Enterprise Architecture Advisor

**Req ID**: 286825

We are currently seeking a Enterprise Architecture Advisor to join our team in Vancouver, British Columbia (CA-BC), Canada (CA).

**Enterprise Architect**

**Your Role**:
In this role you will draw on your wide array of current technical knowledge, industry trends and previous experience designing IT solutions to help our clients through discovering, analyzing, designing and delivering architectural assets that support the enterprise, including working as part of project teams and at the enterprise level, defining strategic roadmaps and developing actionable plans for transformation.

**Why the Role Is Important**:
Effective systems design is key to keeping projects on track long term. Through your effective design efforts, we will deliver complete and effective solutions. In addition, your expertise will help us during the pre-sales phase to make sure we have the best possible chance of winning new business. Finally, your guidance will help less experienced developers grow in their development skills resulting in an overall better team.

**Once You Are Here, You Will**:

- Lead the development, confirmation and communication of the architectural vision to clints and development teams
- Engage at the C-suite level with clients to provide enterprise architectural guidance and solutions
- Review and develop strategic transformation plans and corresponding IT roadmaps
- Provide our clients with architectural guidance at the enterprise level and on projects
- Stabilize systems and processes to create a foundation for future growth
- Develop and understanding of our clients' current IT investments, costs, support needs
- Develop future state enterprise architecture views and actionable plans
- Support transition to new systems and retirement of existing systems
- Guide IT innovation supporting modern digital experiences of our clients' service offerings
- Provide guidance on protecting data in the enterprise and migration of secure data
- Contribute to multiple projects in parallel delivering under triple constraint (time, scope and resources).
- Use internal tracking tools for potential and confirmed sales opportunities
- Lead an internal bid team and provide guidance during the bid process

**Requirements**:

- 10+ years' in architecting, designing and developing enterprise IT solutions
- 10+ years' experience with a wide variety of technologies in large public and private sector organizations
- Led enterprise architecture for at least two multi-year organizational transformations with defined outcomes
- Experience designing and developing solutions for commercial cloud hyperscalers
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Experience providing IT Governance and guidance at the enterprise level
- Experience using Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and TOGAF
- 5+ experience with agile delivery
- Experience in environments with protected and sensitive data
- Experience engaging at all levels of an organization on both business and technical concerns
- Experience providing pre-sales support & comprehensive sales support including authoring or contributing to response for proposals
- Experience with Salesforce
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and present at a very senior level using a variety of verbal, written and visual methods
- Team and client leadership experience

**Preferred**:

- TOGAF certification
- Agile certification(s)
- Experience managing solutions/service line offerings through their entire life cycle and supports direction regarding enhancements throughout the lifecycle.
- Demonstrated ability to direct large projects or offer complex programming solutions.

**Ideal Mindset**:

- Lifelong Learner. You are always seeking to improve your technical and nontechnical skills.
- Servant leader and Team Player. You are someone who wants to see everyone on the team succeed and is willing to go the extra mile to help a teammate in need.
- Communicator. You know how to communicate your design ideas to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, prioritizing critical information and leaving out extraneous details.
- Partner. You understand the transformation journey of clients in terms of their strategic objectives, business service offerings, and how IT investments support them.

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**About NTT DATA Services**

**NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.