AI Enterprise Architect

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is building a new Enterprise Architecture function in Dallas to partner with business leaders and the existing Solution Architecture team. The role focuses on delivering a compelling vision, strategy, and roadmaps for the domain and ensuring architecture governance and tools support successful outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years as Lead or Domain Enterprise Architect, strong ability to bridge business and technical language, and experience with TOGAF/SAFe and various SDLCs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience as a Lead or Domain Enterprise Architect.
• A track record of creating and embedding technology strategies within a business domain or large-scale transformation program.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Effective communication skills bridging technical and business terminology.
• Ability to produce quality EA models and artifacts that drive decision making.
• Ability to align technical decisions with business goals and value delivery.
• Continuous learning mindset to keep pace with industry trends.
• Ability to create tools/content that aid the emerging EA practice.
• Experience with structured methodologies like TOGAF, SAFe, and SDLC (waterfall, agile, DevOps & DevSecOps).
• Ability to influence technology and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and align with Winning Together values.
• Lead the creation and evolution of Domain Tech Strategies adopted by domain and technology stakeholders.
• Create and maintain current/target Enterprise Architecture views to deliver business and technology strategies.
• Support capability roadmaps informing portfolio prioritization.
• Establish architecture governance and tooling to support Solution Architecture and GIS teams.
• Ensure Tech Strategy is viable within EA Principles/Guardrails for new solutions Deliver outcomes to business areas.
• Support annual/quarterly business and portfolio planning to align with tech strategies.
• Keep EA tool information up to date with breadth and depth.
• Develop architecture tools and techniques to support the practice.
• Embrace Computacenter’s mission and core values.

Skills

Lead Enterprise Architect

Domain strategy

EA models

TOGAF/SAFe

Business-IT alignment

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Job description

About the role

At Computacenter, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture that emphasizes diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration. We are committed to building supportive and rewarding relationships, celebrating success, and treating everyone with respect. Our focus is on putting customers first, keeping our promises, and considering long-term sustainability in all our decisions. Computacenter has an ambitious transformation agenda, and we are looking to build a new Enterprise Architecture function to work alongside an already existing Solution Architecture team to support this.

We are currently seeking experienced Enterprise Architects to work closely with our technology strategic partners and business leaders to create a compelling vision, strategy, and roadmap for your domain, and work closely with our Solution Architecture function to deliver the desired outcomes to the business areas.

What you'll be doing

• Partner with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
• Lead the creation and evolution of a Domain Tech Strategies that are adopted by your domain and technology business stakeholders
• Create and maintain a current and target view of our Enterprise Architecture to deliver our business and technology strategies.
• Support business and technology change through capability roadmaps that inform Portfolio prioritization.
• Establish and assure effective architecture governance and tooling to support Solution Architecture and other GIS teams.
• Work closely with our Solution Architecture function ensuring that Tech Strategy is viable and new ‘solutions’ can be architected within the EA Principles/Guardrails and still deliver the desired outcomes to the business areas
• Support annual and quarterly business and portfolio planning processes to ensure that the initiatives and plans are consistent with the agreed tech strategies
• Ensuring our EA tool information is up to date and has the required breadth and depth
• Support the development of architecture tools and techniques to support others in the practice
• Embrace and support Computacenter’s mission and core values.

What you have

• 5+ years' experience as a Lead or Domain Enterprise Architect
• A track record of creating and embedding technology strategies either within a business domain or with in a large-scale transformation program
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Effective communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business terminology
• Ability to produce quality EA models and artifacts that drive effective decision making
• Ability to demonstrate alignment of technical decisions with business goals and value delivery
• A continuous learning mindset and to keep pace with industry and market trends
• Ability to use your skill and experience to create tools and content that will aid the development of the emerging EA practice
• Experience of following structured methodologies for consistency and risk reduction, e.g. TOGAF, SAFe and system development lifecycles e.g. waterfall, agile, DevOps & DevSecOps
• Ability to build trusted and respect as a ‘thought leader’ who can influence and when appropriate persuade technology and business leaders
• To be motivated by leading and driving the team to deliver upon the business strategy
• Ability to be technology neutral: unbiased towards any specific technology or vendor choice, entirely motivated by getting to ‘value & outcomes’
• Ability to propose and effectively estimate proposed solution commercials
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
• Proven analytical, planning, organizational and technology skills

What you can expect

There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.