IT Enterprise Architect Lead
Reports to: Director - Enterprise Solutions, Cloud & Service
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced IT Architecture Lead to head our international team of Infrastructure, Cloud & Service Architects within the global IT organization. This team delivers the architectural designs, standards and technology roadmap that satisfy HBK’s business needs and underpin all IT Infrastructure, Cloud and Service projects worldwide.
As Team Lead, you own the overview of HBK’s integral IT landscape, ensure that every architectural design fits the overall strategy and identify optimization potential across a distributed, multi-location team of specialist Architects. IT operations are outsourced to an external managed service provider, this role is therefore architecture- and governance-focused, with a strong emphasis on steering the outsourcing partner while directly leading and developing an international team of technical experts.
You will act as the technical and people leadership authority for the Architecture function,



translating business requirements into a coherent, enterprise-wide technology strategy — while coaching, aligning and growing a team spread across multiple time zones and cultures.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, mentor and develop an international team of Architects (Cloud, Network, Modern Workplace, Microsoft Server & Infrastructure, Microsoft Collaboration, Linux/Open-Source), distributed over multiple locations worldwide.
Establish enterprise architecture as a discipline and governance practice within the organization. Introduce the frameworks, roles, review processes and stakeholder buy-in needed to make architecture-led decision-making a standard part of how the organization plans and delivers IT change.
Set clear objectives, conduct performance and development reviews and support career growth and certification paths for team members.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture across geographies, time zones and cultural bac

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