Enterprise Architect

Job Title

Enterprise Architect

Location

Glasgow

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With
a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52
offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex
challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct
strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial
services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive
innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.

For Ashurst
Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and
additional leave

Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted
corporate health plans

Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global
opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity:

Working within the Enterprise
Architecture team, the purpose of the role is to proactively and
holistically guide delivery teams through IT transformation and
optimisation initiatives in support of the firm's strategy and
desired outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include
(but are not limited to) architecture maturity, strategy
development, design, documentation and dependency mapping. You will
facilitate the implementation of the Ashurst Perkins Coie business
strategy, projects and programmes of work. An understanding
of the business, data, application, security, cloud, technology and
digital architectures is required.

Ashurst Perkins Coie are transforming
its target operating model and the way it delivers essential
business services in support of the employee and client life cycles
- making it easier to do business with and (and within) the firm.

We are seeking a talented Enterprise
Architect to join our team and contribute to the implementation of
innovative solutions for implementation of our firm strategy. The
ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role. You will
also have a strong background in solutions architecture working
across all domains. You will collaborate with clients both technical
and business orientated to define requirements, create architectural designs, and oversee
the successful implementation of solutions. You will play a crucial
role in bridging the gap between business needs and technology
solutions. If you want to join a global collaborative team with
experience in all domains, have the opportunity to make an impact
and contribute towards Ashurst Perkins Coie's architecture maturity
whilst having some fun? This is the team for you.

This role reports to the Principal
Enterprise Architect and is a full-time permanent opportunity based
in Glasgow with hybrid working.

Main responsibilities include:
Facilitate alignment between the
business and IT across the IT landscape

Engage business and IT
stakeholders, building and maintaining relationships andacting as a trusted advisor

Interpret business goals and
drivers, translate them into actionable IT roadmaps and support IT
strategy development

Analyse trends and disruptions, and
assess the opportunity and impact on target business outcomes

Ensure alignment between business
capabilities, operating models and technology platforms

Coach and mentor other architects
and colleagues to instil architectural thinking

More information can be found in the job description attached to
the role on our careers site Careers |
Ashurst Perkins Coie

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

TOGAF or Archimate qualified

Critical thinking and
problem-solving skills

Ability to act as a consultant to
other departments

Excellent communication skills,
both written and verbal including active listening

Ability to identify and analyse
alternative approaches to dealing with issues and problems

Confidence in dealing with various
levels of the organisation both within Ashurst Perkins Coie IT and
the business units, including executive management levels#LI-HYBRID #LI-TM1