IS Architect – Enterprise Architecture Practice & Governance

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Architecture

In short

As an IS Architect at ABB, you will support the development and adoption of enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, and governance practices. You will partner with Domain Architects to ensure alignment with ABB's enterprise vision and drive standardization and optimization across the IS landscape.

Responsibilities

Define, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable architecture building blocks.
Partner with Domain Architects to ensure alignment of domain architectures with ABB's enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and target state.
Drive standardization, simplification, interoperability, reuse, and optimization across the ABB IS landscape.
Provide guidance and support to Domain and Solution Architects, ensuring consistent application of architecture principles, standards, and best practices.
Contribute to architecture governance processes, reviews, compliance assessments, and the management of architecture risks, deviations, and decisions.
Promote the adoption of enterprise architecture methodologies, frameworks, tools, and governance practices across Business Areas and Divisions.
Facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, and stakeholder engagement across enterprise, domain, solution, and business teams to strengthen architecture maturity.
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, identifying opportunities to enhance enterprise architecture capabilities, practices, and governance.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
6+ years of experience in Enterprise, Domain, Solution Architecture, technology consulting, or a related architecture discipline.
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, standards, governance processes, and reference architectures.
Experience with architecture methodologies and modeling tools, preferably TOGAF and Ardoq.
Knowledge of architecture reviews, compliance assessments, and exception management processes.
Experience working within complex, decentralized, matrix, or multi-division organizations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills, with a structured and proactive approach.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

Skills

TOGAFArdoq

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