Enterprise Architect

Kelda Group Limited 0000411940 - Kelda Group Limited; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join their TEAM. This role focuses on aligning technology strategy with business objectives, particularly in the asset management domain. You will lead the development of technology roadmaps and provide architectural oversight. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of asset management practices and experience with relevant technologies. Hybrid working model offered, requiring 1-2 office days per week.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £90,000

Car Allowance

Annual incentive related bonus up to 15%

Private health care for self and partner

Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Online GP service

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of asset management practices within utilities sector.
• Experience with enabling technologies such as SAP and GIS.
• Strategic thinker, strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of technology roadmaps.
• Provide architectural oversight across enterprise portfolio.
• Act as trusted advisor to stakeholders on architectural decisions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration

Domain expertise

End-to-End Architectures

Design leadership

Architecture tooling

Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)

Tools

LeanIX

Job description

Overview

Enterprise Architect

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (up to £90,000).
• Car Allowance
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% of annual salary)
• Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw / Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office a week - Bradford)

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Enterprise Architect to join the TECH Function at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Our IT function are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As part of Yorkshire Water's growing enterprise architecture capability, the Enterprise Architect for Asset Management & Capital Delivery will play a pivotal role in shaping and aligning technology strategy with business objectives across the domain.

Part of our Business and Technology Architecture Team, this role will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance and assurance across the design of end-to-end solutions, with particular focus on for asset management and capital delivery domains. The role will also be responsible for delivering and maintaining the relevant technology roadmaps.

The successful candidate will ideally bring strong knowledge of asset management practices, ideally within the utilities sector and have demonstrable experience with enabling technologies such as SAP and GIS. They will be a confident communicator, capable of translating complex technical concepts into business-oriented discussions and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders across business and technology teams.

Where you fit in

As an Enterprise Architect at Yorkshire Water, you will:

• Lead the development and maintenance of our technology roadmaps aligned to business strategy and initiatives.
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance across the enterprise portfolio, focusing on the asset management and capital delivery domains.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, ensuring architectural decisions support long-term business and technology goals.
• Ensure enterprise architectures align with other technology strategies such as cloud, applications, platforms, data and security.
• Stay abreast of emerging technology trends such as AI, Automation and Digital Transformation and the opportunities to drive innovation.
• Assess high level business requirements and capability improvements against existing enterprise technologies and/or identify new solutions in collaboration with architecture peers, framework partners, and product vendors.
• Deliver business cases for future investment in cost effective solutions that align with the domain roadmap and strategic business outcomes
• Develop and champion architectural standards, governance, and best practices across the domain.
• Work with Enterprise Architecture peers to ensure a "one architecture" approach across all domains, including operational technologies (OT domain)
• Provide leadership and guidance to colleagues across the portfolio to deliver end-to-end solutions.

What skills & qualifications you will need

• Communication - Excellent communication skills are a must, with the ability to convey complex design concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaboration - A proven ability to build strong relationships, work effectively in cross-functional teams and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to map business requirements to technology capabilities, new features and potential solutions
• Domain expertise -Experience delivering solutions within the asset management and/or capital project domains.
• End-to-End Architectures - Experience mapping complex architecture viewpoints for relevant stakeholders, primarily focused on functional and process orientation landscapes. This should include a solid understanding of modern integration patterns and technologies
• Design leadership - Leading architecture governance and decision-making forums to provide the appropriate level of guidance, challenge and support for their responsible domain.
• Architecture tooling - experience creating and managing enterprise and solution architecture artefacts within an enterprise architecture tool (such as LeanIX)
• Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF) is desirable but not essential
• A strategic thinker who is willing to grasp new challenges quickly, has strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to operate confidently across all levels of the organisation.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you've got experience in Enterprise Architecture and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.