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Principal Enterprise & Cloud Architect
Peergrowth Consultancy Co.
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Posted Oct 17
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Define and drive the Group's enterprise and cloud architecture strategy, aligning business applications, infrastructure, data, AI, cybersecurity and integration within a coherent technology framework. Lead architecture decisions, establish practical technology standards and guide cloud modernisation, technology rationalisation and major technology investments across the Group and its entities. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring strong technical expertise, commercial judgement and the ability to critically evaluate vendors, solution designs and technology investments. Entity IT teams retain responsibility for local implementation and day-to-day operations. Key Responsibilities 1. Enterprise Architecture • Develop and maintain current-state and target-state architecture across applications, infrastructure, cloud, identity, integration, data and AI. • Use the Group's technology inventory to identify system dependencies, duplication, technical debt and opportunities for modernisation. • Align architecture roadmaps with business priorities and the Group's technology strategy. 2. Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture • Design hybrid and cloud architectures covering cloud platforms, on-premises infrastructure, networking, connectivity, identity, security, resilience and disaster recovery. • Develop practical cloud migration blueprints that define workload priorities, technical dependencies, cost estimates and implementation approaches. • Assess infrastructure modernisation options and recommend scalable, secure and supportable solutions. 3. Technical Design Authority • Review significant technology proposals, solution architectures and implementation designs. • Challenge vendor recommendations, technical assumptions, unnecessary complexity, cost estimates and long-term supportability. • Maintain architecture decision records, approved standards and documented exceptions. • Ensure material technology investments are supported by appropriate technical and commercial assessments. 4. Integration Architecture • Establish reusable integration standards and design patterns across enterprise applications, ERP, EPM, HCM, procurement systems, data platforms and AI solutions. • Define architectural approaches for APIs, identity, data flows, interoperability and system dependencies. • Promote consistent, secure and maintainable integration across the Group's technology landscape. 5. Security and Resilience by Design • Collaborate with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams to incorporate access controls, network segmentation, encryption, secure configuration and resilience requirements into technology designs. • Ensure architecture decisions account for backup, recovery, disaster recovery and business continuity requirements. • Support the identification and resolution of architectural risks without duplicating cybersecurity ownership. 6. Technology Rationalisation • Identify opportunities to simplify the technology landscape, reduce overlapping platforms and address unnecessary infrastructure complexity. • Develop technically sound and commercially justified recommendations to optimise support costs and improve operational efficiency. • Balance Group-wide standardisation with the distinct business, technical and regulatory requirements of individual entities. 7. Cloud Economics and Vendor Evaluation • Evaluate cloud consumption, licensing, hosting alternatives, solution sizing and total cost of ownership. • Challenge vendor proposals, implementation estimates and recurring operating costs before investment decisions are made. • Recommend cost-effective architecture options without compromising security, resilience, scalability or long-term maintainability. 8. Architecture Delivery and Assurance • Collaborate with infrastructure, enterprise applications, data and AI, cybersecurity, PMO and entity IT teams to translate approved architectures into actionable implementation plans. • Review significant technical changes and assess compliance with approved architecture principles and standards. • Support the resolution of complex technical dependencies, design conflicts and implementation challenges. 9. Architecture Standards and Documentation • Develop and maintain practical reference architectures, design principles, technical standards, integration patterns and architecture decision records. • Ensure documentation is accurate, reusable and accessible to relevant technical teams. • Promote consistent architecture practices while allowing justified exceptions where business or regulatory requirements demand them. 10. Federated Group Technology Governance • Establish and apply approved Group architecture standards through collaboration with entity IT leads. • Respect entity ownership, local delivery responsibilities and applicable regulatory requirements. • Escalate material architecture exceptions, cross-entity dependencies and strategic technology decisions to the Group CIO. • Support alignment across the Group without assuming direct operational control of entity IT teams. Key Performance Indicators Performance will be assessed against agreed objectives, including: • Establishment and ongoing maintenance of the Group's target architecture and priority technology roadmaps. • Completion of documented architecture, cost and risk assessments for material technology investments. • Development and approval of cloud migration blueprints for prioritised workloads, including technical dependencies and implementation considerations. • Completion of architecture reviews and decisions within agreed timelines. • Identification of measurable opportunities for technology simplification, reuse and cost optimisation. • Tracking and resolution of critical architecture risks, exceptions and cross-entity technical dependencies. • Adoption of practical architecture standards across agreed Group and entity technology initiatives. • Improved visibility of technology dependencies, technical debt and long-term supportability risks. 5. Role Specifications Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience. Experience • Typically 10 or more years of experience in enterprise technology, infrastructure, cloud or solution architecture, including substantial hands-on architecture responsibility. • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale hybrid and cloud solutions, preferably in Microsoft Azure environments. • Practical knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, networking, virtualisation, storage, backup, disaster recovery and cloud connectivity. • Experience with enterprise application architecture, system integration, APIs and data platforms. • Proven ability to assess architecture options, challenge vendors, evaluate costs and support complex technology delivery. • Experience working across multiple business units, subsidiaries or diverse technology environments is strongly preferred. • Experience balancing Group-wide technology standards with local business requirements and operational responsibilities. Technical Competencies • Enterprise and solution architecture • Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud architecture • Azure landing zones, networking, identity and security architecture • Virtualisation, VMware and infrastructure modernisation • Cloud migration, workload assessment and disaster recovery • Enterprise integration, APIs and application architecture • Data platform and AI solution integration • Architecture governance and technical design reviews • Cloud economics, licensing and total cost of ownership • Technology rationalisation and technical debt management • Architecture documentation, technical standards and reusable design patterns Professional Certifications TOGAF, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent architecture and cloud certifications are preferred but not mandatory.