Chief Enterprise Architect

Would you like to help build VTT’s digital future? We are looking for a Chief Enterprise Architect to guide strategic transformation programmes, connect business and technology, and ensure architecture accelerates VTT’s renewal. VTT is one of Europe’s leading research organisations. VTT employees share curiosity, a passion for learning and a desire to solve the greatest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary, international community consists of more than 2,000 top professionals committed to creating impact through science-based innovations. Learn more about VTT tech and infrastructure. We are seeking a Chief Enterprise Architect, Digital Transformation, for a permanent position in Espoo! As Enterprise Architect, you advise and support VTT’s leadership and transformation programmes on enterprise architecture, promote the implementation of our new strategy, and lead the development of enterprise architecture activities. In this role, you will not merely maintain architecture; you will actively build and renew how enterprise architecture is used in VTT’s leadership, development and transformation. As Enterprise Architect, you advise and support VTT’s leadership and transformation programmes on enterprise architecture, promote the implementation of our new strategy, and lead the development of enterprise architecture activities. You will actively build and renew how enterprise architecture is used in VTT’s leadership, development and transformation. You connect research and business needs with the development of processes, data, artificial intelligence and digital solutions. You help identify dependencies and shared opportunities between development initiatives, and guide solutions towards an interoperable, secure and manageable whole. Your work supports the prioritisation of development and investment and helps ensure that individual solutions create capabilities that serve VTT more broadly. What we are looking for: - Strong experience in enterprise architecture, typically more than eight years of relevant experience as an in-house architect or consultant. Your core expertise and experience cover at least three of these five areas: business, information, application, integration and technology architecture. You also understand information security requirements across all these areas. - Strong understanding of connecting business and technology, information management, and designing operating models that make use of AI. - Experience working as an architect in demanding business transformation programmes. - Excellent communication and presentation skills. You can lead workshops, present to specialists and C-suite executives, and support your views with sound reasoning. - Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and methods, and practical experience with enterprise architecture tools. - A dynamic and visionary approach to applying frameworks in practice and developing new ways to manage enterprise architecture at VTT. - Fluency in Finnish and English. We particularly value: - Experience with modern cloud technologies such as SAP, M365 and Salesforce. - A varied career beyond architecture roles that supports broad, strategic business understanding. What we offer: - Meaningful work: At VTT, you can use your professional expertise to help solve the greatest challenges of our time through science and innovation. Our research aims to address systemic and technological challenges, such as achieving carbon neutrality and creating state-of-the-art digital systems. You can contribute to this meaningful change with your skills. Read more about our strategy and organisational culture, through which we are building the world’s most meaningful workplace: Strategy: The Chain Reaction of Growth | VTT. - An inspiring community: VTT brings together leading areas of innovation, from quantum technology to synthetic biology. As a member of the VTT team, you can influence the future of science and technology. - Career and learning opportunities: As a scientific expert organisation, we invest strongly in learning and development and support our people in reaching their full potential. We offer opportunities for professional growth and career progression through new areas of responsibility. People stay at VTT for a long time—the average employment duration is more than ten years. If you are curious, ambitious and eager to learn, VTT is a place to take your career to the next level. - Wellbeing support: Our people are our most important asset, and we take good care of them. We invest in developing teamwork and leadership and offer a range of wellbeing services to support a balanced working and personal life. In addition to sports and culture benefits and hobby clubs, we offer six weeks of paid annual leave after one year of employment. - Modern premises designed for hybrid work: We currently work at the office an average of three days a week. Apply now and join our team of top professionals! Please submit your application by 4 November 2026. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we review applications continuously and fill the position as soon as we find a suitable candidate. Please note that you must answer the required questions in your application; we use these questions and your answers as assessment criteria. A cover letter is not required. The recruitment process may include a security clearance. Interested and want to know more? For further information about the position, contact Juha Lähde at 040-8487803 on Tuesday 27 October from 15:00 to 16:00 and/or Friday 30 October from 9:00 to 10:00, or by email at juha.lahde@vtt.fi. We look forward to hearing from you!