Enterprise Architect

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About u-blox u-blox (SIX:UBXN) is a global technology leader in positioning and wireless communication in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Their smart and reliable solutions, services and products let people, vehicles, and machines determine their precise position and communicate wirelessly over cellular and short range networks. With a broad portfolio of chips, modules, and secure data services and connectivity, u blox is uniquely positioned to empower its customers to develop innovative and reliable solutions for the Internet of Things, quickly and cost effectively. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, the company is globally present with offices in Europe, Asia, and the USA. ( )

Job Description

As the Enterprise Architect, you will join our international IT Team and will contribute with your expertise to steer u-blox through transformation and optimization initiatives while defining the topic of Enterprise Architecture Management. 
You will be the leader of the IT Architecture Board using your knowledge of best practices to map the current IT landscape and define the future IT landscape together with the other IT architects: the key to being successful in the role is to interact and coordinate with Subject Matter Experts and other stakeholders to map the business capabilities, and major end-to-end business processes. Gather requirements and identify which services are currently supporting the business functions and processes. 

One of your development goals will be to raise the maturity of the Enterprise Architecture practice into an internal management consultancy, designed and enabled to help formulate, translate, and execute business strategy.

Your collaboration is more than welcome on the introduction of any new major platforms into the EA landscape (e.g., Global PLM or ERP solutions), helping the Project Managers and the delivery teams properly support business capabilities and end-to-end processes. 
The position reports to the Head of Applications and work closely together with the whole IT Leadership Team. 

 
Join us in a high-tech, innovative, and friendly multicultural environment, in which you will challenge your technical expertise and your communication skills 

 
The role can be situated in Cambourne (UK), Berlin (Germany) or Athens (Greece).

 
Your Responsibilities 

Introduce, develop, maintain, and promote Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) in u-blox: 

Support the Application Landscape Inventory and Classification to understand the quality and business value of the actual services. Work on the data layer to clearly understand data silos and flows. Complete the mapping at the technology layer, defining an efficient interface with the CMDB. 

Identify problems in the existing IT landscape, present gap analyses, and propose the transformation roadmap, supporting the overall application portfolio optimization reducing complexity and total ownership cost. 

Coordinate the assessment and the integration of any tools and services in the applications landscape, ensuring the definition of ownerships and SLAs, the creation and maintenance of the proper technical documentation, including the security & compliance of the solutions, in cooperation with the respective teams of experts 

Participate in the data governance team and, with the support of respective SMEs, discover silos and data domains, then drive master data domain definition across the enterprise aligning this layer with the overall Enterprise Architecture, and business ownership, enabling a proper MDM organization. 

Prepare reports to support and facilitate decision-making.

Follow up and foster the adoption of the EAM practices and platform by engaging and supporting the internal business customers, including preparing usage guides, and organizing workshops and training. 

Drive the IT Architecture Board, which will include other architects across the IT Team: 

Share and spread architectural best practices and standards and bring knowledge of innovative technologies, and agile and lean approaches to evolve and manage innovation. 

Coach and support Solution Architects to solve complex punctual business problems and collaborate with delivery teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to leverage shared technologies, tools, and processes that impact speed to value and time to market. 

Collaborates with infrastructure teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture. 

 
Your Skills and Experience 

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronic engineering (or any equivalent STEM discipline), and/or in business process management or in the business analysis area. 

Deep experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis or as a Solution Architect for major programs/products and excellent Project Management and Business Analysis skills 

Good knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, and predictive analytics and of Enterprise Architecture principles and familiarity with the main information management practices: ALM, ITSM, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and ITIL frameworks. 

Familiarity with graphical modelling approaches, and tools (e.g., Enterprise Architect). Good ability to easily translate visual draft architectural concepts. 

Excellent analytical, planning, and organizational skills. Self-driving, proactive, with a can-do attitude and excellent planning and communication skills, able to build strong collaboration between different teams. 

Excellent English (written, spoken) communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. 

 Bonus Point: 

Understanding of the different types of agile principles, methodologies, and frameworks, especially those designed to be scaled at the enterprise level. 

Experience in business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, and Master Data Management. 

Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and product lifecycle processes. 

Project Management (e.g. PMI, Prince2, Six Sigma), Business Analysis (e.g. Babok, IREB), Architectural framework (e.g. TOGAF) and ITSM (ITIL) certifications are a plus. 

Experience with Cloud Architectures (AWS/Azure). 

What are your perks? 

A multicultural and international company with over 60 different nationalities

Project-based activities working with colleagues across the globe

A start-up and innovation mindset while in the process of scaling-up processes and efficiencies

A strong learning environment and regular career discussions

Company Performance Bonus and RSU

In addition, attractive local and social benefits at each location where the role is available

… and discover even more by talking with us 

 
Learn more about u-blox and its mission by watching this video  
We see diversity as a strength and promote a culture of inclusion among our employees. Our varied backgrounds, ideas and experiences are critical to our success. We strive to become a strong learning organization and are committed to provide our employees with equal opportunities regardless of differences such as gender, race, ethnicity, generations, belief. 

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