Group Enterprise Architect d/f/m
Hybrid · Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Job Summary
Lead the Group Enterprise Architecture for the RWE Group, reporting to the Group CIO and collaborating with IT leadership and business stakeholders. Head the Global Architecture Board and the Group Enterprise Architecture Team; establish and govern architecture standards and governance frameworks for IT modernization; design and steer multi-year strategic roadmaps across architectural domains (AI, Data, Cloud, Business Capabilities) groupwide; champion technological innovation to maximize business value; monitor market trends and translate insights into actionable design principles; foster collaboration with business units, IT teams, external partners, architecture communities and vendors to map business and IT capabilities. Requirements include a university degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Technology, several years in enterprise architecture (minimum five years focused on modern technologies like Cloud & AI), strong English communication, TOGAF/ITIL familiarity, and ability to lead cross-team initiatives. Hybrid working is offered.
Required Qualifications
- University degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology
- Several years of experience in architecture, including at least five years in enterprise architecture with a focus on modern technologies like Cloud & AI platforms
- Confident, independent working style with excellent communication skills in English
- Proven ability to motivate and work across teams and departments to achieve shared goals
- Good understanding of information management, system development life cycle, IT service management, agile/lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), and IT Service Management frameworks (e.g., ITIL)
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills to lead conversations with technical and non-technical audiences on complex topics
- Confident presence as a (technical) coach and advisor
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