Director of Enterprise Architecture

About Us

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. GKN Automotive has a turnover of circa £5 billion and 25,000 employees across 19 countries.

Role purpose

Responsible for the development of the global technical design of the target infrastructure and application landscape. Oversees the implementation and owns the technical roadmap. This individual will work as an internal advisor for the technical teams in Infrastructure Operations, Application Management and Security.

Key responsibilities

• Business Strategy and IT Strategy alignment

• Functional Strategy formation

• Technical design development and implementation oversight

• IT Capability building

• Stakeholder engagement

Skills

• Adaptive mindset & good team player

• Project Management

• SAP S4/HANA Implementation scenarios

• Multi-Cloud Design/Management

• Global Network Design

• Cyber Defence

• TOGAF Framework

• ITIL Framework

Education

Master's Degree in information technology or equivalent level, TOGAF and preferably CISSP certified.

Experience

At least 10 years of working experience in a similar global organization as IT Architect, Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect.

Reporting Line

This role reports directly into our CIO and becomes part of the global IT leadership team.

Location & Working Model

Preferred locations: Birmingham (UK), Porto (Portugal), Auburn Hills (USA), Lohmar (Germany), Offenbach (Germany)

Model: Hybrid

GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.