Enterprise Architect Technology Governance

The opportunity 

Our EY Consulting ambition is to become the world’s leading transformation consultants, trusted to help our clients generate long-term value. We’re building world-class capabilities in business, technology, risk and people consulting to help us deliver on EY’s purpose of building a better working world — our firm’s broader ambition to become the world’s most trusted, distinctive professional services organization.  

We are seeking Enterprise Architects Technology Governance to join our Consulting practice. Our team is part of EY’s Europe Central (EC) cluster, delivering market leading services to organizations across industries in Cyprus and internationally. 

Your Key Responsibilities 

Architecture Governance and Assurance 

• Establish, maintain and continuously improve architecture governance principles, standards, policies and operating practices. 

• Facilitate architecture reviews, governance forums and decision-making processes. 

• Provide independent architectural assurance and constructive challenges across programmes, projects and technology initiatives. 

• Support alignment with agreed architectural direction while balancing business priorities, delivery realities, and organisational objectives. 

Technology Strategy and Decision Support 

• Support the development and evolution of technology strategy, operating models, and architectural direction. 

• Contribute to technology investment decisions, business cases, procurement activities and solution evaluations. 

• Assess the impact of technology decisions on architecture, governance, risk, operational effectiveness, and long-term sustainability. 

• Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural approaches, providing informed recommendations on their applicability and adoption. 

Stakeholder Engagement and Consulting 

• Engage business and technology stakeholders to understand challenges, priorities, and organisational objectives. 

• Build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups and support informed decision-making. 

• Contribute to client engagements, proposals, pursuits and advisory activities. 

• Act as a trusted adviser on architecture, governance, and technology-related matters. 

Innovation and Continuous Improvement 

• Identify opportunities to improve governance outcomes, simplify processes and increase organisational effectiveness through the application of AI and other emerging technologies. 

• Promote practical innovation, continuous improvement, and modern governance practices. 

• Support the responsible adoption of AI and other emerging capabilities, balancing opportunity, risk and organisational readiness. 

Capability Development 

• Support the growth of architecture and governance capability through knowledge sharing, mentoring, collaboration and continuous improvement. 

• Contribute to the development of governance frameworks, architecture practices, standards and reusable assets. 

• Encourage learning, participation and continuous professional development. 

To qualify for the role, you should have 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline. 

• Broad experience with technology operating models, delivery approaches and service management considerations across modern technology environments, together with an appreciation of FinOps concepts and practices. 

• Experience gained through architecture, engineering, consulting, governance, delivery of transformation or technology leadership roles. 

• Able to understand complex business and technology challenges, evaluate competing priorities, and contribute to strategic and operational decision-making. 

• Practical architecture experience combined with an understanding of how business, technology and organisational capabilities work together to deliver outcomes. 

• Exposure in technology strategy, operating models, transformation initiatives, and organisational change. 

• Demonstrates a practical understanding of artificial intelligence and its application to business, technology and organisational outcomes.  

• Identifies opportunities to apply AI within client engagements, technology solutions, governance processes and internal ways of working, balancing innovation with appropriate considerations for risk, security, ethics and compliance. 

• Maintains awareness of evolving technology trends, emerging architectural practices and their organisational implications, including responsible AI, cloud transformation, FinOps, digital sovereignty, composable enterprise approaches, AI safety and quantum readiness. 

• Builds strong relationships across business and technology communities, collaborates effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organisation and supports the growth and development of others through everyday interactions, coaching and teamwork. 

 What we offer you  

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more. 

 In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits include but are not limited to: 
 

• 13th salary 

• Provident Fund 

• Private Medical and Life Insurance 

• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid work and flexible work schedule) 

• Friday afternoon off 

• EY Tech MBA and EY MSc in Business Analytics 

• EY Badges - digital learning certificates 

• Mobility programs (if interested to work abroad) 

• Paid Sick Leave 

• Paid Paternity Leave 

• Yearly wellbeing days off 

• Maternity, Wedding and New Baby Gifts 

• EY Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (counselling, legal and financial consultation services) 
   

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.