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Senior Business Architect

Hybrid in Madrid·Full-time·Added 23 days ago

Overview

Job details

  • Permanent contract

    Full-time hours.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Paradigma Digital doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Be near Madrid for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 10+ years of experience

    Senior-level role.

This job was automatically translated to English.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Freedom with responsibility
We trust people to organize their work flexibly, favoring the balance between personal and professional life without losing sight of the objectives and the impact of our work. You will have the possibility to work in a remote or hybrid work model.

A benchmark community
You will be part of an active, agile, and technological community, where you can share knowledge, learn from other experts, and contribute to the development of the industry's best practices.

Support from day one
You will have the support of a Buddy who will help you with your integration, resolve your doubts, and facilitate your feeling part of Paradigma from the start.

Technical excellence as a hallmark
We are passionate about technology and we bet on the continuous development of our capabilities. Knowledge, quality, and constant improvement are part of our culture.
We also bet on continuous learning, and you will have access to an annual training plan, official certifications, and learning spaces designed to boost your professional development.

Benefits
In addition to a close and collaborative work environment, we offer 100% subsidized medical insurance, flexible compensation through Edenred, 25 days of annual vacation, and other benefits oriented toward people's well-being.

Requirements

What we're looking for

We will fit someone with:

  • Strategic and systemic vision, with the capacity to analyze complex organizations.
  • Structured thinking and a clear orientation toward problem-solving.
  • Executive communication and synthesis skills.
  • Cross-functional influence, without the need for hierarchical dependency.
  • Skill to facilitate conversations between business and technology.
  • Autonomy, initiative, and results orientation.
  • 10-15 years of professional experience, with more than 5 years of specific and relevant experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or strategic and transformation consulting.
  • Definition of business capabilities, operating models, and organizational transformation.
  • Participation in cross-functional programs with multiple areas and stakeholders.
  • Liaising with both business leads and technology teams.
  • Business Architecture and Business Capability Mapping.
  • Value Stream Mapping.
  • Definition of Target Operating Model (TOM).
  • Enterprise Architecture frameworks and notations: TOGAF, ArchiMate, BPMN, and BIAN.
  • Professional English, to participate in initiatives, documentation, and collaboration with international teams and partners.

Nice to have

We will especially value practical experience in Business Architecture and in the application of enterprise architecture frameworks in highly complex environments. Experience with BIAN will be a differentiating factor, although specific certifications are not essential. We also value relevant experience in one or several complex business domains (risks, payments, digital onboarding, customer management, among others).

The role

Are you motivated by understanding how an organization works from the inside and translating strategy into capabilities, processes, and technology that actually get executed? We are looking for a senior Business Architect for our Enterprise Architecture team, where you will work with a cross-functional vision of the organization, helping to design the operating model and the business architecture that sustain large transformations. A high-impact role, with direct conversation with business management, transformation leads, and technological leadership.

We are looking for a senior Business Architect to join a specialized Enterprise Architecture team, responsible for defining the organization's standards, models, and reference architectures.

This is a position with career progression and a holistic vision: you will connect strategy, business capabilities, operating models, and technology to drive the evolution of complex organizations. You will have continuous interaction with business executives, transformation leads, corporate architects, and technology leaders, so we especially value the ability to move fluently in both worlds.

What you'll do

  • Defining and evolving business capabilities, processes, and value chains.
  • Designing functional and operating models aligned with the organization's strategy.
  • Participating in the definition of Target Architectures and Target Operating Models.
  • Identifying opportunities for simplification, transformation, and improvement.
  • Performing impact analysis, gap identification, and defining evolution roadmaps.
  • Facilitating workshops and working sessions with business and technology areas.
  • Ensuring alignment between transformation initiatives and the organization's strategic objectives.
  • Preparing materials and recommendations for functional leads and decision-making bodies.

About Paradigma Digital

Paradigma Digital is a Spanish technology consultancy that brands itself as "la boutique de tecnología con personalidad". It helps companies launch their digital success through strategy, technology and experience, with service lines spanning cloud native engineering, data intelligence, strategic design and legacy modernization. After 15 years of experience it has grown to more than 600 professionals and has worked hand in hand with some 120 clients, including Telefónica, MAPFRE, PRISA and EUROCONTROL, and holds alliances with Red Hat, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft.

Its current openings are concentrated in AI, cloud, data platform, security and software engineering roles, with many positions offered fully remote ("a distancia") or hybrid based in Madrid.

Employees
600+

Good to know if you are moving

  • Many current openings (e.g. AI Engineer, Cloud Architect, DevSecOps Engineer) are full-time permanent roles based in Madrid or offered remotely/hybrid.
  • The company has more than 600 professionals and has worked with around 120 clients.
  • Clients include Telefónica, MAPFRE, Santalucía, PRISA and EUROCONTROL, with alliances with Red Hat, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft.
  • Open roles are concentrated in AI, cloud, data platform, security and software engineering.

In their own words

Additional information

Get to know us better here: YouTube Paradigma Digital

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
At Paradigma, equality is key. We create an environment where all people are welcome, regardless of gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other condition. We work to guarantee equal pay and opportunities.
Disability certificates will be valued.

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