Mexico
Sika AG
Bluetab, an IBM Company
Enterprise Architect
RemoteMexico
Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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About the opportunity
We're not just looking for talent, we're looking for curious minds that enjoy learning and transforming the future.
We are tech, we are demanding, and yes, we move fast. But no one competes alone. We work as a team, and if you're looking for challenges that push you out of your comfort zone (because no one grows there), you're in the right place. Here, you'll learn from experts, participate in high-impact projects, and always be one step ahead in technology.
There's room here for good people... like you, we want to meet you!
1. Role Objective
Lead the strategic direction of corporate architecture, aligning business objectives with a scalable, modern, and sustainable technological ecosystem. This position requires a systemic vision, pragmatic judgment, and high executive influence to guide technological decision-making, rationalize the application portfolio, and consolidate the governance framework that enables the organization's digital transformation.
2. Key Responsibilities
- Strategy and Roadmaps: Define, maintain, and evolve current state (As-Is) and target state (To-Be) models across Business, Data, Applications, and Technology domains.
- Architecture Governance: Chair and structure the Technology and Architecture Review Committee, defining standards, reference patterns, and corporate policies for Solution Architecture teams.
- Application Portfolio Management (APM): Execute rationalization analyses to mitigate technical debt, identify redundancies, and prioritize modernization or decommissioning initiatives.
- Technical Oversight and Mentorship: Guide the design of highly complex solutions, ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines and mentoring delivery teams.
- Financial and Risk Assessment: Analyze technical investment alternatives and trade-offs considering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), business value contribution, and strategic risk management.
- Innovation and Technological Intelligence: Evaluate the technical and functional viability of new technologies and platforms, ensuring their interoperability with existing enterprise capabilities.
- Executive Alignment and Narrative: Translate complex technological scenarios and concepts into business impact narratives to facilitate decision-making in Committees and C-Level leaders.
3. Profile Requirements
Non-Negotiable Requirements
- Experience: +10 years in the technology sector, with a minimum of 5 years in direct Enterprise Architecture or transversal architectural leadership roles.
- Governance and Strategic Frameworks: Mastery in establishing architecture committees, managing exceptions, and compliance frameworks.
Architecture Modeling
- Hands-on experience with TOGAF (ADM) and BIZBOK (business capability mapping).
- Proficiency in ArchiMate modeling (Strategy, Motivation, Business, Application, and Technology layers).
- EAM Tools: Experience with Enterprise Architecture Management platforms such as LeanIX, Bizzdesign, ServiceNow, or Archi.
Technical Specialization
- Application Portfolio Management (APM) and rationalization.
- Modern integration patterns (APIs and event-driven architectures).
- Cloud strategies, FinOps cost models, Zero Trust Security, and Data Governance.
- Stakeholder Management: Proven track record designing technology roadmaps aligned with strategic business plans and interacting directly with C-Level executives.
4. Education and Key Competencies
- Academic Background: Bachelor's degree or Engineering in Systems, Computer Science, or related fields.
Critical Skills and Competencies
- Systems Thinking: Ability to understand the organization as an interconnected ecosystem of processes, capabilities, and technology.
- Influence Leadership: Skill in gaining traction and consensus across multidisciplinary teams without formal authority.
- Executive Communication: High negotiation and synthesis ability with Business and IT directors and vice presidents.
- Operational Pragmatism: Balance between the ideal architecture vision (To-Be) and the real constraints of budget, time, and operations.
Desirable Requirements
- Official certification in TOGAF (v9 or v10) or ArchiMate Practitioner.
- Certification in SAFe (specifically Lean Portfolio Management - LPM).
- Experience in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (CPG), Retail, or Manufacturing industries.
- Previous experience in legacy platform modernization projects (SAP environments or equivalent).
What do we have for you?
- We support your personal and professional growth with individual development plans, where you are the owner of your career and how far you want to go.
- More vacation days than legally required: No need to wait a year to enjoy your vacation days, plus additional days for special events and holidays.
- Additional economic benefits to your salary: Grocery vouchers, savings fund, training budget, wellness bonus, partnerships, and discounts.
- Emotional support, we want your stability in physical and mental health, which is why we have various benefits that cover aspects of personal balance for you and health for your family. We want to take care of you and yours!
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