Chief Architect

Appealing Points:

• Lead enterprise-wide architecture strategy and technology transformation.
• Drive cloud modernization, AI, automation, and innovation initiatives.
• Provide strategic technology leadership across multiple infrastructure and technology domains.

Annual Salary: 20 Million Yen and above

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, design patterns, and governance frameworks.
• Align technology architecture with business priorities and transformation initiatives.
• Provide strategic technology guidance to executive leadership.
• Govern solution designs for scalability, security, maintainability, and compliance.
• Define architecture direction across Cloud, Platform, Network, Security, Workplace, and Operations.
• Lead cloud transformation, modernization, optimization, and governance initiatives.
• Drive adoption of DevOps, platform engineering, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Lead AI, AIOps, predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and innovation initiatives.
• Embed security, resilience, compliance, privacy, and risk management into architecture decisions.
• Define data, analytics, integration, observability, and monitoring architecture standards.
• Lead architecture planning for large-scale transformation and technology modernization programs.
• Provide technical governance for strategic technology partners and support vendor assessments.
• Advise executive leadership and stakeholders on technology roadmaps, risks, opportunities, and investments.

Job Qualifications:

• Professional Experience:
• Proven experience leading infrastructure transformation, cloud modernization, and technology integration initiatives.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale architecture strategies across multiple technology domains.
• Experience in large, globally distributed, multi-vendor environments.
• Technical Expertise:
• Deep expertise in Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Solution Architecture, and Technology Strategy.
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Computing, Hybrid Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Security Architecture, and Modern Workplace technologies.
• Extensive experience with enterprise infrastructure services, including networks, platforms, cloud, security, workplace services, and operations.
• Knowledge of AI, Machine Learning, Automation, AIOps, Observability, and Analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of integration architectures, data platforms, service management, and operational governance.
• Experience establishing architecture governance models, technology standards, and reference architectures.
• Familiarity with enterprise modernization, transformation, and technology rationalization programs.
• Leadership & Business Skills:
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills.
• Ability to align business strategy with technology architecture and investment decisions.
• Proven leadership of large-scale cross-functional technology organizations.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive-level influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance innovation, operational requirements, risk management, and financial objectives.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and fostering technology innovation cultures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Certification.
• Zachman Framework Certification or equivalent architecture credentials.
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
• Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• ITIL Managing Professional or Strategic Leader.
• CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent security certification.
• SAFe Architect, PMP, or related transformation certifications.

Language Requirements: Business level Japanese and Business level English

Company Description:

This company is one of the largest IT consulting companies in Europe, with more than 200,000 employees based in locations in over 40 countries.

As a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, they were established in 2013 as a Japanese corporation of the world's leading IT consulting company at the forefront of innovation, and they offer a wide range of integrated services with the highest level of technology and abundant expertise.

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. Skillset Required: Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technology Strategy, Cloud Computing, Hybrid Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Security Architecture, Modern Workplace technologies, Enterprise infrastructure services, Network services, Platform services, Cloud services, Security services, Workplace services, Operations, AI, Machine Learning, Automation, AIOps, Observability, Analytics platforms, Integration architectures, Data platforms, Service management, Operational governance, Architecture governance models, Technology standards, Reference architectures, Enterprise modernization, Transformation, Technology rationalization, Executive presence, Communication skills, Business strategy alignment, Leadership, Cross-functional technology organizations, Stakeholder management, Executive-level influencing, Analytical skills, Problem-solving, Innovation balancing, Risk management, Financial objectives, Organizational transformation, Technology innovation cultures