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Agility Partners is seeking a skilled Network Architect to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Architecture, the Network Architect will collaborate closely with the Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, Data & Analytics, and PMO teams to provide comprehensive architecture leadership across the organization. The role requires deep technological expertise in one of the five domains to develop the architecture vision, strategy, and capability roadmap.

The Network Architect will be responsible for envisioning and translating overall architecture to align with business needs through transformation roadmaps, establishing target architecture and standards, building consensus, and guiding solution development processes. The role involves providing senior-level expertise on the enterprise's overall architecture direction, guidance, definition, decisions, and priorities to effectively support the organization's business strategy. The Network Architect will interact with business leaders, IT leaders, vendors, and industry experts to translate business requirements, understand options to capabilities, and create architecture blueprints and high-level solution designs for complex architectural components.

The role includes strategic interfacing across several business areas to assist in defining future project directions, advising on technology investment decisions, and reviewing, advising, and designing standard software and hardware builds. The Network Architect will lead architectural collaboration and governing processes, including Architecture Review Boards, Solution Architecture reviews, and exception management. Additionally, the role involves researching, analyzing, designing, proposing, and delivering solutions aligned with business and technology strategies, while tracking industry trends and maintaining knowledge of new technologies.

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and innovative team.
• Leadership role with significant impact on organizational architecture.
• Collaboration with various teams across the organization.
• Chance to influence technology investment decisions.
• Involvement in cutting-edge architectural projects.
• Professional growth and development in a visionary role.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Extensive experience in architecture visioning and strategy development.
• Deep technological expertise in one of the five domains.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into architectural solutions.
• Experience in establishing target architecture and standards.
• Strong leadership skills in guiding solution development processes.
• Ability to interact effectively with business leaders, IT leaders, vendors, and industry experts.
• Experience in creating architecture blueprints and high-level solution designs.
• Strategic thinking and visionary skills to assist in defining future project directions.
• Ability to advise on technology investment decisions.
• Experience in reviewing, advising, and designing standard software and hardware builds.
• Leadership in architectural collaboration and governing processes.
• Knowledge of industry trends and new technologies.