Strategic Enterprise Architect: Roadmaps & Leadership

Mercury NZ Limited; Auckland, Tauranga; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 days leave per annum (MyDays)

$400 tax-free home office payment

Employee Share Scheme: $1,000 Mercury-

Discounted health insurance

Free life and income insurance

Well-being programme with up to $100/年

Job summary

Mercury NZ Limited is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to shape and deliver Mercury’s medium- and long-term technology roadmaps, standards and guidelines, and mentor teams across the organisation. You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, technology delivery teams and business groups, engaging early and guiding solutions to align with policy and risk.

The role is based in Auckland or Tauranga with travel to key sites.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field (a postgraduate degree in business, technology or a related area is highly desirable)
• Extensive experience in technology strategy and architecture roles within a commercial IT environment, including at least 5 years as an Enterprise Solution Architect on complex, enterprise-grade solutions
• Proficiency with enterprise architecture frameworks, modelling notations and tools (e.g. TOGAF, UML, ArchiMate, EA Sparx, Archi)
• A solid understanding of software design best practice, the application development lifecycle, relational data modelling, and on-premises and cloud infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience in data modelling and business analysis, and a track record of leading large-scale technology initiatives
• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to set a clear vision and turn it into practical roadmaps
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills - able to influence without authority, tell clear, compelling stories that connect technology to business value, and engage technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels
• An adaptive leadership style that gives people autonomy, clarity and purpose

Responsibilities

• Developing and promoting Mercury’s technology roadmaps, reference architectures and patterns, and selecting the right technologies with stakeholders
• Engaging early with senior business leaders to shape strategy and direction, and developing conceptual enterprise and solution models that integrate business, data and application architecture
• Partnering with programme and project managers, business leaders and Architects so solutions are aligned, secure, high quality and workable
• Informing and guiding enterprise-wide prioritisation and planning, and building strong supplier relationships
• Developing architecture standards and supporting governance forums and assurance, so solutions meet policy and regulatory requirements and sit within our risk appetite
• Contributing to our Architecture Community of Practice with direction, content and facilitation, and helping business groups understand how change impacts our technology platforms
• Mentoring architects and senior engineers, and keeping across emerging industry trends

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership/Mentoring

Modelling notations

TOGAF

UML

ArchiMate

EA Sparx

Archi

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Postgraduate degree in business or technology desirable

Tools

TOGAF

UML

ArchiMate

EA Sparx

Archi

Job description

Mercury NZ Limited is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to shape and deliver Mercury’s medium- and long-term technology roadmaps, standards and guidelines, and mentor teams across the organisation. You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, technology delivery teams and business groups, engaging early and guiding solutions to align with policy and risk.

The role is based in Auckland or Tauranga with travel to key sites.