Chief Enterprise Architect

JOB OVERVIEW

Lead the design and governance of our enterprise architecture across IT, operational technology (OT), and business systems. Develop and maintain a holistic view of our enterprise ecosystem, ensuring technology investments align with business goals, operational resilience, and information security & regulatory compliance.

 

Main Duties, including but not limited to:

  • Define, evolve, and govern the enterprise architecture framework encompassing IT systems, Operational Technology, data flows, applications, and infrastructure
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across Telehouse to understand business objectives and translate them into architectural designs and roadmaps
  • Lead architectural design for new data centre developments and upgrades.
  • Ensure enterprise architecture supports resilience, scalability, sustainability, and compliance (e.g. ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR)
  • Collaborate across the IT & Data Leadership Team to deliver on solution requirements
  • Establish architecture standards, patterns, and guidelines to support consistent delivery and system interoperability
  • Facilitate solution architecture for complex programmes, including mergers, acquisitions, and cloud transformation
  • Provide leadership on technology governance, supporting investment planning and technology transformation decisions
  • Partner with cybersecurity and compliance teams to ensure systems are secure by design
  • Maintain an enterprise-wide view of technology risk, technical debt, and transformation priorities

 

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or Senior Solution Architect within a critical infrastructure environment
  • Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels from board-level engagement to solution-level detail
  • Deep understanding of architectural frameworks and methodologies (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, ArchiMate).
  • Demonstrated experience with enterprise integration, application rationalisation, and digital transformation
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence at all levels of the organisation
  • Familiarity with relevant regulatory and compliance environments (e.g. ISO standards, NIS, Cyber Essentials Plus)

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this position, please apply online attaching your CV and Covering Letter in Office Word format. Alternatively, send your CV and Covering Letter to [email protected]

 

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If you join us at Telehouse, you’ll work with a team of experienced professionals whose job it is to keep Telehouse at the forefront of the data centre services market. We pride ourselves on a supportive, friendly workplace environment that unlocks the potential in each and every member of our team. We invest in our employees through training and development and believe in empowering our employees to work proactively. At Telehouse, you can rest assured that you’ll be working for a leading company with a proven track record for operational excellence.

Telehouse has offices in London and across the globe, and is owned by KDDI; a Global Fortune 500 telecommunications company.

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