Enterprise Architect

In our fast-paced business environment, agility, strategy, and innovation are of utmost importance. As technology and practices progress at unprecedented rates, organizations are increasingly realizing the necessity of centralized hubs dedicated to harnessing these advancements effectively. This is where the Astrazeneca Architecture Center of Enablement (ACoE) becomes crucialAs a member of AstraZeneca’s Architecture Center of Enablement, you will be responsible to deliver and maintain components of an operating model that emphasizes the creation of reusable building blocks and ensure quality and assurance. These are imbued with best practices, quality checks, and expert IT knowledge, facilitating self-service and efficient automated deployments across the organization. This approach aims at accelerating solution delivery.As an Enterprise Architect in AstraZeneca’s Centre of Enablement (‘CoE’), you will contribute to the creation, development, and governance of a CoE within the organization. The CoE will serve as the central hub for best practices, standards, and reusable assets across technology and business units, enabling accelerated innovation, improved alignment between IT and business strategies, and consistent delivery of digital transformation initiatives.You will work closely with key stakeholders, including IT leadership, business leaders, development teams, and project managers, to drive architectural consistency, streamline decision-making, and foster a culture of innovation. Your responsibility will be to ensure the enterprise architecture is scalable, secure, and flexible enough to meet the evolving needs of the business.**Typical Accountabilities****Key Responsibilities****Establish the Centre of Enablement****Establish the Centre of Enablement**1- CoE Framework- Support the developement of an Agile framework for the CoE, focusing on creating reusable architectural patterns, tools, methodologies, and standards.- Develop architectural assurance to drive enterprise-wide alignment.- Identify key competencies and resources necessary for the CoE to drive innovation and operational excellence.2- Governance and Standards- Define, implement, and maintain architectural best practices, frameworks, and technology standards across all business and IT functions.- Develop and enforce governance policies for the use of emerging technologies, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and compliance requirements.- Provide oversight and guidance to project teams on adhering to CoE standards and using reusable assets.3- Cross-Departmental Collaboration:- Collaborate with architects across the enterprise, product owners, and IT teams to ensure that the CoE supports the delivery of strategic objectives.- Act as a bridge across business and technology domains, ensuring alignment in priorities and accelerating the deployment of key digital solutions.- Facilitate communication and knowledge-sharing across teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture.4- Solution Design and Enterprise Architecture:- Be accountable for supporting the development of agile architecture standards, technology domain strategies, roadmaps and blueprints templates for core focus areas- Design and development of enterprise-wide solutions that ensure integration, scalability, security, and maintainability.- Establish and manage an architectural repository of design patterns, reference models, and technology standards for future projects.- Support strategic projects and initiatives by providing architecture expertise and ensuring alignment with long-term business and IT strategies.5- Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement- Measure and report on the CoE’s effectiveness in enabling project teams and optimizing technology investments.- Drive continuous improvement by gathering feedback from stakeholders and regularly reviewing and enhancing CoE capabilities.- Ensure the CoE operates as a centre of excellence, constantly refining methods to deliver faster, more reliable, and higher-quality solutions.**Education, Qualifications, and Experience****Essential**- Relevant technical degree or equivalent- Demonstrated technical depth & experience in at least one technical or architectural domain.- Experience influencing and/or developing solution direction and standard adoption through the use of architecture capability building blocks, strategies, and roadmaps- Experience developing and leading innovative business capability definition and creation activities within one or more technical or architectural domain.- Proven experience influencing change and challenging approaches/ideas.- Experience developing and managing relationships with business stakeholders & third party suppliers- Experience working within and developing policies, procedures and guidelines within a secure, quality, and compliance environment**Desirable**- Exposure to large Justification phase work