Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

About BCG Platinion

 

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.

Practice Area

 

BCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York-based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.

 

We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.

What You'll Do

WHAT YOU'LL DO (AND WHY IT MATTERS)

 

As a Lead IT Architect, you will work closely with clients to understand their issues, define IT strategies, architecture solutions, win buy-in for your recommendations, and collaborate with fellow BCGers to transform client potential into performance. You will be given end-to-end responsibility for larger, highly technical and more complex 'modules' within a project, and begin to develop specialized knowledge to help you solve clients' problems. You will start to take on team lead responsibilities and demonstrate intellectual leadership

What You'll Bring

WHAT YOU'LL BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)Experience: 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy development, and large-scale system design, with a demonstrated ability to align IT solutions with business objectives and lead cross-functional transformation initiatives. 

Technical Skills: 

Enterprise Architecture Design: Expert in creating enterprise-wide IT architectures, including business, data, application, and technology layers, aligned with industry frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, or SABSA.Strategic Planning: Proficient in developing long-term IT roadmaps, aligning business and IT strategies, and driving digital transformation initiatives.Technology Portfolio Management: Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), enterprise software systems, and middleware technologies, with a focus on interoperability and scalability.Integration Mastery: Extensive experience in integrating legacy systems with modern solutions through APIs, microservices, and SOA frameworks.Regulatory Compliance: In-depth understanding of compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, DORA, NIS2) and industry-specific regulations to ensure data security and privacy.Disaster Recovery and Resilience: Skilled in designing robust disaster recovery and business continuity plans for enterprise systems.Enterprise Security Strategies: Experience in implementing enterprise-level security architectures, including continuous monitoring, threat detection, and zero-trust models.

 

Desirable Expertise:

Governance and Risk Management: Proven ability to implement IT governance frameworks, optimize resource allocation, and manage risks associated with complex IT environments.Emerging Technologies: Knowledge of advanced technologies like AI/ML, IoT, and blockchain, and their application in enterprise solutions.Vendor Management: Expertise in evaluating and managing relationships with technology vendors and service providers to ensure delivery excellence.

 

Interpersonal & Leadership Skills:

Strategic Visionary: Ability to think strategically and design innovative IT solutions to drive business growth and competitive advantage.Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication skills to influence C-level executives, present architectural strategies, and lead cross-functional teams.Leadership and Mentorship: Proven leadership in guiding architects, developers, and IT teams while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Industry Experience:

Extensive experience in industries such as Banking, Insurance, Energy, Telecommunications, or Manufacturing, with a history of delivering enterprise-grade IT solutions tailored to sector-specific challenges.

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