Senior Enterprise Architect M/F

Egis is an international player in consulting, construction engineering, and mobility services. We design and operate smart infrastructure and buildings that address the challenges of the climate emergency and enable more balanced, sustainable, and resilient regional development. Present in 100 countries, Egis provides its clients with the expertise of its 20,100 employees and develops cutting-edge innovations for all projects. Through the diversity of its areas of expertise, the Group is a key player in the collective organization of society and the living environment of citizens worldwide. Our purpose is to successfully combine improving people's quality of life, the economic and social development of regions, and massive decarbonization to meet the imperative of carbon neutrality by 2050.

By joining Egis, you are joining a company with remarkable performance and which has doubled its turnover in 3 years to reach 2.16 billion euros in turnover in 2024. The group's ambition and its hyper-growth trajectory should allow us to exceed 4 billion euros in turnover by 2029.

Reporting to the Egis Group CIO and working within the CIO Office, the Enterprise Architect is responsible for maintaining and developing the overall IT architecture across the Group. He or she is responsible for constantly optimizing IT systems to improve operational efficiency, reduce maintenance costs, and minimize environmental impact. He or she works in collaboration with all DISIT departments and Group entities (Group departments, BL & Regions, companies).

The Enterprise Information Systems Architect is responsible for:

• Design, define, and oversee the development of the overall IS architecture to meet the needs of the business departments in line with the company's security and environmental strategy and policies
• Ensure standards are designed, met and applied
• Participate in the selection of solutions for projects in terms of evaluation, design, and implementation, and ensure that they are integrated into the IS architecture in a consistent, effective, and sustainable manner
• Establish, maintain, and communicate the overall mapping of the information system and its evolution

ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

• Contribute to the development of the IS strategic plan through thematic roadmaps
• Monitors the market for new technologies and promotes innovative, appropriate solutions
• Build and maintain IS architecture norms and standards
• Contribute to the selection of new solutions that meet the company's needs, in line with existing recommendations and solutions, and more broadly with the IS strategy
• Leads the development of project architecture files
• Participate in bids by acting as the architecture guarantor
• Supports integration and M&A teams

PROFILE

• Higher education (engineering school or Master's degree in computer science), at least 10 years' experience in IT urbanization and architecture.
• Extensive experience in the company's business lines, very good knowledge of IT system cost drivers, TOGAF certification recommended.

TECHNICAL

• Understanding requirements: act as the point of contact for all stakeholders (IT teams, business units, business sponsors, customers, suppliers) to ensure that the solution meets business requirements; guide business units in their strategic decision-making and advise them on IT issues
• Planning IT system developments: ability to anticipate medium/long-term business needs; propose enterprise architecture guidelines while ensuring optimal running costs and taking into account environmental issues related to digital sobriety, all in a secure environment
• Architecture design: ensuring the consistency of architectures: use cases, processes, data, software, and infrastructure. He/she also ensures the optimal integration of new solutions into the existing functional and technical environment. Proposing technology roadmaps with a view to improving service, user experience, environmental efficiency, and reducing the total cost of the IT lifecycle
• Understanding data-related challenges: governance & data management, knowledge management, data architectures & AI
• TOGAF certification appreciated

NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Ability to listen and rephrase
• Ability to work in a team
• Leadership
• Clear communication: verbal and written (mapping and roadmaps)
• Innovation and creativity