Enterprise Architect, Global (m/f/d)

OLYMPUS EUROPA SE & CO. KG; Coimbra; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Permanent contract

Health Insurance

Vacation days

EAP

Job summary

Olympus Medical Products Portugal is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead the technology vision across HR, Finance, Corporate & Compliance. You will align strategy with business priorities and industry standards, guiding investments and reference architectures.

The role requires collaboration with BRM, Solution Delivery, Security, Data, and IT teams to ensure secure, compliant, and scalable solutions globally. A strong architectural background and TOGAF/Zachman experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3-5+ years of Enterprise Architecture experience in a global organization.
• 5-10+ years of IT experience across architecture disciplines.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman).

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain technology vision and standards for HR, Finance, Corporate & Compliance domains.
• Align architecture strategy with business priorities and enterprise standards.
• Assess emerging technologies, trends, risks, and strategic options.
• Provide architecture guidance for major initiatives and investment decisions.
• Develop current-state and target-state architectures across applications, data, and integration.
• Lead design and assurance for strategic programs, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Drive lifecycle management, rationalization, and decommissioning of legacy systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure regulatory, security, and privacy requirements are met.
• Guide data and integration architecture across platforms and analytics solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and user experience within governance.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF

Stakeholder Management

Architectural Governance

Strategic Roadmaps

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

TOGAF Framework

Zachman Framework

Job description

Enterprise Architect, Global (m/f/d)

Olympus Medical Products Portugal (OMPP)IT - Infrastructure & Service Delivery

The Enterprise Architect (HR, Finance, Corporate & Compliance) develops and maintains a forward-looking business and technology architecture strategy and roadmap for the assigned domain. The role translates business vision, priorities and regulatory needs into technology initiatives and investment choices, and works with the Lead Enterprise Architect to influence senior business and IT stakeholders. The role partners closely with BRM, Solution Delivery, Security, Data, Infrastructure and other IT teams to evolve the domain architecture, define practical guardrails, and assure solution design and implementation. The role provides domain architecture subject-matter expertise across HR, Finance, Corporate and Compliance capabilities, helping ensure that technology choices support business outcomes, integration, security, data quality, regulatory obligations, global standards and long-term value.

Your Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the technology vision, architecture roadmap, and standards for the HR, Finance, Corporate & Compliance domain.
• Align technology strategy with business priorities, enterprise architecture, and industry best practices.
• Assess emerging technologies, market trends, opportunities, risks, and strategic technology options.
• Provide architecture guidance and expertise for business cases, major initiatives, and investment decisions.
• Develop and maintain current-state, target-state, and reference architectures across applications, data, integration, and technology platforms.
• Lead architecture design and assurance for strategic programs and projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Drive application lifecycle management, technology rationalization, and legacy system decommissioning.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to ensure solutions support business processes, regulatory requirements, security, privacy, and compliance needs.
• Guide data and integration architecture across enterprise platforms, systems of record, analytics solutions, and connected services.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, automation, AI adoption, and user experience within governance frameworks.
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, governance processes, and design reviews.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and architecture communities, providing clear recommendations, knowledge sharing, and thought leadership.

Your qualification

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 3-5+ years of Enterprise Architecture experience within a complex, global organization.
• 5-10+ years of broader IT experience across architecture and related technology disciplines.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).
• Strong knowledge of business, application, data, and technology architecture concepts and practices.
• Experience in related areas such as solution architecture, software engineering, business analysis, systems integration, product delivery, or process and data modeling.
• Understanding of business processes within HR, Finance, Corporate, or Compliance functions; experience in regulated industries is an advantage.
• Proven ability to develop technology strategies, roadmaps, architecture standards, and reference architectures aligned to business objectives.
• Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions, seniority levels, and geographical regions.
• Knowledge of security, privacy, governance, and regulatory requirements relevant to enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms, application portfolio management, integration architecture, and technology rationalization.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and organizational skills, with the ability to translate business strategy into practical architecture outcomes.

Your competencies

• Meticulous & Detail-Oriented: Ensures accuracy in equipment management, calibration checks, and documentation.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Interprets calibration results, identifies deviations, and implements corrective actions.
• Results-Oriented & Decisive: Meets calibration deadlines and ensures operational reliability.
• Effective Communication: Collaborates with internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring clear documentation and compliance.
• Teamwork & Independence: Works autonomously on equipment monitoring while supporting cross-functional initiatives.
• Commitment to Quality, Compliance & Safety: Upholds ISO 13485 standards, promotes a quality culture, and ensures safe, compliant operations.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Your benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Permanent employment contract
• Health Insurance
• Vacation Policy (24 vacation days, with additional days off for your birthday and December 24th)
• Free Curative Medicine
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Nutritional Options at Work (canteen with diverse meal choices including meat, fish, diet, vegetarian, and composed salads)
• Unlimited Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Initial and continuous training aligned with your career goals.
• Referral ProgramEngaging Events (Team buildings, holidays celebrations, and themed days)
• On-site parking (for cars, motorcycles, and bikes, including electric car chargers)

About Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states. For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

For more information, visit www.olympus-europa.com and follow our LinkedIn account: linkedin.com/company/OlympusMedEMEA.