IT and Digital Enterprise Architecture Lead

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Enterprise Architect to empower Vår Energi to achieve their business strategy through adopting digital solutions  in Vår Energi. The ideal candidate will have a strong value focus and a background within oil & gas, with expertise in digital technologies and their application across the whole valuechain. 

Main tasks

• Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture strategy that aligns with the organization's business goals and IT strategies
• Provide architectural guidance for technology roadmaps, ensuring they align with future business growth and technology advancements
• Lead architectural governance, ensuring that IT projects comply with established standards and architectural frameworks
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, platforms, and tools that align with the enterprise architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to select, implement, and integrate systems and applications that enhance operational efficiency and scalability
• Design end-to-end IT solutions that are flexible, scalable, and secure, ensuring alignment with business objectives and consider appropriate disaster recovery and business continuity
• Ensure systems are integrated effectively across the enterprise, allowing for seamless data flow and interoperability
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale technology implementations
• Work closely with business leaders and IT teams to translate business requirements into architectural designs
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on technology trends, risks, and opportunities
• Establish and maintain IT architectural principles, standards, and frameworks to guide the development of technology solutions
• Lead architecture review boards and provide oversight on design decisions, ensuring consistency with enterprise standards
• Identify architectural risks related to IT systems and provide mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure that the architecture is secure and compliant with industry standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT architecture, systems integration, and technology strategy
• Experience in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and methodologies, digital transformation initiatives and cloud adoption strategies
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing, IT infrastructure, software development, and systems integration
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and hybrid architectures
• Strong knowledge of networking, storage, databases, middleware, and cybersecurity
• Ability to manage and resolve technical risks in large-scale IT implementations
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps principles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Role model for company values: Responsible, Collaborative, Proactive and Entrepreneurial to drive fit for purpose solutions

About you

• Good communication skills
• Being proactive and have a can-do attitude
• You are a team player, but also able to work independently
• You have high integrity
• Aligned with Vår Energi values

We are offering

• Challenging tasks in a dynamic and a strong competent environment with the opportunity to grow, learn and be creative
• Competitive salary and benefits such as pension, insurance schemes, loan arrangements, access to cabins, additional days off and a comprehensive welfare package
• Internationally diverse working environment and internal development opportunities
• To be a part of a company which believes in the future of the NCS and offers rewarding tasks and responsibilities for the right candidate
• A strong corporate culture where we are team players, with focus on new solutions, learning and integrity 

Background checks are performed on all final candidates and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened against relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions law

Contact person

Geir Arve Vika, VP IT & Digital Business Solution