What is the opportunity ?

The successful candidate will lead a team of Architecture specialists and will have the opportunity to work on and towards Hybrid implementations with new and existing platforms.

The W&I Enterprise Architecture Team will deliver Business and Technical Designs & Roadmaps for the existing estate, working with wider Bank of Ireland Enterprise Architecture and implementation partners to ensure design principles & standards and best practices are adhered to.

In this role you will

• Lead a team of skilled W&I Enterprise Architects to develop, document and maintain a standardised Enterprise Architecture for W&I
• Evaluate current artefacts to identify key requirements and gaps
• Drive the evolution of W&I Enterprise Architecture team service and help define the strategy for W&I EA
• Own the development and introduction of EA tooling to support sustainable Enterprise Architecture
• Create Business & Technical Architecture deliverables that clarify strategic directions, highlight business outcomes and explore implications, impacts and risks.
• Chair W&I Technical Design Authority (TDA), updating TDA terms of reference and ways of working to support robust Change process.
• Represent W&I on BOI Architecture Review Board (ARB)
• Align and Communicate appropriately with BOI Enterprise EA Standards, Principles and Roadmaps
• Strong communications skills are required, to build sound relationships with all partners to understand W&I business priorities and strategy

What will make you stand out?

• Proven years experience in Technical implementations
• Team lead/people management experience
• Demonstrate experience in all aspects of designing and building Business Capabilities, Value Streams, Business Processes and Org Structures, integration methods, tools
• Demonstrate experience of EA tools to build and maintain EA deliverables
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of facilitation of Change Management
• Demonstrate strong analytical and conceptual skills; ability to create original concepts, designs and theories for different projects
• Demonstrate Data, Security, Application, Cloud and on-Prem Infrastructure experience
• Flexibility and experience of leading changing priorities effectively
• Exposure to working with implementation partners and suppliers

Essential Qualifications

Knowledge and experience in TOGAF or similar EA qualification.

More About The Team

Our Technology Department is responsible for a broad range of applications and services across a spectrum of technologies from mainframe to cloud, leading the full life cycle of change delivery and support across all areas of New Ireland business

The Team deliver towards our Business Vision, improving technology and allowing teams to efficiently and sustainably deliver solutions for our Customers and Colleagues.

This is a hybrid role and can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin. Travel will be required for in person collaboration exact frequency to be agreed with manager.

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Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us, we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

Flexible working matching promise A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements.

Key Competencies

• Customer Focused - Self
• One Group, one team - Self
• Agile - Self
• Accountable - Self
• Champion Transformation - Self

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Bank of Ireland Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce.