Vodafone Hiring for Enterprise Architect Job at Auckland Full Time

Ko mātou tēnei – Our organisation

Uia mai koe te pātai, he aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? Māku koe e kii atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

“If you asked me, what is the greatest thing in this world, I would say it is people, it is people, it is people.”

Vodafone is working hard to build a more connected, inclusive, and sustainable future for Aotearoa New Zealand. We use technology to challenge and innovate, to better support our customers and are committed to helping disadvantaged rangatahi through Te Rourou, Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation.

We’re proudly Rainbow Tick certified and champion diversity of thought, perspective and background. We offer a friendly and open environment with leading flexible working practices that help people maintain a personal and professional balance that works for them and their whānau.

Ko tō tūranga – Your role

Sitting within the wider Enterprise ICT Practices function, the Enterprise Architect is primarily a dedicated design authority across a portfolio of Enterprise & Government customer accounts. As such the role is responsible for working with Vodafone New Zealand sales teams, alongside the customer(s), to design, cost and document solutions, as well as establishing and maintaining technical relationships with the customer (comfortable to communicate and present at both executive and operational levels) and acting as the primary point of contact for account(s).

You will be a part of a wider team in high growth mode and will operate on the forefront of emerging technology. Building strong relationships with technical customer counterparts you will take authority over technical and business decisions, and operate as the ‘voice of the customer’ internally.

Ko tō mahi – What you’ll do

In this role, you will work to understand a customer’s business, and with Vodafone’s technology to develop elegant solutions that meet their objectives. Through this you will:

• Provide an Architecture contact point for nominated accounts, manage stakeholder engagement with customer technology teams and act as a trusted advisor.
• Support Account team(s) to identify and develop new opportunities within nominated accounts to grow Vodafone’s footprint.
• Support Account team(s) by providing end to end architectural governance.
• Conduct frequent reviews of deployed solutions and customer requirements and update architecture roadmaps as required.
• Review and plan for potential impacts to services which may occur through architectural change.

Na tōu rourou – What will you bring?

The successful applicant to this role will show a true customer obsession attitude, be committed to providing elegant solutions, and will have the following areas of expertise:

• Significant experience and successful track record in dealing with large customers in an Architect design or consultancy role
• Capability across a variety of disciplines to solve customer problems, including active listening and consulting, thought leadership and vision, business acumen, architectural rigour and technical savvy
• Expertise in industry trends, current & emerging technologies
• The ability to easily translate technical terminology into business language and vice versa.
• An Agile mind-set and have a working knowledge of Agile methodologies.

At Vodafone, performance is not only about what we deliver within our role, but also how we deliver it. We are Fanatical about customers; we Simplify & act now; we Own it; and we Front up with feedback. Our behaviours are driven from the front by our people who live them every day.

Joining the Vodafone whānau will stretch you, challenge you and provide opportunities you’ve been seeking to expand your career. You’ll engage in unique workplace experiences, be exposed to exciting and innovative technology, and gain opportunities for learning beyond Aotearoa.

Vodafone operates a Covid-19 Protection Policy which requires that our employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and register their valid ‘My Vaccine Pass’ with us. This information will be captured as part of the pre-employment process.

Tū hikitia rā, tū hāpainga. Tū hāpainga, tū hikitia rā.

We stand to uplift, to support and to elevate others.

Location: Auckland, Wellington