architecture strategies, target-state architectures, and technology roadmaps that align business and technology priorities.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption, application modernization, and platform transformation.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture across application, data, integration, infrastructure, security, and cloud domains.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders, driving alignment, and communicating complex technology decisions in business terms.
• Knowledge of AI and emerging technologies, including their responsible adoption in regulated environments.

Certificates

• Enterprise architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF) or cloud architecture certification (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements across multiple markets.
• Experience with AI governance, enterprise architecture tools, or cloud migration frameworks.
• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose-driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affiantive Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits/Perks

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid. You will combine in-office and remote work, with regular attendance required at the office.
• Experian is an equal opportunities employer
• Inclusive paid leave
• People-first and inclusive workplace
• Career growth opportunities and Global learning opportunities
• Exposure to diverse, global teams