Enterprise Architect

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead strategic architectural direction and drive organisation-wide transformation. This role is ideal for a senior architecture professional who can translate business strategy into effective change, influence cross-functional delivery, and provide authoritative guidance across business, data, and technology domains., As an Enterprise Architect, you will:

Define and own the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap across business, technology and data domains (covering 'as is', 'to be', and transitional states)

Identify priorities for change and enable delivery at pace

Lead and influence the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that support organisational change

Understand the organisational ecosystem, its interdependencies, and relevant reference architectures

Provide strategic oversight across all architecture domains, portfolios, and programmes

Recommend scalable, sustainable and value-for-money architecture approaches

Establish and maintain architectural principles, policies, and standards

Provide architectural assurance and ensure alignment with enterprise strategy

Collaborate with stakeholders to support decision-making and resolve cross-team challenges

Build and support the architecture community

Conduct horizon scanning to identify industry trends and assess their organisational impact

Architecture for the Whole Context

Assess industry and societal trends and their organisational impact

Anticipate policy changes and build architectural resilience

Coach others in trend awareness and strategic thinking

Architecture Communication

Engage effectively with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders

Mediate complex architectural discussions

Secure support for high-impact architectural initiatives

Mentor colleagues in architecture communication

Commercial Perspective

Understand contractual frameworks and supplier selection

Evaluate and select appropriate suppliers

Community Collaboration

Resolve cross-department issues at senior level

Mentor teams in collaboration, team dynamics, and conflict resolution

Architectural Decision-Making

Lead high-risk, high-complexity architectural decisions

Manage organisation-wide architectural risks

Develop and lead architectural governance and assurance

Enterprise Architecture

Design and guide architectures covering technology, people, process, and organisation

Influence structures and ways of working beyond your immediate team

Ensure alignment between organisation-wide change and architecture strategy

Problem Definition & Shaping

Lead framing of complex or high-risk problems

Coach others in challenging assumptions and shaping solution options

Qualifications

Required:

TOGAF or ISEB (Information Systems Examination Board)

One of the following:

ITIL Certification

IT4IT Certification

COBIT Certification