Enterprise Architect

Job Description
Division
You will be joining the Enterprise Architecture (EA) division at Euroclear, a leading post-trade financial market infrastructure.

The EA division is an experienced and multi-disciplinary group of architects responsible for:

Defining the enterprise architecture directions & standards, aligned to the company strategies & goals;

Defining the investment plan to develop or transform technology roadmap and the IT capabilities supporting the business units' strategies;

Role
You will be joining our Digital Engagement squad, in charge of managing the architecture for digital engagement capabilities (i.e. digital channels, customer management). As an Enterprise Architect, you will guide the implementation of our Corporate & IT strategy and IT transformation by defining and managing the enterprise architecture for this area.

• Enable Strategy: Analyse business and tech trends, assess technologies, identify gaps, and propose improvements and solutions.
• Guide Implementation: Track progress, manage technology debt, and ensure alignment with roadmaps.
• Support Delivery: Define architecture standards, reference architecture patterns, principles and guardrails and collaborate with teams to ensure consistency.
• Advise Stakeholders: Offer expert guidance on strategy, delivery, and transformation.
• Grow the Practice: Continuous improvement of architecture and delivery of the architecture services in cooperation with other architects in positive environment.

Your profile

• Degree in business, IT, or engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years in enterprise or solution architecture or software development or related area.
• Good understanding and knowledge of business and technology operating models, strategic planning and cost-benefit analysis, security and risk management, information and data management, systems development methodologies and agile principles and frameworks, and/or IT service delivery, infrastructure and operations.
• Proficiency in cloud computing, event-driven systems, data management and application integration.
• Proven experience with digital transformation initiatives, technology platform integration and aligning IT with business strategies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive and results-driven mindset with strong analytical and planning skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Financial services experience and TOGAF certification, knowledge of architectural frameworks and tools are a plus.

About Us
Why join us
Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.

What We Offer

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

New ways of working
Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office and also benefit from remote working.

Great Place to Work for All
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.

About The Team
The Enterprise Architecture team (EA) is a multi-disciplinary group of experienced Business and IT architects in charge of, defining the enterprise architecture directions & standards to allow the company to achieve its ambitions. Translating business strategies into execution and creating business cases to develop or transform the capabilities supporting the business units' strategies,. Maintaining a multi-year Business/IT plan & technology roadmap, and providing steer for the decisions on IT investments. And, defining architecture solutions (integrated process, applications, information and technology) to business problems in alignment with the enterprise architecture directions, and guiding the delivery teams during solution realization.