Senior Analyst, Enterprise Architecture
Senior Analyst, Enterprise Architecture
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Job Description
Zendesk a rapidly expanding cloud-based software company uses SaaS applications to bolster its business operations. As we grow were experiencing increased complexity and the necessity to expand our systems and solutions. Were in search of a Senior Analyst for Enterprise Architecture proficient in governing our application landscape steering the design of our integrated solutions and enabling Zendesk to efficiently achieve its strategic goals through application rationalization and consolidation.
As an individual contributor you will partner with business engineering and IT teams to comprehend the current setup pinpoint areas for enhancement and delineate and roadmap strategies in coordination with Zendesk business partners. Your work will help create standards across Zendesk on how to best tease out problems determine whether it is a process or system issue evaluate technologies and choose the best solution for Zendesk. Youll contribute to a desired future state that underpins Zendesks growth and strategic objectives. Guiding influencing and partnering with Business & IT at all levels is at the forefront of your role along with fostering technical capabilities to best support our delivery teams.
Keeping abreast with emerging technologies and how we use our current technologies is important. Your role involves making evidence-based pragmatic recommendations on their relevance to our business. You will take the lead in steering and facilitating our Enterprise Architecture Review Board where you are responsible for driving consensus over our application landscape by continuously refining our decision-making processes to effectively assess the need for new solutions.
What Youll Be Doing:
Lead the evaluation design and analysis of enterprise-wide solutions tackling the businesss most complex problems.
Create capability models perform technology assessments develop current and future state diagrams and formulate solution best practices to incorporate into their strategic plans
Build bridges between IT and business by liaising with stakeholders influencing and fostering relationships and driving cross-team initiatives.
Act as the face of the Enterprise Architecture Review Board partnering with the business to assess the addition of new solutions to Zendesk.
Oversee software request ticket queues and make informed decisions on all software requests
Develop dashboards to track application counts ownership and expenditure and share these insights with leadership.
Serve as a Saas knowledge hub understanding the use cases integration patterns and capabilities of all enterprise-level software
Continuously mature the Enterprise Architecture program to adapt to Zendesks evolving needs.
Create an application rationalization model and drive initiatives to reduce software spend by identifying and eliminating redundant applications.
Regularly review and apply emerging industry trends practices and technologies to business engagements.
Advise on integration strategies platforms and application infrastructure to implement efficient solutions and realize business value.
Act as a liaison between technical teams and business audiences during solution development.
Establish and enforce architectural standards for compliance across teams.
Required Experience:
Bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science Information Management Economics or comparable.
4 years of technology deployment and IT architecture experience.
2 years of experience working with Enterprise Architecture tools
Experience and familiarity with enterprise architecture concepts and method
Preferred experience & skill set
Comfortably explain new concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artifacts like Business Capability Maps Business Process Flows Current/Future State Architecture core concepts and key decisions.
Deliver high-level or in-depth recommendations to senior executives.
Demonstrate an interest in leading change through enterprise architecture principles
Excel at converting business objectives into technical specs and driving tech changes.
Proactively build and influence relationships with key leaders.
Possess superior problem-solving communication and analysis abilities.
Show an interest in exploring and adopting cutting-edge technologies.
Can learn quickly and effectively juggle multiple priorities at once.
Exude self-motivation and efficiency in a fast-paced setting with tight deadlines.
Listen attentively and collaborate positively with stakeholders.
Have experience in Lean-Agile principles and development methodologies
Where We Work
Zendesk is not your average tech company. We have all the stuff youd expect - competitive pay benefits appealing offices snacks and more. We also have a culture deeply dedicated to enabling conversations and providing appreciative support. We help our staff keep work-life balance from flexible hours to remote work to the most dynamic parental leave plans on the market. Our Social Impact team is actively engaged in our community and enables us to invest thousands of hours with local community groups each year. We invest in diversity and inclusion so that our team reflects the diversity of the world around us. We have a whole crew dedicated to ensuring our workplace experience is top notch and welcoming for all.
Please note that anyone hired into this position must be physically located in and plan to work from Mexico City (CDMX) or Mexico State (Estado de Mexico).
The intelligent heart of customer experience
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.
Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working enables us to purposefully come together in person at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world to connect collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.
Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer and were proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity equity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race color religion national origin age sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status medical condition ancestry disability military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law please click here.
Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application complete any pre-employment testing or otherwise participate in the employee selection process please send an e-mail to with your specific accommodation request.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
