Director Data Management

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure. This role is central to shaping Colt’s enterprise architecture strategy, with a strong emphasis on OSS technologies and core networking. You will lead a team of talented architects, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and define the strategic direction and roadmap that support transformation initiatives across the business. Understand disruptive forces and the business’s economic & financial levers that affect transformation, to effectively guide technology investment decisions. Lead the analysis of business and operating models, market trends and the technology industry to determine their potential impact on the enterprise’s business strategy, direction and architecture. Work closely with the (PMO) project management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with the promised outcomes throughout the project or product lifecycle. Present gap analysis and/or IT investment roadmaps that reflect the status of the existing IT estate, namely, its ability to contribute to future-state business capabilities around technological platforms. Lead analysis of the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement. Lead the development of an implementation plan for the enterprise architecture based on business requirements and the varying IT strategies for project-driven or product-driven delivery teams. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, data and business process teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture. Lead analysis of the business’ future-state capabilities and future vs current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement to drive the business forward. Ensure the role of EA in the project and product governance setting is one of guidance, advice and oversight. Oversee the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work. Create reference architectures focused on detailed integrations, major systems and dependencies between business and IT. Create architectural designs to guide and contextualize solution development across products, services, projects and systems (including applications, technologies, processes and information). Contribute to the maturing of the enterprise architecture practice into a centre of excellence. Plan and manage a talent pool of architects to help deliver the goals, objectives and outcomes of the organization. Assist in building/maintaining a skills inventory, and manage a plan to close the skills gap for EA team members which identifies trainings/coaching required to help them develop and progress in their careers. Lead and facilitate interaction with business leaders, product managers and product owners in a business-driven conversation over the risks and implications of product decisions. Strong experience as an enterprise architect , with a clear specialization in OSS (Operations Support Systems) and core networking control . Ten or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis. Ten or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment. Certifications required – TOGAF, Certified Architect(CA), Zachmann , SAFE agile Strong knowledge of OSS technology and core networking control. Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics. Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks. Excellent planning and organizational skills. Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture. Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want. We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better. Diversity and inclusion ~ Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth. Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages . Flexible working hours and the option to work from home. Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities. Global Family Leave Policy. Employee Assistance Program. Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks. A global network ~ When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech. #