Senior IT Enterprise Architect (Hybrid)

Eurofins USA • Lancaster, PA

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior IT Enterprise Architect will support the management and evolution of an application landscape serving a wide range of Business Lines addressing a large set of markets with different business models. This role involves working with business and technical stakeholders to understand business operations and strategy, framing problem statements, and articulating new application requirements with proper justification. The architect will capture the representation of the applications and systems landscape, analyze dependencies (technical and functional, application interfaces, program/roadmap), and identify the capabilities and limitations/risks of the current applications landscape. They will also identify synergies or opportunities by evaluating scenarios such as repurposing application assets or innovations within or across different business lines. The role supports the formalization of scope, drivers, and justification for business requirements for application development investment requests and assists Solution Architects in shaping solution design and making application architecture design decisions aligned with business imperatives once investment is approved.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related fields is required.
• Extensive functional knowledge in multiple enterprise functions (sales, production, Laboratory, digital …) relevant to Industries with ties to Eurofins markets and customers.
• Proven success in a growth-oriented business.
• Exposure to Enterprise Architecture Assessment and Management methods such as TOGAF, etc.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Process, Information, Application, and Technology Blueprints preparation.
• Familiar with Enterprise Architecture blueprint development, governance, and management
• Ability to understand business strategy, operations, and technology trends.
• Business Analysis (business requirement, functional requirements and value engineering).
• Enterprise Architecture modelling.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex business and Technology concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent written communication skills targeting leadership audience (CxO and VP level).
• Highly tolerant and resilient to volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. VUCA is not a justification for not delivering.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on driving business outcomes through effective architecture, yet attentive to details.
• Team player: involves others, builds trust with colleagues, shares knowledge and seeks opportunities for cross functional working and collaboration.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-makers.

Nice To Haves

• TOGAF Certification is a plus.
• certification is a nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Work with business and technical stakeholders to understand business operation and strategy to frame problem statements or articulate new application requirement with proper justification.
• Capture the representation of the applications and systems landscape.
• Analyze application landscape dependencies (technical and functional, application interfaces, program/roadmap).
• Identify the capabilities and limitations/risks of the current applications landscape used by the business line.
• Identify synergy or opportunities by evaluating scenario such as repurpose application assets or innovations within or across the different business lines.
• Develop recommendation to address limitations or enabling synergies by guiding application roadmap preparation.
• Support formalisation of scope, drivers, justification of business requirements for application development investment requests.
• Support Solution Architects in shaping solution design and making application architecture design decisions aligned with business imperatives once investment is approved.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior