Enterprise Architect – Europe Region Team

Enterprise Architect – Europe Region Team

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Your career opportunity

A successful candidate will be part Europe Region Architecture Team, supporting the Chief Architect in delivering the governance and artefacts, working closely with Global Technology Architecture and Europe Chief Information Officer and Chief Operations Officer teams. Strong Architecture Skills are required, primarily focused on enterprise architecture, building roadmaps and architectural leadership, and comfortable with Solution Architect role.

We are looking for experienced (preferably ten years) Enterprise architect being able to deliver all the standard artifacts you would expect in large-scale organization, HSBC is. You will be responsible for preparing current as-is state application/services blueprints and landscapes, building roadmaps based on the Business Lines plans across countries and Europe legal entities and define targets-state reference architectures. You will also, be supporting solution architects’ teams working for the regionally owned transformation projects by providing guidance on technology choices and leading by example. Understanding of standard IT Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, SAFe EA, etc) is a must.

What you’ll do

• Support Regional Chief Architect with defining, maintaining and owning the enterprise architecture artifacts, ensuring alignment to HSBC Technology Strategies and providing overarching Design Authority accountability for major change and initiatives across the Region.
• Work closely with Business Lines Architects, globally and regionally to develop the Country and Regional roadmaps and plans for successive transformation.
• Support Regional Chief Architect in governance over architecture, including Design reviews, implementing standards, and target operating models for architecture in region.
• Validate each technology (cloud, Data, CyberSec, etc.) and market target state artifacts, enriching the aspiration to ensure the balance between discrete needs and group-wide direction are incorporated.
• Provide leadership and expertise to architecture teams working in Regional Transformation programmes across all Business Lines in the Region.
• Identify opportunities and threats in the technology industry and articulating potential impacts to HSBC.
• Consult on new best practices, processes, operating model, techniques, products, services, technologies, and standards where needed against identified use cases via the appropriate governance bodies as well as stay abreast of technology trends and advise business/CIO/CTOs/Chief Architect and the business about potential benefits/impacts.
• Support the Innovation and technology (AI/ML, Cloud, API, etc.) Community of Practices adoption and leading the architecture community in Europe by example.

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• At least five, preferably ten years’ experience in Enterprise Architecture team in large corporate environment.
• University graduate of Computer Science/IT-related field (preferred but not necessary), preferably with major in Software/System engineering or relevant working experience in the field.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation with good command of written and spoken English; Seasoned in building architecture blueprints and roadmaps on various detail levels proven by long Enterprise Architect experience.
• Experience in digital and broader architectural transformations, applying solutions from experience in decomposing monolithic solutions and methods to manage technical debt.
• Experience, knowledge and understanding of enterprise-level software development and API based integration, building scaled solutions with the consideration of quality attributes.
• Financial / banking industry experience and/or understanding importance of Regulatory engagement regardless of industry would be additional advantage.
• Capability to influence and champion new ideas and technical direction within the organization.
• Accustomed to managing a high level of ambiguity across geographies, markets, products, and services and delivering clear decisions and direction with excellent stakeholder management level, with the capability of delivering highly effective cross-functional leadership across diverse populations, regions and domains, building effective stakeholder relationships; As well as the ability to translate strategies, plans, methods and tools and operational plans globally.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours 
• Free parking

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online assessment.
• Telephone screen (for external candidates only)
• Job interview with the hiring manager.

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