Enterprise Architect (Business Architecture Specialization)

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Key Responsibilities: IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All CVs should be submitted in English. This position is open to candidates based in countries where World Vision International is legally registered to operate. Provide architectural leadership across multiple initiatives or domains, ensuring solutions are coherent, reusable, and aligned with enterprise direction. The Enterprise Architect balances business outcomes, technical risk, cost, and sustainability, operating beyond individual solution delivery to shape enterprise-wide outcomes. This role focuses on enterprise and portfolio-level architecture, not day-to-day solution design. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Enterprise architecture & alignment Shape architecture across multiple initiatives, products, and domains to ensure enterprise coherence Ensure solution designs align with enterprise standards, target architectures, and transition roadmaps Identify cross-domain dependencies, systemic risks, and opportunities for reuse Contribute to the development and continuous evolution of enterprise standards and patterns (ownership at Principal Architect level) Maintain and curate enterprise architecture views, inventories, and roadmap inputs within the EA repository Identify and prioritize architectural risk and technical debt reduction opportunities across initiatives Lead development of segment and enterprise architecture views in collaboration with the EA practice Act as Solution Architect on exceptionally complex or strategic initiatives where required Mentor and guide Solution and Lead Architects to raise architectural maturity Contribute to refinement and application of ADS artefacts within EA governance cycles Bridge enterprise architectural direction with solution-level execution needs and mitigations Act as a trusted architectural advisor to business and technology leaders Operate as a generalist enterprise architect with depth across multiple BDAT domains Advisory & assurance Provide architectural input during idea shaping, business case development, and planning Review solution architectures for enterprise alignment, risk, and long-term sustainability Make architectural trade-offs, risks, and implications explicit to decision-makers Support resolution of architectural issues that span domains or teams Technical debt & transition Identify and assess architectural risk and technical debt across initiatives Develop and maintain transition architectures (Now → Next → Later) Support prioritization of architectural improvements aligned to organizational strategy PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS & CAPABILTIES: The Enterprise Architect is expected to demonstrate the following behaviors: Strategic thinking & judgment Evaluates architectural options across multiple initiatives or domains Balances business value, technical risk, cost, and long-term sustainability Applies enterprise-level judgment in ambiguous and complex situations Communication & architectural storytelling Communicates architectural intent, options, and trade-offs clearly to senior and non-technical stakeholders Uses conceptual and logical views to support understanding and alignment Frames discussions in terms of outcomes, risks, and implications Stakeholder leadership Builds trusted relationships across business, delivery, and technology Facilitates constructive architectural discussions and informed decisions Navigates competing priorities pragmatically Influence & collaboration Influences through credibility and evidence rather than authority Works effectively across federated teams Supports Solution and Lead Architects through guidance and coaching Professional integrity Makes risks and trade-offs explicit Acts transparently and ethically Takes accountability for architectural quality and consistency KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE: Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field TOGAF, OpenCA, or equivalent enterprise architecture certification is preferred but not required. Required Professional Experience Architectural and technical knowledge Broad understanding of enterprise technology landscapes, including applications, integration, data, cloud, and security Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, standards, and patterns at organizational scale Understanding of how technology enables business capabilities and value streams Ability to bridge architectural strategy with practical delivery execution through hands-on technical acumen Working knowledge of enterprise repositories and architecture artefacts (e.g., ADS views, roadmaps, transition architectures) sufficient to curate and assure quality and guide usage, not to perform administrative ownership Experience Experience shaping and assuring architecture across multiple initiatives, portfolios, or domains Experience advising leaders on architectural trade-offs involving cost, risk, sustainability, and long-term outcomes Experience identifying cross-domain dependencies, risks, and opportunities for reuse Experience influencing stakeholders and contributing to governance and decision forums Experience operating within enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks ROLE BOUNDARIES & ESCALATION: This role does not act as the final technical arbiter for enterprise-wide decisions This role does not have people management accountability High-impact or unresolved architectural issues are escalated to the Principal Architect Applicant Types Accepted: Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Learn more about our work at wvi.org. Our organisational culture reflects a "Partnership" of World Vision offices in 100 countries and 33,000+ staff working towards one vision: life in its fullness for every child. A career with World Vision is a God-given calling, and we believe that every staff member has been brought to World Vision for God’s purposes. Whether working from home, in an office, or with children and community members, we celebrate and embrace each staff member’s diverse background and talents – knowing that together, we can make a difference. Together, #WeAreWorldVision. Learn more about our culture. Our people are our greatest asset. Each staff member brings their unique experience and God-given talents to the organisation – and in return World Vision provides employees a competitive "Total Rewards" package tailored to the context in which they work. Learn more about benefits. Have questions about applying to a job with World Vision? See our Frequently Asked Questions.