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As a key member of the team, you will provide thought leadership, strategic direction, and architectural expertise to ensure that our enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and practices align with the organisation's overall business strategy. You will work across both business and technology domains, ensuring that architecture practices and decisions drive business transformation, enable scalability, and align with industry best practices. This role is pivotal in fostering a consensus-driven, collaborative environment, particularly in organisations with a low architecture mandate.\nAs an Enterprise Architect, you will work closely with senior leaders, key stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to build the foundations for a robust and future-proof architecture. 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of architecture roadmaps to guide the organisation’s journey from its current state to future architectural visions. \nCollaborate with business leaders and product owners to ensure that architecture decisions are aligned with strategic business objectives. \nCultural Change and Consensus Building\nLead initiatives to improve architectural maturity within the organisation, especially in a consensus-driven, low-mandate environment. \nFoster a culture of architecture within the organisation by providing guidance and facilitating workshops that promote understanding and buy-in from all stakeholders. \nEncourage collaborative decision-making processes that consider both technical and business perspectives. \nGuiding Enterprise Architecture Practices\nDefine and maintain a set of architecture principles that guide design and decision-making across the business. \nWork with teams across the organisation to ensure that solutions align with both business requirements and architectural 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