Lead Enterprise Architect
Salary : £57,515 - £82,430 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham, Birmingham or Yeading.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 24th May 2026
About the job
The Lead Enterprise Architect will report to the Chief Architect and work in a team consisting of Lead Enterprise Architects, Lead Technical Architects and Lead Solution Architects, playing a pivotal role within the Architecture Management Office and leading the overall direction of business and digital capabilities.
Benefits
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday.
* Flexible working options encouraging a great work‑life balance.
Job description
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Provide enterprise solutions to specific business problems and challenges across one or more Enterprise Architecture domains.
* Assist with requests for new Digital Transformation work and support the building of business cases.
* Design and communicate high‑level structures to enable and guide the design and development of solutions that meet current and future business needs, encompassing changes to service, process, organisation and operating models.
* Assess how trends in society and industry practices might impact the organisation.
* Work with people outside your organisation to inform policies, strategies and standards.
* Anticipate changes to policy and build resilience through your architecture work.
* Coach others in identifying important trends.
* Great line management is important; we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need, and empower them to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
Person specification
Required experience:
* Demonstrated expertise in establishing and executing enterprise‑wide architecture principles, standards, blueprints, roadmaps, and patterns that facilitate the delivery of solutions and drive business value.
* Extensive track record in strategising and executing transformation initiatives, with hands‑on involvement in business change efforts leveraging cloud environments and integrating various products and cloud services within these dynamic ecosystems.
* Practical exposure to implementing Enterprise Architecture frameworks in real‑world business transformation scenarios; Proficient with frameworks such as TOGAF and/or Zachman and modelling notations such as Archimate, UML, or BPMN.
* Proficient in crafting strategic visions and roadmaps, distilling clarity from intricate scenarios, and expressing these insights logically.
* Experience of enacting and undertaking architecture governance and assurance activities.
* Strong strategic mindset and experience of strategic planning.
* Robust analytical abilities, encompassing the capacity to gather, analyse, and interpret data to inform evidence‑driven decision‑making.
* Dynamic leadership, motivational prowess, and strong interpersonal skills that enable seamless collaboration with diverse stakeholders; adept at communicating, presenting, and negotiating effectively, driving impactful change among senior decision‑makers.
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