Region NA IT Architecture Lead

About the role

The Region NA IT Architecture Lead at tkMNA is responsible for managing, planning, analyzing, implementing, and delivering comprehensive architecture methodologies, frameworks, processes, reference models, portfolios and roadmaps for thyssenkrupp Materials North America landscapes. This role involves serving as a trusted advisor to business and technology teams, defining and implementing technology architectures that drive business value, manage complexity, and accelerate harmonization of the IT assets.

Responsibilities

• Plan, analyze and develop architecture methodologies, frameworks, models, and artifacts that represent business strategy, operations, services, processes, solutions, and technologies across multiple domains.
• Evaluate the technology portfolio and identify opportunities to reuse, replace, or modernize architectural components to drive strategic value.
• Assess the impact of business strategy on the architecture landscape, including organization, information, infrastructure, and applications.
• Identify and define leading enterprise architecture capabilities, roles, processes, and skills.
• Create architecture blueprints and roadmaps for complex and large technology environments based on business models.
• Lead large scale technology transformation to deliver business value through the evolution and management of enterprise architectures.
• Navigate through the Thyssenkrupp global network and leverage relevant expertise to develop enterprise architecture insights.
• Provide leadership, analysis, and design tasks related to support the development of technology solutions to ensure they meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science, information assurance, MIS, or related field, or equivalent, with a minimum of five years of experience in managing, developing, and optimizing IT solutions and vendor/partners, including more than 3 years of proven hands-on experience.
• A minimum of three years of experience creating roadmaps and developing business cases.
• A minimum of three years of experience leading teams, facilitating client workshops, and developing architecture recommendations.
• Comprehensive and demonstrable experience at an intermediate/expert level in Business Architecture, Data and Information Architecture and Governance, Enterprise Architecture Operating Model, Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Planning, Enterprise IT Governance, Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture, Integration Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution and Application Architecture, Technology and Platforms.
• Good understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models.
• Experience working in a relevant industry is helpful, but not required.
• Experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies, and roadmaps.
• Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information assurance, MIS, or related field, or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years of experience in managing, developing, and optimizing IT solutions and vendor/partners, including more than 3 years of proven hands-on experience.
• Minimum of three years of experience creating roadmaps and developing business cases.
• Minimum of three years of experience leading teams, facilitating client workshops, and developing architecture recommendations.
• Comprehensive and demonstrable experience at an intermediate/expert level in Business Architecture, Data and Information Architecture and Governance, Enterprise Architecture Operating Model, Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Planning, Enterprise IT Governance, Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture, Integration Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution and Application Architecture, Technology and Platforms.
• Good understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models.
• Experience working in a relevant industry is helpful, but not required.
• Experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies, and roadmaps.
• Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences.