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Enterprise Architect

NEXUS CORPORATION

Job Location:

Tokyo - Japan

Salary: Not provided by the employer

Experience Required: 12-13years

Posted: 28 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 25 October 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise-wide architecture strategy governance and digital transformation initiatives for large-scale enterprise this role you will define target-state architecture establish governance frameworks and guide solution teams in designing scalable secure and future-ready technology solutions.

Work Place: Tokyo Japan

Work Style: Hybrid

Key Responsibilities:

Own and evolve the enterprise-wide target-state architecture across business application data integration and cloud domains.
Chair / represent architecture review boards; review and approve solution designs against enterprise standards and non-functional requirements.
Establish and enforce architecture governance: principles reference architectures standards and an ADR (Architecture Decision Record) / scored-scoring methodology.
Partner with account and delivery leadership to define multi-year architecture roadmaps and modernization strategy.
Provide architecture leadership in presales: solution shaping estimation guidance and CxO-level advisory.
Guide and mentor Solution / Technical / AI Architects; resolve cross-domain trade-offs and technical risk.
Ensure security compliance and data-residency requirements (incl. Japan-specific) are embedded in the architecture.
Act as trusted advisor to client CxO / CDO stakeholders aligning technology decisions to business outcomes.

Requirements

Essential Skills/Experience:

12 years in IT with 5 years in enterprise or solution architecture leadership roles.
TOGAF (or equivalent EA framework) with demonstrated application on enterprise engagements.
Breadth across multiple domains: application data integration (API / event-driven) and cloud (AWS and/or Azure).
Proven experience running architecture governance / review boards and authoring ADRs and reference architectures.
Strong stakeholder leadership up to CxO / CDO level; able to defend architecture decisions to business and technical audiences.
Experience supporting presales (solution shaping estimation proposals).
Business level Japanese and English.

Desired Skills/Experience:

CISSP or comparable security / governance certification.
Cloud architecture certifications (AWS / Azure professional level).
Enterprise integration patterns (EDIFACT AS4 IBM MQ Kong / Apigee API gateways).
Domain experience in insurance finance retail or construction.
Familiarity with AI / LLM solution patterns and how they fit enterprise architecture.
Cross-market delivery experience (Japan US APAC).

Required Skills: