Chief Enterprise Architect

Main Purpose of the Job

As our Enterprise Architect, you will define and continuously steer the enterprise-wide architecture — spanning business, data, processes, applications, and technology. Your mission: to ensure every major digital initiative strengthens a single, scalable, and compliant operating model, avoiding fragmentation and technical debt.

You’ll champion modern integration patterns that drive scalability, reusability, and data integrity across transactional execution. Through strong governance and strategic oversight, you’ll guide enterprise capabilities and technology investments to build lasting competitive advantage.

Working with the enterprise architecture team, you’ll ensure robust architectural governance across Business Capabilities, Reusable APIs, Application Lifecycle, and the overall technology landscape

Your success will be measured not by the number of documents produced, but by tangible enterprise outcomes:

• The organization scales seamlessly, without architectural chaos.

• Technology investments generate compounding value, not isolated optimizations.

• The enterprise operates with built-in agility and compliance.

• Business capabilities evolve consciously, strategically, and under sound governance.

What can you expect your day to look like?

• Own and evolve the Enterprise IT & Technology Strategy, setting the vision, target state, and architecture direction to ensure cross-functional alignment, security, and integration.
• Translate strategic objectives into tangible, executable architecture roadmaps, driving alignment between business and IT.
• Chair and govern Enterprise Architecture Decision Forums, ensuring all initiatives align with enterprise guardrails, reuse existing capabilities, and expose only intentional differentiators.
• Drive cross-domain alignment between business units and IT teams to eliminate duplication and fragmentation.
• Define, enforce, and evolve architecture principles, policies, and standards that guide technology decisions.
• Mentor and develop solution architects, strengthening the architecture community and elevating capability maturity, documentation discipline, and architecture metrics.
• Serve as a strategic partner to C-level executives (CTrO, CEO, COO, CCO, CFO, Risk, other C-level), connecting technology evolution with business strategy and investment decisions.
• Own and communicate the Enterprise Target State Architecture, from both business capabilities and systems perspectives.

What do we expect from you?

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or equivalent strategic technology leadership role in a complex organization.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, governance models, and capability-driven planning.
• Expertise in modern integration patterns, API management, data architecture, and scalable platform design.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and align diverse teams behind a unified vision.
• Demonstrated success in turning strategy into executable, value-driven roadmaps.
• Ability to foster collaboration, architectural discipline, and innovation across the organization.
• Excellent communication skills and a strategic mindset, connecting technology decisions to business outcomes.

Why should you consider us as your next career step?

We always have a challenge for those looking for one. If complex, large-scale, and impactful projects excite you, we might be just the right fit for you. With us, you will enjoy:

• Career opportunities: Many of our managers have started in entry-level positions at Girteka Group, and as many as 30% of our colleagues move up the career ladder every year.
• Learning and development: We continuously invest in a wide variety of internal and external courses, seminars, mentoring, leadership programs, and offer language courses.
• Health and well-being: We care about how our colleagues feel and we offer them comprehensive health insurance. We also foster a community of gym-goers and athletes. On-site meals are 50% compensated, and you’ll find free fruit and snacks in our kitchenettes and lounges.
• Collaborative culture: We believe that the power of teamwork and social connection enables us to achieve exceptional results. Working in international teams, we strive toward the company’s goals together, sharing experiences and celebrating our joint successes.
• Rewards and recognition: Rewards on work anniversary occasions and values-based behavior, days off during your birthday, and holiday gifts are included. Team-building events, various initiatives, and like-minded clubs. Access to exclusive discounts from our partners.
• Base monthly salary: from €8040 to €11570 (before tax). The specific salary offered will depend on the candidate‘s experience, competencies displayed and suitability to the requirements of the position. An additional performance - based bonus will be revealed to the final candidates.