Principal Architect

The Principal Architect will provide technical guidance to NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) project teams, drive technical coherence across the NSIP portfolio, coordinate the P3MF Architecture & Design team, and evolve NCIA's enterprise architecture to align business and ICT at the strategic level. This senior role supports the Architecture Governance and Coherence team in delivering secure, coherent C3 capabilities and ICT services across NATO.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to NSIP project teams on technology alignment and the identification and management of technical dependencies.
• Drive technical coherence across the NSIP portfolio, maintaining consistency of design and adherence to agreed standards across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Coordinate the day-to-day work of the P3MF Architecture & Design team, tracking workload capacity, resource allocation, funding availability, priorities and follow-up actions, and propose improvements to the team’s ways of working.
• Envision, communicate and evolve NCIA’s enterprise architecture, aligning business and ICT at the strategic level to achieve NCIA’s mission and goals.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree from a nationally recognized/certified university in a related discipline, with at least 5 years of related post-graduation experience; or a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related post-related experience.
• Extensive experience leading the creation and review of IT services, systems, architectures and roadmaps for large organizations.
• Extensive experience leading and monitoring the development of domain / segment and solution architectures, ensuring consistency with specified requirements and identifying and managing technical dependencies.
• Extensive experience leading the implementation of ICT-specific projects for alignment with relevant architectures and roadmaps.
• Extensive experience managing strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, internal and external.
• A proven ability to apply analytical and systems thinking to complex problems, and to moderate architecture-related discussions with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with good briefing skills.
• A thorough knowledge of English (written and spoken) is essential; some knowledge of French is desirable.
• Desirable experience and qualifications include: experience with organizational change management initiatives in large-scale multinational or international organizations; experience managing teams and budgets; and certifications such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, ITIL or COBIT, or change-management certifications (Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) or Certified Change Practitioner). Relevant training and certification will typically be provided on hire and is not essential to qualify for the post.

Skills

• IT Service Architecture
• Systems Architecture
• Solution Architecture leadership
• Architecture Roadmaps
• UN Project Implementation
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Systems Thinking
• Architecture Governance
• Technical Guidance
• Enterprise Architecture
• Architecture Reviews
• Architecture Moderation
• Briefing Skills
• TOGAF
• ArchiMate
• ITIL
• COBIT Implementation
• Change Management
• Budget Management

Languages

English, French