An outstanding educational institution is seeking a new Chief Enterprise Architect to join their team permanently.
For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.
We are partnering with a top education sector organization that is hiring a permanent Chief Architect role. They need a visionary, highly skilled systems leader to drive the planning and execution of scalable, secure, and modern solutions across their entire platform. This individual will function as a top-level technology strategist, guiding the team and collaborating with various departments to ensure the integrity of the architecture is maintained and aligned with all major business goals.
Role Details:
* Job Title: Enterprise Architect
* Work Location: Greater London Area (Hybrid)
* Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 (Slight flex for right person)
* Contract Type: Full-Time Employment
* Reporting Structure: Reports to CIO
* Working Hours: 35 hours per week standard
* Anticipated Start: Immediate opening
Core Responsibilities:
* Create organization-wide IT design frameworks and documents to inform and direct leadership decisions.
* Outline the long-term technical environment and craft technology roadmaps detailing the progression from the present setup to the desired future state.
* Implement and run the organizations Architecture Policy and Oversight process.
* Manage the comprehensive enterprise strategic blueprint and oversee its influence on individual projects and initiatives.
* Identify necessary improvements and suggest effective operational shifts through enhancing technology, information handling procedures, team structure, and job roles.
* Balance conflicting priorities like features, service reliability, financial efficiency, and necessary system management.
* Provide mentorship to technical personnel on important choices regarding architecture, tooling, and data management strategies.
* Ensure full adherence to security, data privacy, and all relevant statutory mandates.
* Translate complex technical concepts into clear language for non-technical leadership
Critical Background & Expertise:
* Experience creating and maintaining transition plans/roadmaps to guide the journey from the current system to the ideal future environment.
* Proven ability to use architectural frameworks to genuinely influence alterations in the organizational structure, workflows, data management, business applications, and infrastructure.
* Track record of building roadmaps for migrating software components to public cloud services.
* Experience in supporting the transfer of major business platforms (to SaaS or cloud-hosted models).
* Establishing governance, rules, and best practices for the selection of specific solution design elements.
* Deep familiarity with data protection and privacy regulations, including GDPR and specific UK data laws, to ensure complete legal compliance.