Kenan Šabić - Enterprise Architect for TOGAF and EAM

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Berlin, Germany

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May 2025 - Feb 2026

10 months

Berlin, Germany

Enterprise Architecture

Swiss Krono

Building up the Enterprise Architecture department. Preparing the convergence of IT / OT.
Mapping the global business application landscape (6 countries).
Concept for a graph model of the application landscape. Storing the results in the open-source graph database Neo4J. Various reports in the database query language CYPHER and the visualization component BLOOM. Automatic generation of IT architecture diagrams.
Development of an application taxonomy to identify redundant applications.
Applying Gartner's Software Portfolio Management TIME model (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, and Eliminate) for portfolio management.
Enterprise Architecture Governance: establishing architecture guidelines for documenting measures and decisions.
Process modeling according to Porter (Value Chain).
Various architecture approvals for change requests and documentation in Architecture Decision Records (ADR).
Working on the RACI matrix for various processes.
Working on business capabilities as preparation for a LeanIX rollout.
Contributing to the concept for IT/OT convergence.
Establishing architecture guidelines in a very pragmatic corporate culture. Knowledge about applications and responsibilities is spread across the world.

May 2023 - Apr 2025

2 years

Building Enterprise Architecture Management

E.ON / Westnetz / Westenergie

Major contribution to building Enterprise Architecture (EA) Management (according to TOGAF 9).
Maturity analysis of the enterprise architecture.
Derivation and implementation of measures to increase architecture governance, including guidelines, artifacts, principles, standards, templates (including Architecture Decision Document ADR, Architecture Definition Document ADD), processes, as-is landscape, target architecture, transition architecture, application landscape, information flow, system architecture, network zone concepts, cloud (AZURE, AWS, GOOGLE).
Contributing to the interface description in one of the 5 largest company-wide E.ON migration projects: SAP Enterprise Asset Management.
Creating templates for non-functional requirements for business departments and solution architects.
Process optimization: requirements management and enterprise architecture management.
Defining the business value of enterprise architectures.
Coordinating collaboration with various stakeholders: requirements management, solution architecture, cloud, security, data protection, application owner, project owner, external parties and developers.
Architecture recommendation in the software selection of a Digital Adoption Platform (DAP).
Architecture approvals (operating permission) for various department projects.
Contributing to the operating concept for applications.
Various LeanIX reports to answer stakeholder-specific and architecture-related questions.
Supervising solution architectures for cloud-based services to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability.
Monitoring compliance with E.ON architecture principles in projects.
Identifying / mitigating risks and dependencies in the IT application landscape.
Creating transparency in portal projects, including tech stack, including deriving the portal strategy.
Bringing strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to set priorities and handle competing demands.
Establishing excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

5 months

IT Architect

Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology SMT

Defining framework conditions and ground rules in Enterprise Architecture (EAM).
Review of stakeholder analysis.
About 70 interviews and discussions with stakeholders, including risk analysis and mapping to company / department / EAM goals.
Creating a "traceability model across architecture components".
Designing a "feedback loop for strategic ground rules".
Preparing the workshop "IT architecture principles according to TOGAF".
Sparring partner on strategic and operational EAM topics: "Companies led collegially", "Agile organizational development", "Self-organization needs leadership".
Defining KPIs in Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM).
Developing a "checklist for IT architects" for faster onboarding and to ensure quality when reviewing software requirements.
Deep dive into the framework conditions regarding responsibility & roles, technical standardization, principles, rules, meeting structures, standards & norms, metrics, sanctions, impulses.
Familiarization with DUV (deep ultraviolet) and EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography of market leader Zeiss SMT (supplier of ASML) in IT chip manufacturing.
Designing ground rules for about 45 SCRUM teams with 400 software developers, including a DEMAND management process with all stakeholders.

Feb 2022 - May 2022

4 months

Enterprise Architect

RTL2

Gradual replacement of the TV broadcasting in-house software development with purchased software. IT architecture fitness check.
Clarifying project / business / IT goals.
Setting up governance.
Developing the EAM approach.
Developing work breakdown structure.
Creating the current IT architecture and clarifying it with working teams.
Gathering: data classification, protection needs.
Creating neighbor system diagrams.
Evaluating software runtime statistics (e.g. top runner histogram, slowest functions, functions with the highest data volume).
Creating and clarifying the target IT architecture.
Researching TV broadcasting systems.
Conceptual work on the EAM tool LeanIX.
Workshop on IT architecture principles (according to TOGAF).
Developing an IT questionnaire for non-functional requirements. Conducting several surveys.
Determining the internal communication architecture of a software system.
Suggestions for integration architecture.
Gaining understanding of the complex software developed in-house for 20 years in order to replace possible functional blocks with purchased software.

Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 1 month

Solution Architect

Barclays

Developing solution designs and architecture visions for international cooperation partners (e.g. AMAZON).
Creating "impact analyses" for projects and CRs (effort estimates per relevant component).
Creating "Architecture Vision" documents: deployment, sequence, infrastructure, data flow diagrams, technical capabilities, various IT architecture views, data architecture assessment, IT architecture scorecard.
Creating a concept for an ODS (Operational Data Store) based on Apache Kafka.
Contributing to and ensuring IT architecture quality in various releases for the German website and mobile apps (UI/UX).
Analyzing turnaround times (Hop analysis: FrontEnd, middleware, mainframe backend) to eliminate inefficiencies. Creating a catalog of measures.
REST API call analyses to identify improvement potential.
Contributing to the "Chip&PIN" project to replace millions of credit cards with outdated technology.
Successful coordination of multiple change requests.
Working with colleagues from India, the USA, the UK and Germany (communication 100% in English).
Designing the further development of a "running bank" in a highly security-focused banking environment with development teams in India.

Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

7 months

Enterprise Architect

gematik GmbH / Deutsche Bundesregierung

Lead on the concept for modernizing the infrastructure.
Capture of the current IT architecture.
Definition of the target IT architecture.
Gap analysis (current and target IT architecture).
Creation of an action plan to reach the target IT architecture.
Detailing of the action plan into technology components (network zone concept, VMWare concept, identity access management (IAM) in the Azure cloud, web application firewall with zero-trust network, self-service portal for VMs, migration of various services to the cloud, containerization through Kubernetes).
Development of IT architecture principles for gematik.
Creation of non-functional requirements (as a checklist for new software purchases / evaluation of current software / as a guideline for developers).
Presentation of the results to senior management.
Reporting line to project management and CTO.
Development of a concept in a long-established environment with a highly regulated setting (KRITIS).

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

7 months

IT System Architect

Hamburger Hochbahn

Preparation for the introduction of the BIM methodology (Building Information Modeling / building data modeling) for the expansion of the U4 and U5 subway lines in Hamburg.
Capture of the current IT architecture.
Assessment of the current SharePoint/Sharxx installation for BIM readiness.
Design of a target IT architecture taking the BIM methodology into account.
Workshops with CIO / business units / GIS / CIM Collaboration Platform / SAP / GeoPortal / TIB maintenance.
Preparation of data structures for the BIM methodology.
Creation of the basis (data structures, processes, etc.) to be able to apply the BIM methodology.

Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

1 year 2 months

Enterprise Architect

SGL Carbon

Establishment of Enterprise Architecture Management in the company.
Setup of Enterprise Architecture Management based on TOGAF, including governance structures.
Support for the company's digital transformation.
Consolidation of server landscapes.
Selection of a suitable tool for Enterprise Architecture Management (Alfabet by Software AG). Replacement of LeanIX.
Creation of a software taxonomy and classification of all applications (> 500).
Support with server migration to Windows Server 2018.
Creation and execution of employee surveys on the topics of "server migration" and "IT landscape optimization" on SharePoint.
Consolidation of application landscapes to a sensible size per software cluster and category.
Support and beauty contest for selecting a suitable data integration platform (Talend / Informatica / SaaS).
Definition of business and IT capabilities for manufacturing.
Agile working style in the project.
Securing work results in JIRA / Confluence (in English).
Solving various hands-on IT consulting challenges (EAM tool selection, migration planning, delisting concept for unknown VMs).

Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

8 months

Berlin, Germany

IT Release Manager (interim)

GASAG / BAS

Structuring and running release planning for (SAP) measures.
Bundling configuration changes into one release (SAP updates and non-IT requirements) and properly integrating them into the infrastructure. Release cycle every two months with around 70 updates to the SAP systems each time.
Strategic and operational capacity and resource planning in agile / hybrid multi-project environments.
Project portfolio management.
Risk avoidance strategies.
Designing, further developing, and helping to implement a new release strategy.
Evolutionary change management through the use of IT Kanban methods.
Project tailoring for clarifying the assignment.
Presentation of results to the release board of GASAG's sales partners.
Planning of releases in an overloaded employee environment.

Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

1 year

Hamburg, Germany

IT Architect

Kühne+Nagel

Development of target IT architectures to replace in-house software development with modern and established logistics purchase software.
Further development of the group IT architecture.
Concepts for: high availability / disaster recovery (HA/DR), backup & restore, network zone separation, security.
Conceptual support for automating the provisioning of IT components in the IT infrastructure (virtual servers, JENKINS, ANSIBLE, ELK Stack, ZABBIX, Docker, microservices, etc.).
IT project management.
Support and coaching in cloud computing (AWS).
Consulting on IT security and implementation.
Transition management (new introduction of logistics software).
Securing work results in JIRA.
Concept for a "data center within a data center".
Calculation of migration costs (approx. 1,500 VMs): "Potential outsourcing and operation in AWS cloud".
Documentation in English.
Development of an on-site concept for locations with high latency (e.g. South America).

Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

5 months

Hamburg, Germany

Management IT Consulting

Siemens Wind Power

Creation of a logistics concept for offshore wind turbines at the new plant in Cuxhaven (nacelle assembly), support in selecting a logistics service provider, and technical due diligence of the logistics provider's IT department.
Support in selecting the logistics service provider (3PL: 3rd Party Logistics).
Technical IT due diligence of the 3PL.
Creation of the target architecture for the Warehouse Management System (WMS).
Process analysis of logistics processes and process design (with business departments).
Project planning.
Consulting on IT security and implementation (SAP).
Reporting to top management and the Siemens Energy board.
Identification and comparison of quality characteristics (non-functional requirements) of the logistics service providers.

Jan 2016 - Feb 2016

2 months

Enterprise Architect

Deutsche Post

Work on the Business Capability Model and software selection.
Support with software selection.
Collection and critical discussion of business processes.
Consolidation of the IT landscape.

Mar 2011 - Dec 2015

4 years 10 months

Wolfsburg, Germany

Group IT Architect

Volkswagen

Support of around 15 software projects (all brands / all countries) to ensure compliance with IT architecture principles.
Group-wide IT architecture and Enterprise Architecture Management (systems: software + hardware infrastructure) according to TOGAF.
Review of IT architectures / creation of IT architecture approvals.
Analysis of as-is architectures.
Creation of global IT system architectures (e.g. as a deployment diagram in Enterprise Architect) as target architecture.
Carrying out security reviews, risk management.
Work on group-wide standardization initiatives.
Monitoring compliance with standards (Book of Standards).
Design of rollout management initiatives (EMEA, Americas, ASIA/PACIFIC).
Creation of reports and approvals for new software and hardware introductions (architecture approval).
Support for software architects and developers with critical decisions, design, concept, and development of new software.
Work on the architecture of "data gravity centers" (BI landscapes), including definition of transformation processes (ETL).
Collaboration with competence centers: network, security, application server, cloud computing, firewall, load balancer, DB, integration architecture, storage, SOA/services, ESB.
Tools: Enterprise Architect, Jira, Confluence.

Dec 2005 - Aug 2006

9 months

Munich, Germany

Project Lead / Functional Concept Personalization Engine

Payback

Functional concept for a personalization engine (including campaign management system) and project management for implementation.
Transfer of the Payback loyalty program to online.
Functional concept for the recommendation and personalization engine for the Payback online portal, KPI, marketing processes.
Project management for the implementation of the personalization engine for the online portal (Java, EJB, UML, Bea Weblogic, CoreMedia, rule engine).
Coordination of external developers and software architects.

Jan 2002 - Present

24 years 9 months

Berlin, Germany

Partner at Theron Enterprise Architecture

Theron Advisory Group

The Theron Advisory Group stands for clarity, foresight, and efficiency in a connected world. Since 1993, the IT consulting firm has provided IT consulting for DAX30 companies as well as for the most successful mid-sized companies. The service portfolio includes, among other things, competitive positioning, performance improvement, and implementation management for renowned clients across industries.
Leading responsibility for the planning and implementation of various IT consulting projects with a focus on Enterprise Architecture Management / IT architecture, digital transformation, and requirements management.
Responsibility for handling demanding customer projects with a focus on information technology, automotive, and mechanical / plant engineering.
Taking on an interface function between business (specialist departments) and IT (implementation), among other things through customer journeys for the targeted development and implementation of digital strategies.
Successful completion of multiple projects with volumes in the double-digit range within the framework conditions for cross-industry clients.
High customer satisfaction in the projects managed as well as taking over prestigious follow-up projects.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2010

10 years

Berlin, Germany

IT Consulting

Siemens Power Generation / Volkswagen / Wolfsburg AG / Autovision

Creation of IT concepts to save time and cut costs.
Management consulting.
Project management, software design, business concept, requirements management.
Design and implementation of Management Information Systems (MIS).
Overhead cost analysis for cost reduction (reduction suggestions > €100 million).
SAP consulting.
Business process optimization.
Sourcing strategy.
Cost reduction in IT.
Inventory optimization and throughput time optimization in gas turbine production.

Nov 2000 - Mar 2001

5 months

Berlin, Germany

Technical IT Director

Venturepark AG

Analysis and technical evaluation of start-ups.
Technical due diligence of start-ups.
Analysis and evaluation of business plans in the internet sector.
Interim management and technical consulting.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2024

25 years

Berlin, Germany

Enterprise Architect

Establishment of: target picture, vision, culture.

Nov 1999 - Aug 2001

1 year 10 months

Munich, Germany

Co-founder / CTO

ciao.com AG

Strategic and operational management of the company from founding to the successful sale to Microsoft.
Leadership and development of 25 internal and external employees while coordinating several external system houses.
Development and implementation of the IT landscape.
Overall (IT) responsibility for building the largest European review portal.
Building and scaling ciao.com, the largest European review portal (5 countries, 120 employees in the first year).
Successful sale of ciao.com to Microsoft with a significant profit margin.
Planning and responsibility for implementation and operations (hardware, software, infrastructure, frontend, middleware, backend).
Responsibility for the multilingual ciao.com website (5 countries).
Management of external system houses (team of about 20-25 internal and external employees).
Leading internal and external teams, using new technologies, constantly developing new website features and handling defects at the same time, as well as operations with a team that was permanently still being built.

Mar 1997 - Oct 1999

2 years 8 months

Hamburg, Germany

Founding and technical lead / E-Business Consultant

IBM Unternehmensberatung GmbH / Interactive Media Germany (MediaLab)

Founding and technical lead of IBM Interactive Media Germany (MediaLab).
E-Business consultant (certified by IBM Consulting Group).
Creation of internet application prototypes (applied consulting).
Customer projects: consulting, concept development and project management of E-business architectures.
JAVA-based graphical user interface for an insurance agency system (LVM).
Unified communication platform for retailers in the extranet of a well-known car manufacturer (Porsche).
JAVA-based virtual online bank for a consortium of German banks.
Various multimedia CD-ROM productions for an international IT group (IBM).
Web-based intranet prototype for Deutsche Online Logistik of a large chemical company (BASF).
Several web-based intranet prototypes for a large public client (Ministry of Defense).
Internet presence of a well-known insurance company (Generali).
Unified user interface for the entire intranet of a bank.
Successful build-up of IBM Interactive Media Germany in a conservative consulting and client environment.

Aug 1995 - Feb 1997

1 year 7 months

Heidelberg, Germany

Visiting researcher, research fellow

IBM European Networking Center

Research and development in the area of kiosk systems.
Object-oriented architecture, design, and implementation of authoring tools (content management systems) for multimedia kiosk systems (C++).
Automated conversion of multimedia databases to the internet using generic templates (programming in: C++, JAVA, HTML).
Development of various kiosk and web-based city information systems (e.g. Copenhagen).
Participation in the product design and rollout of a kiosk system.

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Experienced in Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing, Energy, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.

Information Technology

Automotive

Manufacturing

Energy

Banking and Finance

Government and Administration

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Strategy, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology

Strategy

Project Management

Business Intelligence

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Summary

Experienced graduate computer scientist with decades of experience in Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM based on TOGAF), IT architecture (> 15 years), IT consulting (> 20 years), project management (> 10 years), etc.

In-depth expertise in planning and delivering complex consulting projects, with a current industry focus on information technology, automotive, machinery/plant engineering, among others. A sustainable, hands-on doer and innovator who knows how to identify market potential.

Solid expertise in leading interdisciplinary and international expert teams in technically demanding projects.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture
It Architecture
Solution Architecture
Requirements Management
It Consulting
Digital Transformation
Enterprise Architect (Ea)
Alfabet
Planning-It
Leanix
Visio
Miro
Jira
Confluence
Servicenow
Sigma

Languages

Bosnian

Native

German

Native

Croatian

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1988 - Jun 1995

University of Kaiserslautern

Graduate Computer Scientist, focus: Artificial Intelligence; minor: Economics · Computer Science · Kaiserslautern, Germany · Very good

Oct 1987 - Jun 1988

University of Cologne

Pre-diploma in Mathematics · Mathematics · Cologne, Germany

Certifications & licenses

IBM Consulting Group certified

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 21

Experience in Information Technology 31 y

Avg length 3 y 9 m

Longest experience 24 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Enterprise Architecture, Building Enterprise Architecture Management, IT Architect

Main industries Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing

Main business areas Information Technology, Strategy, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 1

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Member since

October 2025

Last update

September 2026

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Kenan is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Kenan speaks the following languages: Bosnian (Native), German (Native), Croatian (Native), English (Advanced).

Kenan has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Kenan has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 20 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Kenan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Kenan would be well-suited for roles such as: Enterprise Architecture, Building Enterprise Architecture Management, IT Architect.

Kenan's most recent position is Enterprise Architecture at Swiss Krono.

In recent years, Kenan has worked for Swiss Krono, E.ON / Westnetz / Westenergie, Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology SMT, RTL2, and Barclays.

Kenan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Manufacturing. Kenan also has some experience in Energy, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.

Kenan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management. Kenan also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Kenan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Automotive.

Kenan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management.

Kenan attended University of Kaiserslautern for Computer Science.

Kenan has 1 certificate: IBM Consulting Group certified.

Kenan will be available full-time from September 2026.

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