Enterprise Architect (Manager)

Description and Requirements

When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of 4,000 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.

Are you our next EnterpriseArchitect?

Location: Harcourt Square, Dublin 2 (hybrid)

Grade: Manager

Contract type: Permanent

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join our Technology Consulting team. The successful candidate will work with clients to define technology strategy and target-state architecture, translating business priorities into practical, secure and scalable technology roadmaps.

You will provide architectural leadership across complex transformation programmes, helping clients understand their current technology landscape, define their future-state architecture and establish the transition roadmap required to get there.

The role spans multiple architecture domains, including business, applications, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, security and emerging technologies.

As a general guide, teams would expect to spend around three days per week working in the office, while retaining flexibility to adapt working arrangements to reflect personal, project and client needs.

Your key responsibilities as part of the team

• Lead the development of enterprise and technology architecture strategies, principles, standards and multi-year roadmaps.
• Assess clients' current business and technology landscapes and define current-state, transition-state and target-state architectures.
• Translate business strategy, transformation objectives and operational requirements into coherent technology architectures.
• Conduct architecture assessments, options analysis and gap analysis, identifying opportunities to simplify, modernise and rationalise technology estates.
• Develop architecture artefacts including reference architectures, capability models, technology roadmaps, architecture principles and standards.
• Provide architectural leadership across applications, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, security and digital platforms.
• Act as a Design Authority, reviewing solution designs and ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, architecture principles, security requirements and standards.
• Identify emerging technologies and assess their potential business value, risks and organisational implications.
• Advise senior business and technology stakeholders on major technology decisions and investment priorities.

Your experience, skills, and capabilities

• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Technology Architecture or Solution Architecture, ideally within consulting or complex enterprise environments.
• Experience defining enterprise technology strategy and target-state architectures.
• Strong knowledge across several technology domains, with enough breadth to understand dependencies between applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud and security.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps and transition architectures for large transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud and hybrid architectures, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience of architecture governance, design assurance and architecture review processes.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and methods such as TOGAF and modelling approaches such as ArchiMate.
• Strong understanding of modern integration approaches including APIs, event-driven architectures and cloud integration platforms.
• Awareness of cybersecurity, identity, resilience, data protection and regulatory requirements and their impact on architecture.
• Ability to connect technical decisions with business outcomes, cost, risk, operational impact and investment priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and presentation skills, including the ability to influence senior executives.
• Ability to operate across multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex technology landscapes.
• Consulting experience highly desirable.

Your team

You will be joining a team of over 150 dedicated technology professionals that is has a market reputation for delivering quality outcomes for our clients. We are growing rapidly across all our services and are looking for professionals interested in joining a team that has a culture of learning, innovation and delivering quality outcomes for our clients. Our team has come from a wide variety of backgrounds and has a diversified set of technology skills, and we are open to anyone that can match our values and fit to our culture.

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Benefits Tailored for You

At KPMG, we understand that life is multifaceted. That’s why we offer a flexible benefits package designed to support your unique lifestyle. Our benefits include:

Discounted Health Insurance: Prioritise your well-being with our health insurance options.

Additional Annual Leave: Purchase extra leave to spend more time with friends and family or to travel.

Enhanced Family Leave: Enjoy more time with your family with our generous leave options.

Emergency Childcare Cover: For times when your regular childcare plans fall through

Social Events: Connect and network with colleagues through our engaging social events.

Early Finish Fridays: Start your weekends early on bank holidays and during the summer.

Relocation Assistance: Smooth your transition if you’re moving to Ireland.

Learning & Development: Access our extensive supports, including LinkedIn Learning, to grow your skills.

We also offer a variety of flexible working options to help you balance your professional and personal life.

Career Progression with Continuous Support

From the moment you join KPMG, you’ll receive dedicated support from your performance manager to enhance your skills. Our award-winning Business School provides continuous learning opportunities to deepen your expertise.

We stand out as the only Big Four firm to announce promotions four times a year, offering you frequent opportunities for career advancement.

Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

Inclusion, diversity, and equity are at the heart of KPMG. We celebrate diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment at every level. Our goal is to attract and retain the best talent by building a culture where everyone can achieve their potential. Learn more about our commitment here - https://kpmg.com/ie/en/home/about/inclusion-diversity-equity.html

Ready to Join Us?

If you meet most of the criteria, we encourage you to apply by submitting your CV. KPMG is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process if needed. Necessary arrangements can be made at interview stage to accommodate the needs of candidates with disabilities.

For any specific queries about the role, please contact Karine Vatuska.

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Please note that agency assistance is not required for this position.

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