ABOUT THE JOB
1. As an Enterprise Architect, you create business capability models and transformation roadmaps to facilitate discussion and decision making with senior stakeholders, driving the group towards agreement regarding technology direction and definition of technology strategy. In collaboration with senior technology leaders, including Heads of Architecture and senior architects from their teams, you shape a vision and define architectural strategies to translate business opportunities and customer expectations into innovative IT solutions.
2. You promote understanding of the architecture at TUI and are the focal point for developing a global architecture strategy and maintaining architectural integrity. You’re responsible for driving consolidation across TUI towards a coherent, platform strategy; a single technology ecosystem.
3. You define policies, standards, and practices that shape the technology strategy whilst fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
4. You think long term and use your industry knowledge and understanding of TUI’s business strategy to shape the One platform architecture, keeping yourself continuously informed of the latest innovations, technologies and patterns and practices, enabling you to develop strategies that enhance the technology landscape.
5. You foster a culture of delivering business outcomes sustainably and with the right level of quality from the outset, balancing the trade-off between technical debt and speed to market.
6. You have a strong background and experience in modern cloud native architecture especially Amazon Web Service.
7. You work in an international context with senior technology and business stakeholders and managing large-scale technology transformation and implementations with aggressive timelines.
8. You advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices and help develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices across the domain.
9. You are an active member of the global architecture communities.
10. You love to learn and acquire new skills and you enjoy teaching others.
11. You are not afraid to get stuck in and work directly with teams – you hate being in an ivory tower.
12. Security is part of everyone’s job. At TUI, we practise secure behaviours first in everything we do.
ABOUT YOU
13. An experienced architect and authentic servant leader with passion for technology and Enterprise architecture.
14. Engage with C-suite executives, business leaders, and IT teams to translate intricate business requirements into robust architectural solutions. Facilitate strategic discussions and decision-making around technology investments and initiatives.
15. You are expected to be a highly competent and knowledgeable engineer with the backing of the engineering community.
16. Be highly esteemed and regarded in the industry, having proven positions and public speaking engagements with known vendors and industry partners.
17. Hold a number (at least 10+) industry accreditations and certifications exemplifying your experience in Architecture, Development, Cloud, Security, Data, AI and Integration.
18. Broad experience and expertise across multiple technical areas in several IT domains. Proven track record in designing architecture blueprints and the optimisation of them to drive development and innovation.
19. Establish and enforce rigorous architectural standards, guidelines, and principles. Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices, mitigating risks and ensuring compliance. Passionate about agile software delivery practices, delivering business value and driving continuous improvement.
20. Oversees evolution of global technology strategies & implementation of solutions for the whole group, identifying risks and providing necessary guidance. Lead architecture communities and mentor a high-performing team of architects and senior technical staff. Foster a culture of continuous innovation, technical excellence, and professional development.
21. Systems thinker with a strong understanding of business needs and ability to manage a range of priorities and delegate effectively.
22. Problem solver with a pragmatic evangelist approach to drive the spirit required in a fast-paced digital space.
23. Great communicator and facilitator comfortable working across organisational and market boundaries and managing senior stakeholders. Able to disagree yet align.
24. Mastery of enterprise architecture frameworks, methodologies, and tools. Extensive experience with cloud computing, microservices architecture, data management, cybersecurity, and integration technologies.
25. Experienced with cloud technology especially Amazon Web Services with Associate or Professional level Architecture certification.
ABOUT OUR OFFER
26. Working in the leading global tourism group: We stand for intercultural cooperation and offer the opportunity to work in international projects and teams.
27. Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers
28. Mobile working, flexible working hours and working from abroad: We believe that work is something you do, not where you go. Our offer: TUI Way of Working
29. Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas – Health, Social, Community, Career and Financial
30. Development and career opportunities: We offer a wide range of digital training and international career opportunities.
31. Additional benefits relevant to the local market that you’ll be based in
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Sam Somerfield
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