Enterprise Architect

Our mission
Ivy Partners is a Swiss consulting firm that supports companies in their strategic, technological, and organizational challenges.
We are committed to offering our employees a career that promotes their personal and professional development. We support them in their skills development and offer real career advancement opportunities.

As an Enterprise Architect at Ivy Partners, you will be expected to:
- Define and evolve the enterprise architecture in accordance with frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman.
- Lead architectural decisions related to integration, infrastructure, and cloud strategy (on-premises, private cloud, public cloud, and data center).
- Set architecture standards and governance, ensuring their adoption across different teams.
- Manage the technology portfolio and support sourcing decisions, partner selection, and make vs. buy decisions.
- Monitor and challenge technological transformation initiatives, promoting simplification and modernization of the application footprint.
- Ensure architectural alignment in initiatives involving SAP, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, legacy systems, and custom development.
- Work closely with Data Engineering teams to ensure compliance with architecture and integration standards.
- Support the evolution of the architect community, contributing to governance and function development.

About you
You are our ideal candidate if you:
- Possess 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or equivalent roles.
- Have solid experience in integration architecture.
- Are deeply knowledgeable about Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF and Zachman).
- Have experience in hybrid environments and defining cloud strategies.
- Are capable of influencing strategic decisions and challenging the current state of architecture.
- Have experience in technological governance and portfolio management.
- Have knowledge of Microsoft ecosystems (Azure, Power Platform), which will be valued.
- Are familiar with complex environments that include SAP, legacy systems, and custom development.
- Possess excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders.

- Fluent in Portuguese and English - spoken and written.

- Open to work in a hybrid work model in Lisbon

Why join Ivy Partners?
Care | We care about our employees by creating a supportive environment where everyone is valued and empowered with training and growth prospects.
Trust | We believe in building strong and long-lasting relationships with our clients. Working with us is about establishing a partnership based on trust, professionalism, and transparency at all times.
Innovation | We empower effective digital transformation through a unique blend of innovative technology and creative thinking.
Responsibility | Community is at the heart of everything we do, and we take that responsibility seriously by working hard to create a positive impact.