Senior Lead Enterprise Architect with focus on IT infrastructure and operations

“We are looking for a visionary and pragmatic Enterprise Architect to lead architectural development and execution across the infrastructure and operations area, covering the full spectrum of Infrastructure and Operation, including service and support, Workspace and Infrastructure, IT Security. as well as OT equipment essential for production environments. You will translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, guide solution design, and ensure alignment with our enterprise principles and strategy so our IT landscape remains scalable, resilient, and ready for the future.”

Success starts with a team
You will join a small, close knit team of enterprise architects (currently four plus a student worker) who partner proactively with both business and Global IT. We value openness, knowledge sharing, and a strong teamwork mindset. We remain intentionally small and collaborative so we can move fast and learn from each other.

What you will be doing

• Shape and align architecture vision: Develop and evolve the enterprise architecture roadmap for IT infrastructure and operations, ensuring alignment with fellow architects and strategic initiatives.
• Guide technical direction: Provide architectural leadership across infrastructure, IT services, support, and cybersecurity, focusing on resilience, stability, and modernization.
• Lead governance and standards: Drive architecture decisions and reviews in line with the Danish Crown IT Architecture Framework, promoting standardization, automation, and observability.
• Enable transformation and integration: Engage early in initiatives to ensure solid architectural foundations, support cloud adoption, and ensure seamless integration between on-prem and cloud environments.
• Strengthen architectural capabilities: Contribute to LeanIX EAMS, coach stakeholders, and support continuous optimization of ITSM processes for improved efficiency and business alignment.

How we work

• Global IT is structured into business facing domains and enabling domains. Enterprise Architecture partners across all, with heavy involvement in the initial funnel and review phases of initiatives.
• We use light touch governance: principles and standards provide the framework for target architectures without becoming blockers.
• LeanIX enterprise architecture management system underpins our fact base, while we keep collaboration high and silos low.
• We deliver Architecture Visions in a diagram format to visually present target architecture in the simplest manner possible.

About you

• Proven experience in architecture work within IT operations and infrastructure in domains.
• Comfortable working in agile, cross functional environments and being able to translate complex tech into clear, business oriented communication.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; a natural anchor point and mentor for teams.
• You speak and write English fluently, and it is an advantage if you speak and write Danish as well.

What you will like about joining
Architecture is a strategic enabler here. You will influence how technology supports transformation across our global value chain and contribute to sustainable outcomes—while working in a team that prioritizes empathy, openness, credibility, togetherness, and ambition.

Appetite for more?
We are writing the next chapter for architecture at Danish Crown and inviting you to join us. Please do not hesitate to contact Jakob Raadik Christensen, Director, Enterprise Architecture, on +45 21 16 54 08 to learn more about the position.

Work location is in Randers, Denmark
We review candidates continuously, so send your CV and a few words on why you are a candidate to consider as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to stop the search once we have found the right candidate.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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