Enterprise Architect

Harvey Nash; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape enterprise architecture across a complex environment, aligning technology strategy with business priorities and long‑term outcomes. This is a hands‑on strategic role suited to someone who can balance best practice with practical delivery.

You will act as a trusted advisor, supporting technology decision‑making, enabling continuous improvement, and helping the organisation progress towards a stable, modern, and scalable architecture.

Qualifications

• Experience working as an Enterprise Architect.
• Applied experience across two or more EA domains with understanding of each.
• Understanding of how business models influence architecture and value.
• Experience delivering architecture principles that drive value.
• Ability to align business vision with capability roadmaps.
• Knowledge of standards and portfolio management in EA.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management with senior teams.
• Clear communication of complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Strategic, holistic approach to business and technology.
• Ability to plan complex work over extended timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Align enterprise architecture with business strategy and translate goals into artefacts.
• Define and improve governance processes, standards, and ways of working.
• Develop strategic architecture roadmaps with senior stakeholders.
• Shape initiatives ensuring alignment with principles and long-term objectives.
• Provide architectural guidance and chair design authority forums as needed.
• Oversee programme‑level architecture deliverables to meet business needs.
• Build and maintain the architecture knowledge base and reusable artefacts.
• Champion modern scalable tech while balancing delivery timelines.
• Act as a visible advocate for enterprise architecture and continuous improvement.

Skills

EA Certification

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder Mgmt

Strategy Alignment

Architecture Governance

Roadmap Development

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Working pattern: Hybrid, 1-2 days per week on site

About the Role

Enterprise Architect required to shape enterprise architecture across a complex environment, aligning technology strategy with business priorities and long-term outcomes.

This is a hands‑on strategic role suited to someone who can balance best practice with practical delivery. You will act as a trusted advisor, supporting technology decision‑making, enabling continuous improvement, and helping the organisation progress towards a stable, modern, and scalable architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Align enterprise architecture with business strategy, translating goals, priorities, and constraints into clear architecture artefacts and models.
• Define, maintain, and improve architecture governance processes, principles, standards, and ways of working.
• Develop and maintain strategic architecture roadmaps in collaboration with senior stakeholders and programme teams.
• Shape new business and technology initiatives from inception, ensuring alignment with architectural principles and long‑term objectives.
• Provide architectural guidance and oversight to solution teams, including chairing technical design authority forums where required.
• Oversee programme‑level architecture deliverables and ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Build and manage the architecture knowledge base, including models, standards, tools, and reusable artefacts.
• Champion modern, scalable technology approaches while balancing quality, efficiency, and practical delivery timelines.
• Act as a visible advocate for enterprise architecture and continuous improvement across the business and technology landscape.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience working as an Enterprise Architect.
• Applied experience across two or more enterprise architecture domains, such as Business, Data, Application, or Technology, with a good understanding of each.
• Strong understanding of how different business models and processes influence enterprise architecture and how architecture enables business value.
• Experience developing, applying, and driving value from architecture principles.
• Proven ability to align business vision and strategy with capability roadmaps.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of systems, integration approaches, existing and emerging industry standards, and the role of enterprise architecture in portfolio management.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to drive change with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strategic, holistic approach to business and technology.
• Ability to plan complex work over extended timeframes while managing shifting priorities effectively.
• Confident decision‑maker with strong problem‑solving skills and a high level of accountability.
• Enterprise Architecture certification such as TOGAF or equivalent.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to engage, motivate, and influence people at all levels.