Head of Enterprise Architecture

Dyson; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology is seeking an Enterprise Architect to oversee governance and innovation within their architecture domains. This role is crucial for defining the enterprise architecture and aligning technology strategies to business needs. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in software engineering or related fields, along with excellent communication and strategic planning skills necessary for driving architectural excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field or extensive experience.
• Deep understanding of architecture discipline and cloud platforms.
• Experience with security by design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and integration of enterprise architecture.
• Ensure alignment of enterprise architecture with business goals.
• Consult with teams for governance and compliance on architecture.

Skills

Architecture Discipline

Strategic Planning

Cloud Platforms

Effective Communication

Innovative Thinking

Security by Design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in software engineering, computer science, MIS, or engineering

Job description

Purpose:

• EA Organization is responsible for overall Enterprise Architecture & governance, ensuring a robust, consistent architecture and data environment aligned with business strategy and value.
• Enterprise Architecture Management delivers business value by making value-based technology investments, prioritizing technology delivery, targeting new technologies and insights, enabling collaboration and innovation, and delivering quality and consistency.
• Drive Dyson EA capability development and architecture governance/principalship within and across Dyson architecture domains.
• Accountable for the completeness of the architecture design and the creation/updates to key EA deliverables at landscape and technical reference model levels.
• Support solution development efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Business & IT Strategy: Lead the creation/evolution of the EA function, including the coordination and integration of enterprise information systems, data, technical, and solution architecture viewpoints.
• Responsible for overall technology architecture and innovation activities, delivering a future-proof technology landscape that creates evidenced business impact.
• Identify and analyze enterprise business drivers to serve enterprise architecture requirements; analyze industry, technology, and market trends for potential impacts.
• Ensure optimal governance structure and compliance activities related to EA compliance.
• Consult with program/project teams to align solutions with architecture across all viewpoints.
• Define organizational requirements for resources, structures, and cultural changes to support EA.
• Promote EA processes, outcomes, and results within the organization, including IT and business leaders; develop and execute communication and education plans.
• Design and prototype platform architectures to enable future business needs, partnering with technology teams to ensure strategic alignment.
• Partner with key business and IT principals, portfolio managers, and domain architecture management principals to set strategic direction.
• Support evaluation of vendors' digital platforms and architectures, proposing solutions that best fit customer requirements.
• Provide architectural and strategic consulting to support Business & IT strategy, including adherence to standards and best practices.
• EA Planning: Develop and maintain enterprise architecture vision, target architecture, and roadmap.
• Architecture Governance: Serve as senior principal for governance, review, and approval of key issues and projects.
• Solution Architecture: Ensure alignment of enterprise architecture to the target through decision-making and coordination.
• Enterprise Architectural Capabilities & Assets: Define architecture requirements, principles, guidelines, standards, assets, and frameworks; support operations and project delivery teams.
• Performance Management: Define KPIs for enterprise architecture and manage its performance.
• EA Communication & Awareness: Lead communication efforts, maintain EA portals/SharePoint, and promote EA strategy.
• Characteristics: Demonstrate energy, drive, and passion; operate effectively in fast-paced and start-up environments; motivate cross-functional teams.
• Main Deliverables: EA planning process, target architecture, implementation plans, performance reports, key artifacts, and training materials.
• Key Skills: Deep understanding of architecture discipline, strategic planning, cloud platforms, broad technological knowledge, effective communication, and innovative thinking, with experience in security by design preferred.

Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in software engineering, computer science, MIS, engineering, or extensive relevant experience.