Enterprise Architect Manager

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Group IT architecture blueprint: application, data, integration, and technology layers with documented current state, target state, and transition roadmap.
• Set and enforce architecture standards: integration patterns, master data ownership, naming conventions, security-by-design, and a formal review gate for projects above an agreed size.
• Chair the architecture review forum; approve or reject solution designs from Software Solution, System Analyst, and D&A/AI teams before build starts.
• Design the integration architecture between SAP and the surrounding landscape MES, WMS, QMS, PLM, supplier portals, and AITC's PCB systems.
• Evaluate build, buy and partner options with written recommendations covering TCO, risk and lock-in.
• Define what external delivery partners build, to what standard, and how it is handed over.
• Maintain the technology radar; keep the Group off dead-end platforms.
• Mentor engineers on design quality; raise the engineering standard rather than only reviewing documents.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or masters degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or related field.
• 12+ years in IT with at least 5 years in a solution or enterprise architecture role.
• Proven experience architecting around a large ERP SAP ECC or S/4HANA strongly preferred including integration to shop-floor and supply chain systems.
• Hands-on depth in integration: REST/SOAP APIs, middleware or iPaaS, message queues and event streaming, batch and real-time patterns.
• Demonstrated ownership of an architecture blueprint that was actually implemented, not only documented.
• Working knowledge of cloud, containerisation and modern data platform concepts.
• Able to write clear architecture documents and present trade-offs to executives in business language.
• Professional working English.

Preferred qualifications

• Manufacturing or EMS background; MES, traceability and IPC standards.
• TOGAF, SAP Architect or equivalent certification.
• Architecture spanning multiple legal entities or JVs.
• AI/ML platform architecture and MLOps exposure.