Senior Enterprise Architect (Engineering)

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Düsseldorf, Germany

5 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

8 years minimum

Working hours

Shift work

Languages

English

Job source

Databases Computer Engineering Technical Debt Information Technology

Develop the enterprise technology strategy and translate business ambition into technology roadmaps
Define target technology architectures and reference architectures across cloud, runtime, and engineering platforms
Moderate cross-domain technology decisions and align engineering, network, security, data, and artificial intelligence in one direction
Set technology standards and golden paths for engineering teams, and decide on justified exceptions
Consolidate platforms, retire legacy technologies, and reduce technical debt across the landscape
Moderate the development of our technology principles and strategies
Ensure the technology foundation supports artificial intelligence, resilience, sovereignty, and cloud economics
Evaluate emerging technologies and balance innovation with operational stability

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
At least 8 years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, or technology leadership, ideally with responsibility for systems in production at global scale
Proven track record in technology standardization and platform consolidation within a federated organization
Broad expertise across cloud, networking, databases, base applications, engineering platforms and artificial intelligence infrastructure, with depth in at least two areas
Excellent facilitation and communication skills up to executive level; fluent in English

Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
Diverse national and international growth opportunities
Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket