Enterprise Architect

A leading European provider of services to rail operators, manufacturers & local authorities, Akiem offers 100 customers in 22 European countries a fleet of 760 locomotives and 42 passenger vehicles and solutions covering the entire rolling stock value chain. It runs a comprehensive, certified Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) industrial ecosystem built around a pan‑European network of workshops and an extensive inventory of spare parts for the maintenance of the rolling stock supplied to its customers.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Strategy

• Define and drive the enterprise architecture vision and roadmap aligned with business priorities
• Design target architectures (applications, data, integrations, infrastructure)
• Ensure alignment between business transformation and technology foundations
• Support key decisions on platforms, integrations and scalability

Architecture Governance & Design Authority

• Set up and animate Architecture Review Board / Design Authority
• Define principles, standards and validation processes
• Review solution designs and ensure compliance with architecture guidelines
• Identify risks (technical debt, scalability, interoperability, cybersecurity)

Business & Transformation Partnership

• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to translate needs into scalable solutions
• Support strategic transformation and digital initiatives
• Contribute to roadmap sequencing and transition planning

Integration & Data Architecture

• Contribute to integration strategy and API governance
• Ensure alignment with data governance objectives
• Structure application and data flows across the organization
• Support cloud and hybrid architecture discussions

Technology Risk & Governance

• Contribute to IT governance and risk management
• Support architecture documentation and audit readiness
• Participate in cybersecurity‑by‑design and resilience discussions
• Support vendor governance from a technology coherence perspective

Profile

Experience

• 10+ years in IT architecture (Enterprise / Solution Architect)
• Experience in complex, transformation‑driven environments
• Industrial/international context is a plus

Skills

• Enterprise architecture & integration
• Governance, standards and lifecycle management
• Cloud / hybrid environments
• Knowledge
• TOGAF, COBIT, data & cybersecurity

Soft Skills

• Strategic, pragmatic, structured
• Clear communicator, able to simplify complexity
• Influential and business‑oriented

Education

• Master’s degree (IT / Engineering)
• TOGAF is a plus

Why join us?

• Opportunity to shape the future architecture foundations of a growing international company
• High visibility role at the center of strategic transformation initiatives
• Combination of industrial operations, digital transformation and technology modernization challenges
• Direct interaction with executive leadership and cross‑functional teams
• Entrepreneurial and international environment with strong transformation ambitions