Enterprise Architecture Repository & Applications Portofolio Manager

Working program: Hibrid(days/week at office – days/week homeoffice)

What You’ll Do:

Enterprise Architecture Repository Management

• Manage the Enterprise Architecture repository and data model.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of architecture data across applications, technologies, interfaces, business capabilities, processes, and information objects.
• Maintain EA governance processes, standards, and quality controls.
• Drive architecture documentation standards and repository best practices
• Coordinate data quality reviews and architecture audits with IT and business stakeholders.
• Support architecture reviews, governance boards, and strategic planning activities

Application Portfolio Management (APM)

• Maintain and continuously improve the enterprise-wide application portfolio.
• Analyze application lifecycle, business criticality, technical health, costs, risks, and strategic fit.
• Identify opportunities for application rationalization, consolidation, modernization, and retirement.
• Support investment planning and technology roadmap development.
• Provide portfolio transparency for business and IT leadership.
• Define and monitor portfolio KPIs and maturity metrics.

Reporting & Analytics

• Develop management dashboards and executive reports.
• Produce insights regarding:

Architecture perspectives

Technology risks

Technical debt

Application lifecycle status

Business capability coverage

Cloud transformation progress

Compliance and governance metrics

• Support strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with:

Enterprise Architects

Domain Architects

Solution Architects

IT Product Managers

Cybersecurity Teams

Business Process Owners

PMO and Transformation Programs

• Facilitate workshops and data governance activities.
• Promote architecture awareness and repository adoption across the organization

Tool Administration & Continuous Improvement

• Act as key user for EA tooling (e.g., LeanIX, ServiceNow).
• Support integrations between architecture tools and systems such as CMDB, ITSM, ERP, and project portfolio management solutions.
• Drive automation and process improvements within the EA management environment.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Information Technology, Computer Science Business Informatics, Enterprise Architecture or a related discipline
• 2-5 years of experience in IT, especially areas like Enterprise Architecture, Application (Portfolio) Management, IT Strategy, IT Governance, Technology Portfolio Management, IT Transformation Programs.
• Technical knowledge

Initial exposure to Enterprise Architecture frameworks beneficial but not mandatory: TOGAF, ArchiMate, Application Portfolio Management

Initial experience with EA platforms beneficial, such as: LeanIX, Ardoq, ServiceNow APM,

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Understanding of: Business Capability Modeling, Application Lifecycle Management, IT Governance, Cloud Transformation, Technology Risk Management, Data Management and Master Data concepts

Experience in requirements gathering and requirements management

• Analytical Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Ability to transform complex architecture information into executive-level insights.

Experience creating management presentations, dashboards, and portfolio reports

• Soft Skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Ability to work across business and IT organizations.

Structured and detail-oriented working style.

High degree of ownership and accountability.

Ability to influence decisions without direct authority.

Team player with a collaborative mindset.

Strong facilitation and workshop moderation skills

• Fluent English (spoken and written) is mandatory.
• German language skills are considered a strong advantage