Head of Solution Architecture

We are currently looking for a new colleague to lead Solution Architects Team of the Ignitis Group shared service center. If that speaks to you, we’d be happy to welcome you to our team!

Take YOUR part in #EnergySmart!

You will contribute to green and secure energy ecosystem creation by:

• Managing, leading, and inspiring a team of solution architects (5-12 FTEs);
• Evolving solution architecture strategy, process, tools, roles and responsibilities so that we can fulfill business needs;
• Participating in IT Architecture Board meetings, providing consultation, suggesting, initiating and evaluating solutions for compliance with IT architecture standards;
• Performing effective people management (hiring, goal setting, one-to-ones, performance reviews, coaching, career development);
• Collaborating with all stakeholders across various departments to understand their needs and align, plan architectural delivery accordingly;
• Planning and coordinating solution architecture workload across 20-30 systems or projects;
• Resolving conflicts and facilitating internal communication and effective collaboration;
• Being the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders).

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in managing a team (5 -12 direct reports) of IT development related specialists;
• Previous experience in Solution or other IT architect role or initiating and leading IT architecture strategic changes;
• Strategic thinking, creativity, and leadership qualities and the ability to manage large volumes of information simultaneously;
• Ability to balance short-term and long-term goals;
• Excellent organization, negotiation and time management skills;
• To be an independent self-learner with exceptional problem-solving and decision-making mindset and skills to identify, create and improve work processes;
• Experience with task management tools (Jira and similar).

Would be an advantage:

• Knowledge of TOGAFframework;
• Knowledge of IT delivery management frameworks like Kanban, Scrum or other.