Vacature Enterprise Architect
- Vakgebied: 31190
- Soort dienstverband: Fulltime
- Aantal uur: 32-40 uur per week
- Salarisindicatie: n.t.b.
- Werkervaring: Leidinggevend
- Plaatsingsdatum: 09 maart 2023
At BASF’s vegetable seeds business, it is our ambition to make healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable. Together and in collaboration with partners we are eager to improve our vegetable varieties and solutions for our customers, the vegetable value chain and consumers worldwide.
Job Description
As our Enterprise Architect you will be responsible for defining and maintaining the overall Enterprise Architecture framework. As an Enterprise Architect you understand the business strategy and ensure the alignment with the technology strategy. You will also be part of the BASF Agricultural Solutions (BASF AP) organization and work with a community of architects. In this capacity you will ensure alignment of the overall business – and technology strategies in BASF AP and BASF’s vegetable seeds business. Driving the transformation of BASF AP business to a more data, digital, and technology driven organization.
Your Team
As an Enterprise Architect and as member of the Plan-part of the IT organization, you will
be part of a team of about 10 professional and enthusiastic team members, consisting of Head of Business Partnering, Portfolio Manager, Business Analysts, and Business Relationship Managers.
Your Job
The key responsibilities of this vacancy consist of defining Enterprise Architecture methodologies, frameworks, tooling, processes, and deliverables. In this challenging position you will furthermore focus on the listed topics below.
Defining Enterprise Architecture strategy and governance
Defining and maintaining the overall EA governance framework for the IT function, including principles, standards, and policies
Developing Enterprise Architecture blueprints and creating a set of actionable plans to reach the desired future state
Ensuring that the wider IT and business community understands how the enterprise architecture enables realization of key business and IT imperatives
Reviewing Enterprise Architecture design and creating checklists for projects to ensure Enterprise Architecture conformance and compliance
Driving and ensuring maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture blueprint
Facilitating the development of the organizational processes, systems, and technologies as well as the execution of the business and IT strategy
Creating, maintaining, and managing central IT architecture models
Providing deep Architecture expertise and experience in traditional software architecture (IT Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Integration)
Identifying and mitigating risk and vulnerabilities across architecture domains
Leading the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise scale solutions
Job Requirements
Experience and Qualifications
You have at least 8 years of experience in IT or (business) related discipline
You have a relevant university degree in the field of Information Technology
You have experience in leading global cross-cultural and multidisciplinary teams
You are familiar with modern technologies and trends (e.g. Internet of Things)
You are certified in architecture frameworks and modeling languages, TOGAF and/or ArchiMate
You are familiar with standard business process frameworks, such as APQC, SCOR, Agile or ITIL
To be successful in our dynamic, changing environment in which you have the ability to grow with company’s aspirations, you must be able to operate with a high degree of freedom and independence in working. You have a communicative, innovative and customer-oriented personality and good problem-solving and analytical skills.
Leadership behaviors
Pioneering: courageously trying new things to win
Empowering: enabling to take actions and make decisions
Performing: focus on the right things and act fast
Salary and Benefits
Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. At BASF we believe that people are the key to our long-term success and that talent is in everyone. That’s why we empower you with the tools, guidance and opportunities you need to advance and succeed in work and life. We offer you a variable remuneration in addition to an attractive salary and excellent benefits like a good pension, collective health insurance, training opportunities, flexible and remote working etc.
Giving you the support that you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us achieving our ambitions. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision Vegetable Seeds is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.