Domain Architect EA PracticesING Hubs Romania

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ING Hubs Romania offers 130 services in software development data management non-financial risk & compliance audit and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide with the help of over 2000 high-performing engineers risk and operations professionals.

We started out in 2015 as INGs software development hub then steadily expanded our range to include more services and competencies. Now we provide borderless services with bank-wide capabilities and operate from two locations: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Our tech capabilities remain the core of our business with more than 1800 colleagues active in Data and Analytics Tech Tech Foundation and Channels Retail Core Banking and Architecture and Global Products and Technology Services.

We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged.

For us impact isnt a perk. Its the driver of our work. We are guided and rewarded by a shared desire to make the world a better place one innovative solution at a time. Our colleagues make it their job to do impactful things and they love doing it in good company. Do you

The mission

As an Architecture Practices Architect you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the architecture practice within the organization.

This position requires a strong blend of technical expertise leadership skills and effective communication abilities to ensure alignment between goals and technology solutions. The primary focus will be on establishing and optimizing architecture practices fostering communication channels and driving the adoption of architectural best practices across the enterprise.

Your Day-to-Day

Establish and enhance architecture practices methodologies and frameworks.

Define and communicate the architectural vision principles and guidelines.

Lead the development of standards guidelines and best practices for solution architecture.

Advocate of a community of 300 architects and thousands of engineers.

Design repository of architectural patterns templates and reference architecture for reuse across organization.

Provide guidance on the adoption and implementation of architecture practices across projects and teams.

Collaborate with architecture community and engineering teams to ensure architecture practice alignment.

Conduct regular communication forums and workshops to share architecture practice direction and gather feedback.

Identify skill gaps within the architecture team and work towards skill development programs.

Provide training sessions and mentorship to architects and other relevant teams.

Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously enhance architectural knowledge.

Conduct regular reviews to assess adherence to architectural principles and guidelines.

Enforce architectural governance to ensure compliance with established standards.

Mitigate risks related to architectural decisions and ensure solutions align with security reliability and regulatory requirements.

Develop and maintain the organizations architectural strategy aligned with business objectives.

Monitor and analyse the performance of implemented practices.

Identify areas for improvement and optimization working collaboratively with relevant teams.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance architecture practice effectiveness.

Manage and enhance capabilities of EAM tools

Facilitate alignment on Architecture and Standards decisions between Leadership and the Architecture community and drive their successful adoption

What youll bring to the team

Passion and natural inclination towards understanding systems in their entirety and devising strategies to improve them.

Engineering skills thorough knowledge of content and architecture of multiple domains and/or platforms (technologies applications infrastructure business processes).

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and architecture as code.

Successful implementation of or similar tools is a plus.

Ability to quickly identify install and tinker with various tools that serve the architects and engineers needs.

Prepare proof of concepts and integrate new tools in the ecosystem with the help of your scripting and coding skills.

Experience with ArchiMate Bizzdesign Plantuml or Structurizer is a plus

Previous experience with Enterprise Architecture Management tools is a plus.

Proven experience as an Architect with a focus on architecture practices and communication.

Strong knowledge of architecture methodologies frameworks and best practices.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Familiarity with industry standards architecture patterns and emerging technologies.

Certification in Enterprise Architecture (e.g. TOGAF) is a plus.

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field

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