Are you looking for challenges and a place where you can find a close working environment while constantly learning?

We are a company with a clear purpose: "To TRANSFORM people’s lives being the most trusted TECHNOLOGY partner".
Get ready and be part of this adventure!

What will you find?

• Professional and personal challenges.
• A team connected to growth.
• A team where your physical and mental well-being is important.
• A culture of continuous improvement, fresh and collaborative where you can find an opportunity and people willing to support you.
• Our Kaizen Hub program where you can grow and develop your talents, where it will be a challenge and a game, accompanied by constant feedback from your leaders, mentoring, and coaching by Sofka U. Bring out your best potential!
• Programs aimed at empowering your competencies, living daily continuous improvement, and promoting your physical and emotional well-being. They are called Happy Kaizen and We Sofka, where you will have different benefits that you will acquire over time, such as health policies for you, your family and pets, potentiate your second language (English), savings with purpose, gym, and more.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to join our team on-site in Quito, Ecuador. In this role, you will define and implement our Enterprise Architecture strategy, including the integration of new technologies and IT planning. Your mission will be to ensure a simple, adaptable, and scalable technology environment that aligns with our Bank's strategy, allowing us to stay at the forefront of Digital Transformation processes and deliver top-quality technological services efficiently, on time, and within budget, all while adhering to strategic frameworks, institutional policies, and supervisory guidelines.

Required Technical Knowledge:

• Project Management – IT Plan Management
• Strategic Planning and Information Process Auditing
• Proficiency in English
• Knowledge of cloud service management
• In-depth understanding of IT Governance (ITIL, COBIT)
• Business Modeling
• Knowledge and experience in Banking and Financial Systems
• Advanced knowledge (certifications) in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, BIAN, Zachman, Gartner)
• Extensive experience applying Enterprise Architecture frameworks

Tools:

• Hopex
• Archimate
• Fin Ops financial calculators
• Certified in TOGAF
• Certified in BIAN
• Team Leadership
• Rapid Learning and Adaptation
• Results Orientation
• Digital Environment Management
• Empowerment
• Practical Innovation

Key Responsibilities:

• Define the target architecture in alignment with the Bank's strategy and identify existing gaps, including policies, procedures, and technological risk mitigation plans.
• Investigate and evaluate the gaps between the current and desired architecture across all domains (Business, Applications, Data, Infrastructure, Information Security) and propose a strategic IT plan.
• Assess and evaluate technological solutions through governance models and Enterprise Architecture practices, participating in Architecture review committees and operational Architecture committees.
• Communicate the IT plan and performance metrics to stakeholders, ensuring understanding and alignment with technological initiatives and strategies across the organization.
• Establish and enforce technological standards, assessing their relevance and scope.
• Coordinate and execute successive iterations of the Architecture Development Method (ADM) as specified in the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Framework.
• Identify priorities for strategic technology changes based on reference standards and best practices, proposing solutions aligned with the institutional environment.
• Define initiatives to bridge gaps between the current and desired state, including budget planning aligned with the Bank's financial procedures.
• Develop a roadmap indicating the planning and interdependencies of initiatives.
• Translate objectives into measurable outcomes, represented by metrics and goals that relate to institutional benefits.

Conditions

• Indefinite term contract, we love long-term relationships so we want you to be part of this family for a long time.
• Looking for professional growth? You can design your career plan according to what you are looking for and what you want to project yourself.