Join a leading brand in the jewellery industry, as we redefine the shopping experience for millions of customers, creating intimacy at scale for our consumers & shoppers. Our innovative spirit and commitment to craftsmanship have fueled our growth, and we're now looking for a visionary Enterprise Architect to steer our Enterprise Architecture efforts.

This role is a strategic member of the tech strategy & architecture organization that establishes

enterprise-wide architecture principles, architecture patterns, and an enterprise architecture framework, and is also a key player in defining the target reference architecture, which will

include key areas – Integrations, data products, infrastructure, cloud, IAM, DevOps and digital

workplace.

This role will be crucial in facilitating strategic & tactical technology decisions and

resolving conflicts on architecture-related matters: integrations, data movements, hosting strategy, etc. As an enterprise architect, you will partner closely with other architects from all domains, solutions architects & lead engineers from the tech foundation organization, D&T executives, and product management across the domain to solve complex problems and deliver mission-critical services that work at scale across the globe.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain AS-IS view, in-transit view and target enterprise architecture view, which includes key capabilities like integration, data platform & data products, infra & cloud, DevOps & operations, identity & access management and Digital workplace

• Play a critical role as the glue between engineering and business & senior stakeholders,

  and interface both sides

• Design enterprise architecture for different transformations, which tech foundation as

  domain will lead, to improve the foundation, with a clear architecture runway

• Lead cross-functional teams to drive an architecture decision to critical problem

  statements, facilitate consensus building among engineers, product managers and
  architects from all domains

• Be a key driver in L1 governance forum, and facilitate L0 topics concerning tech

  foundation domain

• This role will be part of the tech strategy & architecture leadership team, and will also

  engage proactively with tech foundation senior directors to connect strategic
  ambitions with tech ambitions

• Serve as a thought leader in adopting new technologies and frameworks, conducting

  research, and evaluating emerging trends to keep our architecture future-ready

• Mentor junior architects and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous

  learning within the team

• Contribute to open source, community projects, and engineering standards

Skills:

• Proven experience as an enterprise architect or in a similar leadership role within

  enterprise architecture, preferably in a large-scale retail or related industry

• Proficiency in modern architectural patterns related with application development,

  engineering practises, integrations, data & hosting

• Excellent structuring skills and presentation skills, to translate complex digital eco

  system into audience-friendly format

• Excellent communication skills to present topics depending on audience, to land the

  message effectively

• Proficiency in architecture framework (TOGAF, IAF)

• Proficiency in business architecture, data architecture, applications architecture and

  technology architecture

• Excellent knowledge of software engineering best practices, including agile and DevOps

  methodologies

• Experience of working with major Public Cloud Providers like Azure, including using

  Infrastructure-as-Code

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven

  decisions

• Effective communication and leadership skills, with experience managing teams in

  dynamic environments.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience with FinOPs and IAM will be a big plus