Enterprise Architect
Xibis Ltd
Position Description
At CGI, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital services across Social Work and Social Care, driving transformation that has real impact for citizens and the public sector. As an Enterprise Architect, you will guide complex discovery activity, create clarity from ambiguity, and design strategies that help clients realise measurable value from their digital front door ambitions. You’ll work alongside committed experts who support you to take ownership, think creatively, and deliver meaningful outcomes that influence national decision‑making. This is an opportunity to lead high‑impact work while contributing to an environment that values collaboration, innovation, and long‑term partnership. This is a hybrid position.
Your Future Duties And Responsibilities
In this role, you will lead the pre‑discovery and discovery phases for a major social work and social care digital transformation programme, shaping strategic direction and defining the roadmap for full‑scale delivery. You will take ownership of planning, modelling, and stakeholder engagement to ensure programme clarity and alignment, while working creatively with cross‑functional teams to identify high‑value use cases.
During delivery, you will bring teams together across policy, architecture, and programme leadership, ensuring risks, dependencies, and complex political landscapes are managed effectively. Your insight will directly inform investment decisions and the evolution of Scotland’s digital health and care ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead & Shape: Lead pre‑discovery and discovery phases, defining scope, plans, timelines, and outputs.
* Develop & Deliver: Produce discovery findings, recommendations, and updates to Full Business Cases aligned to Green Book requirements.
* Model & Analyse: Own cost modelling, benefits modelling, ROI calculations, and value‑for‑money assessments.
* Engage & Influence: Build strong relationships across NHS Scotland, Scottish Government, COSLA, and Social Work & Social Care sectors.
* Guide & Align: Manage dependencies and ensure cohesive delivery across multi‑disciplinary teams.
* Review & Improve: Update the existing programme business case and support wider client queries and communications.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
To succeed in this role, you will bring significant experience in enterprise architecture, discovery leadership, and public‑sector digital transformation. You should demonstrate strong consulting capability, exceptional stakeholder management, and proven expertise in cost and benefits modelling within Green Book frameworks. You will be comfortable operating across business, technical, programme, and political domains.
Essential Qualifications
* Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect or Senior Consultant in large public‑sector or digital transformation programmes.
* Strong proficiency in business case development, economic modelling, and ROI analysis aligned to the Green Book.
* Proven ability to lead discovery phases and multi‑stakeholder delivery environments.
* Solid technical understanding to shape solution designs and evaluate options.
* Strong programme insight, including risk, dependency, and interdependency management.
* Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with senior public‑sector stakeholders.
Skills
* Change Management
* Implementation Management
What You Can Expect From Us
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because you are invited to be an owner from day one as we work together to bring our Dream to life. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well‑being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Software Development
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