Head, Enterprise Architecture

TIME dotCom Berhad; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications firm is seeking an Enterprise Architect to design and govern their technology landscape. This role involves strategic leadership, solution design, and guiding digital transformations across multiple business units. Ideal candidates should possess extensive experience in IT architecture and effective stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Flexibility and hybrid work culture

Competitive compensation and benefits

Unique work environment with an indoor slide

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, 5+ years in architecture roles.
• Hands-on experience in infrastructure and application domains.
• Certification in TOGAF, Zachman or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture vision and strategy.
• Lead complex technology solution design and governance.
• Integrate legacy and modern systems for operational efficiency.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Technical Leadership

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems

Tools

TOGAF

Zachman

Kafka

Keycloak

Job description

Reports to: Group Chief Information Officer

Job Overview

We are seeking a visionary and pragmatic Enterprise Architect to join our Group Information Technology leadership team. You will play a pivotal role in designing and governing the technology blueprint for the entire TIME Group, ensuring that our systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with business strategy.

You will shape the future-state architecture across core platforms including SAP HANA (via RISE), CRM, Microservices, DevSecOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and Identity Management, while streamlining and aligning systems across our Wholesale, Enterprise, and Consumer business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Architectural Leadership
• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the Group’s long-term business and technology goals.
• Solution Design & Governance
• Lead the design of complex, end-to-end technology solutions. Establish and enforce architectural standards and best practices. Provide leadership on strategic initiatives, including the SAP HANA migration, system consolidation, and DevSecOps rollout.
• Systems Integration
• Oversee the integration of legacy and modern systems to ensure data consistency, operational efficiency, and ecosystem cohesion.
• Digital Transformation Leadership
• Identify opportunities to leverage modern technologies to unlock new business value, enhance customer experiences, and improve operational effectiveness.
• Architecture Problem Solving
• Tackle complex, ambiguous problems with a first-principles mindset. Use structured architectural thinking to define feasible solutions from scratch.
• Technology Evaluation & Trade-offs
• Provide informed guidance on architecture decisions, including hands-on assessment of frameworks, tools, and platforms (e.g., Kafka, Keycloak, AWS vs GCP).
• SBU Collaboration & Alignment
• Partner with business unit leaders to design modular, future-ready architectures tailored to their specific needs, while maintaining cohesive cross-group collaboration.
• Secure-by-Design & Compliance
• Embed cybersecurity, data governance, and compliance standards into all architectural designs in partnership with the Group Security Office.
• Executive Advisory
• Act as a strategic advisor to the CIO and ExCo, helping evaluate technology investments and articulate architectural risk/reward trade-offs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years in architecture roles.
• Proven ability to lead complex architecture efforts across large-scale enterprise systems.
• Hands-on experience in both infrastructure and application domains.
• This is not a theory-only role – practical implementation experience is required.
• Experience in management consulting + industry environments is highly desirable.
• Certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent frameworks are preferred.
• Deep familiarity with SOA, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native principles.
• Extensive experience in championing and steering enterprise-wide technology transformation, guiding the organization through the complexities of modernization efforts such as cloud adoption, aligning IT with business strategy, and improving operational efficiency.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strategic & Business-Aware: Sees the bigger picture and connects architectural decisions to commercial impact.
• Technically Fluent: Able to challenge and guide engineering teams, and dive deep into implementation trade-offs.
• Pragmatic & Results-Oriented: Focuses on execution over theory, balancing long-term vision with short-term value delivery.
• Collaborative & Influential: Strong communicator who builds consensus and trust with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Driven & Accountable: Takes full ownership of outcomes and thrives in fast-paced, transformation environments.

What You’ll Get

• Autonomy to shape the Group’s next-generation technology landscape
• Flexibility and hybrid work culture
• Opportunities to grow with an ambitious and digitally evolving telco
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• A unique, creative work environment with an indoor slide and on-site cafe

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Please ensure your CV reflects both your strategic thinking and hands-on technical expertise.