Chief Enterprise Architect (M/F) Chez ENGIE

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ABOUT ENGIEWe are a leading global group in low-carbon energy and services. Our raison d'être is to act to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral world, thanks to more energy-efficient and more environmentally friendly solutions, by reconciling economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet. We rely on our key businesses (renewable energies, gas, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. With nearly 100,000 employees, our customers, our partners and our stakeholders, we form a community that commits every day to more harmonious progress. Headquartered in Paris, France, ENGIE is present in more than 30 countries and has generated a turnover of 93.9 billion euros in 2022, in unprecedented energy market conditions. IT & DIGITAL AT ENGIELed by the Executive Vice-President in charge of IT & Digital, the IT & Digital function contributes to enabling a differentiation power for competitiveness and growth. With more than 3800 people internally, ENGIE’s IT & Digital function is the second biggest of the Group and offers a wide range of positions (cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, architecture, data science, software development…). Working for ENGIE is a way to play your part in the energy transition and help the Group and our customers to reach net carbon emission by 2045. IT & Digital at ENGIE acts as One team to empower One ENGIE transformation, grow the business and boost the zero-carbon journey by making IT, cyber security, digital & data native drivers of our day-to-day work. DIGITAL SOLUTIONS AT ENGIE DDSIWithin corporate Digital & IT Department (DDSI), Digital Transformation and Solutions (DTS) team is in charge of promoting digital transformation, digital native architectures, application convergence and establish roadmaps to deploy at scale digital platforms and applications standards. DTS teams goal is to focus on Digital transformation and value creation for the business. We work closely with DDSI teams (strategy and planning, data, cybersecurity, Technology), with GBU Head of Data and Digital, Hub CIOs, Business CIOs and architects, ENGIE Digital and ENGIE IT to define enterprise solutions and convergence roadmaps. JOB OVERVIEWThe Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) leads the enterprise architecture practice within the organization, acting as a strategic partner to the C-suite and business leaders. The CEA is responsible for developing and executing enterprise architecture strategies that drive business value through the alignment of IT capabilities and business outcomes. This role enables business transformation, supports digital initiatives, and ensures that the organization’s technology landscape is future-ready.The CEA focuses on delivering measurable business outcomes by guiding the organization through technological innovation, managing risks, and aligning technology investments with strategic priorities.As Chief Enterprise Architect, you are responsible to define the group’s enterprise architecture strategies, methods principles and standards. You ensure that this architecture framework and strategy is aligned with business strategy.You are responsible for drafting and validating application and digital solutions architecture standards and policies for the group Digital platforms and target common applications. You define and promote the reference architecture within ENGIE IT & Digital teams. You advise on enterprise architecture landscape,  including technology, data, cybersecurity, integration. You assess and identify IT risks and business value opportunities.You identify not only reference and target applications but also their architecture principles and target platforms to industrialize and streamline processes. You drive the transformation and iterative road mapping and provide guidelines to analyze and optimize value, to reuse and bring at scale applications and digital platforms. You push application landscape rationalization and harmonization.You build over time this culture of embedding enterprise architects in all applications and digital solutions that meet the needs of ENGIE businesses and functions. You promote an end to end urbanization approach with architectural thinking and impact analysis.You are constantly watching new technologies for applications, middleware, digital platforms, mobile applications  and feed the group’s strategic thinking. You work closely with DDSI Strategy manager, Technology Global lead architect, Cybersecurity architect, Data architect, ENGIE IT and ENGIE Digital and GBUs & Hubs architects.You set up and lead a governance body “Architecture Board” bringing together architects from the various application and digital solutions specialties with the mission of discussing and validating the architectures of global solutions. You have to ensure that the policies are properly adopted and that the overall coherence is respected.  DIVISIONENGIE HQ > Digital & IT department > Digital Transformation and Solutions divisionREPORTS TO Ludovic Quesnelle, Group VP Digital Transformation and SolutionsHR CONTACTJérôme BODARD ACCOUNTABILITIESWrite policies, standards and architecture reference documents for applications and digital solutions.Coordinate architecture design to support major business process and functions transformation and group-wide architecture.Establish migration roadmaps and project plans, present current state and future state architecture diagramsDefine architecture practices for software services and digital platforms and what level of standards should apply based on application exposure / business context and value.Supervise the architects who work on the various projects from design phase to implementation phase.Ensure consistency of the architecture of applications and digital solutions when these are carried by different teams and supplier.Be the reference for architects in entities.Asses and monitor the implementation of group architecture principles by entities and GBUs. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS  EducationMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. Work experienceSeveral years of professional experience leading enterprise architecture teams, or leading architecture teams for large Digital & IT scope / strategic platforms / digital factory or software products  in a software companyExperience of enterprise architecture not only from a technology perspective but with a value driven and customer centric approach,.Experienced in large Digital & IT transformation projects in international and multi business context. Specific skillsBusiness understanding and focus approached: ability to understand architecture challenges not only from technology perspective but with focusing on business capabilities,  needs, impacts, challenges and strategies.Relationship, communication and animation: very good relationship and great credibility with IT leadership teams and architects in the GBUs, HUBs, business entities, ENGIE IT. Good capacity to animate of a community of IT & Digital application portfolio managers and architects in the Group in an international and decentralized context.Leadership: Ability to build consensus, discuss with multiple stakeholders and get agreement on the problems and solutions in an international environment. Ability to lead change, explain the choice of methods, solutions, and work to get the adoption and onboarding of all teams to follow enterprise architecture standards in the GBUs,  Business Entities, functions and ENGIE IT.Ability to listen and to communicate effectively, to translate business needs and concept into IT and vice-versa.Good written communication, ability to create good quality reports and presentations.Analytical and synthetic: ability to assess and understand complex architecture, multiple business context and priorities and identify most critical and value added topics. . Specific knowledgeEnterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or other)IS development lifecycle, devopsIS project managementIS Roadmaps, IS cost and value modelsKnowledge of cybersecurity standards and good practices for applications and digital platforms. Required languagesFrenchFluent English SPECIFICATIONSBased in: Paris or Brussels.Job Family: Digital & IT.Contract: permanent contract (CDI), full-time job.Travel expectations: from time to time, also internationally.Remote/homeworking possible (up to 2 days/week) but the role requires proximity with the project teams and business stakeholders. ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!