Enterprise Architect - Safety – Operational Resilience

Division: Enterprise Architecture (EA) – Enterprise Architect for Security

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 themes to develop or transform the IT capabilities supporting the business units’ strategies.
• Maintaining a multi-year strategic investment plan & technology roadmap and advising on IT investment decisions.
• Steering the definition & realization of capabilities and solutions to support business objectives (process, applications, data and technology) in alignment with the enterprise architecture directions.

Role

You will be joining our Security squad and – as an Enterprise Architect – your role will be to define the target and transition architecture and roadmaps for our Security capabilities that provide safety in our interactions with customers, markets and in our own operations. 

You will deliver and contribute to the following architectural services:

• Strategy Enablement
• Assembling and analyzing strategic Business and IT objectives and leveraging understanding of external industry and market trends, to determine the potential impact on the enterprise’s strategy, direction, and architecture
• Lead analysis of current and future-state capabilities and IT environment to detect gaps and opportunities, assess new technologies, and recommend solutions for improvement to drive the enterprise towards its targeted outcomes. 
• Facilitating Business and IT alignment and supporting the translation into an executable change roadmap that will realise the strategic objectives and deliver the targeted value outcomes, requiring close collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Delivering target and/or transition architectures and standards and ensuring they are properly maintained and governed, providing viable options and visibility of strategic direction and implications for the enterprise and for steering of delivery.
• Strategy Implementation Oversight
• Providing transparency on the progress of the capability implementation and alignment with established targets and intended roadmaps.
• Providing transparency on the evolution of Technology Debt and the planning and implementation of mitigation and remediation actions.
• Delivery Planning and Solutions 
• Developing clear standards, reference architecture patterns, principles and guardrails, through the EA governance model, to support effective and efficient decision-making and provide clarity for delivery initiatives.
• Collaborating with security, delivery and infrastructure teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, to leverage shared technologies, tools and processes where appropriate, and provide continuous feedback towards the further evolution of the enterprise architecture.
• Architecture Advisory 
• Providing consultative advice and support, adapted to stakeholder context, to business leaders and organizational stakeholders who seek actionable recommendations to support decision-making on strategy, delivery, M&A and/or other relevant topics.
• Architecture Practice
• Collaborating with other architects and supporting delivery of transversal architectural topics and contributing to a positive working environment.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of architectural practice and effective delivery of architectural services.

Profile

• Overall knowledge and interest to IT infrastructure, both on prem or cloud based (from DC to PaaS services) and/or Software development practices.
• Experience in highly regulated and critical IT environments, ideally in the financial world. Knowledge of Swift CSP, DORA, CPMI / IOSCO are assets.
• Cyber Security and or Operational resilience experience (e.g. DRP - Disaster Recovery Plans, BIA – Business Impact assessment, BCM tooling - Business Continuity Management) 
• Expert analytical, planning and organisational skills, and you are able to connect the dots and navigate in a constantly evolving environment.
• Result-oriented and you collaborate to deliver business outcomes.
• Able to balance out the longer term and short term views and implications of different options and paths of action.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn and you have a proactive working approach.
• Effective leadership skills. A strong team player, able to work effectively at various levels of the organization, with a strong sense of ownership and ability to influence others to move toward consent.
• Good communicator and you can adapt your messages and style to different audiences and seniority. Fluency in English is required.
• Active listener.
• Active contributor to the different communities and governance bodies as applicable.
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• 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.
• You have experience within the Financial Services industry, and you have an understanding of the complexity of the regulatory environment – considered as a plus.
• You are certified in an Enterprise Architecture framework (e.g. TOGAF) and are familiar with Enterprise Architecture tools – considered as an advantage.
• You are certified in the area of Security (e.g. CISSP, CBCI, GIAC, ISO 22301/27001, LA/LI) – considered as a plus.

Our part of the deal

We offer an excellent opportunity to practice and develop your talents in a highly enthusiastic, motivated and passionate team. The exposure to a wide variety of topics (across functional & technical domains) and stakeholders (across divisions, business lines & locations) as well as the opportunity to influence and provide direction for Euroclear’s most strategic files make it both a challenging but unique position to further develop your career.

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.