Enterprise Architect

About the Position

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to bridge business strategy and technology, shaping internal initiatives and client engagements in Goteborg through onsite collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals into capability assessments, architecture requirements, and prioritized transformation roadmaps
• Assess the current business, application, data, and technology landscape; define target and transition architectures that address dependencies and legacy constraints
• Identify opportunities to simplify application portfolios, reduce duplication and technical debt, and reuse enterprise capabilities
• Guide architecture decisions across initiatives, maintaining principles, reference patterns, decision records, and clear governance for exceptions
• Work with delivery teams from discovery through implementation, reviewing designs and resolving cross-system dependencies and architectural risks
• Address security, privacy, resilience, and regulatory requirements with relevant specialists, balancing delivery needs with enterprise standards
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and architecture reviews, communicate trade-offs clearly, and mentor solution architects and technical leads
• Support client discovery and technical proposals with feasible solution options, vendor assessments, estimates, risks, and business cases, including total cost of ownership
• Assess where AI can support business capabilities and advise on data readiness, integration, security, and governance in collaboration with AI specialists

Requirements

• Ten years of relevant IT experience, including three years in enterprise, domain, or solution architecture within complex organizations
• Experience leading architecture for at least one transformation initiative spanning multiple systems or business functions, from assessment and target design through implementation
• Practical experience in business capability and process mapping, application portfolio assessment, and development of target architectures and transition roadmaps
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, APIs, data architecture, cloud and hybrid environments, and non-functional requirements such as security, scalability, and resilience
• Ability to apply enterprise architecture frameworks and modeling tools pragmatically, producing clear diagrams, standards, and decision records that teams use in delivery
• Business and financial judgment to compare technology options, assess vendors, and explain cost, benefit, risk, and return-on-investment trade-offs
• Strong communication and facilitation skills in English, including client workshops and discussions with senior business stakeholders; ability to build agreement across teams without formal authority
• Working understanding of privacy, regulatory, and industry requirements, with experience translating them into architecture decisions alongside relevant specialists
• Working understanding of enterprise AI and generative AI use cases, limitations, and key architecture considerations, including data privacy, human oversight, and integration with existing systems

Nice to Have

• Experience in federated enterprises or regulated industries
• Exposure to evaluating or integrating AI-enabled enterprise products or supporting an AI adoption initiative
• Relevant architecture or cloud certifications, such as TOGAF or ArchiMate; equivalent applied experience is equally valuable
• A degree in technology or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

We Offer

• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Company’s pension plan
• Private healthcare insurance
• Safety & life insurance
• Gym discounts
• Wellness Grant (SEK 2000)
• Corporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses

All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements

About the Company

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