Enterprise Solutions Architect

The Enterprise Solutions Architect is DIANA's senior technical authority for digital systems, responsible for the design, integrity, and coherence of software solutions, information architecture, and data governance. The role provides end-to-end architectural leadership across requirements, data, integration, security, and user experience, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with DIANA's business objectives and the wider NATO enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain DIANA's enterprise and solution architecture frameworks, governance, standards, and technology roadmaps aligned with NATO requirements.
• Translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions, ensuring alignment from concept through delivery.
• Own the architecture of DIANA's digital platforms across application, data, integration, and technology domains.
• Lead information and data architecture, including governance, data quality, integration, API standards, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Embed security-by-design principles across the solution lifecycle, including identity management, secure architecture, application security testing, and user experience.
• Act as DIANA's technical authority for digital solutions, providing technical leadership, design assurance, and vendor oversight.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the digital lifecycle to align priorities, manage dependencies, and implement architectural decisions.
• Drive the evolution of DIANA OS, DIANA’s bespoke developed SaaS platform and related platforms through product thinking, agile delivery, DevSecOps, user adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Perform any other related duties as may be required.

Requirements

• A Master's degree from a nationally recognised university in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline with at least 5 years' relevant experience; or a Bachelor's degree with at least 8 years' relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture frameworks, governance processes, and technology roadmaps, and translating business requirements into solution architectures for complex digital environments.
• Proven experience as a Solution, Systems, or Enterprise Architect delivering complex cloud-based solutions, supported by recent software development experience sufficient to provide technical leadership and leverage AI-enabled development approaches.
• Strong experience in information, data, and integration architecture, including data governance, data modelling, analytics, API development, and enterprise integration.
• Demonstrated experience embedding security-by-design principles, including threat modelling, secure architecture, identity and access management, automated security testing, and software quality assurance.
• Experience leading suppliers, contractors, or delivery partners and contributing to large-scale SaaS platforms or digital transformation programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives, influence organisational decision-making, and communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Possess the following minimum levels of NATO's official languages (English/French): V ("Advanced") in one and I ("Beginner") in the other.
• Experience working in government, defence, international, or geographically distributed organisations, with knowledge of the NATO institutional framework, policies, and procedures.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and modelling approaches, such as TOGAF, NAF, Zachman, ArchiMate, or UML.
• Experience leading information and data strategy, including ERP systems, business intelligence, master data management, data governance, and performance reporting.
• Experience with modern cloud and software delivery practices, including DevSecOps, CI/CD, Zero Trust architectures, Microsoft Power Platform, and relevant architecture or cloud certifications.

Skills

• Enterprise Architecture
• Governance Processes
• Technology Roadmaps
• Solution Architecture leadership
• Cloud-based Solutions
• Software Development
• Technical Leadership
• AI-enabled Development
• Information Architecture
• Data Architecture
• Integration architectures
• Data Governance
• Data Modelling
• Data Analytics
• API Development
• Enterprise integration
• Security by Design
• Threat Modelling
• Secure Architecture
• Identity and Access Management
• Automated Security Testing
• Software quality assurance
• Supplier Management
• SaaS Platforms
• Digital Transformation
• Executive Advising
• Organizational Decision-Making
• Technical Communication
• TOGAF
• NAF
• Zachman
• ArchiMate
• UML
• Information Strategy
• Data Strategy Development
• ERP Systems
• Business Intelligence Reporting
• Master Data Management
• Performance Reporting
• DevSecOps
• CI/CD
• Zero Trust principles
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Cloud Certification
• Architecture Certifications

Languages

English, French