Enterprise Architect

Public Sector Resourcing; England; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government department is seeking an Enterprise Architect for a 6-month contract. The role offers hybrid working with 2 days in-office and requires active SC Clearance. Ideal candidates will have experience in various architectural disciplines and the ability to document and influence organizational architecture effectively.

Qualifications

• Must possess active SC Clearance.
• Experience in various architectural disciplines (IT, business, solution, data).
• Proven ability to document architecture for organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Joining the Justice Digital Ardoq team to model enterprise architecture.
• Collaborate with the Senior Enterprise Architect to enhance the model.

Skills

Active SC Clearance

Experience in IT system architecture

Experience documenting organizational architecture

Ability to analyze complex systems

Effective relationship building

Architectural risk identification

Influencing decisions

Experience with Ardoq

Job description

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice we are looking for an Enterprise Architect (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working with 2 days per week required in any MOJ office.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.

You will be joining the Justice Digital Ardoq team - a team responsible for modelling the enterprise architecture into the MOJ. We need someone to work with the Senior Enterprise Architect and help build out the model on Ardoq.

Essential

• An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. (Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.)
• Experience in a range of architectural disciplines e.g. IT system or technical architecture, business architecture, solution architecture, data architecture, etc.
• Experience documenting the architecture of an organisation including the technology, people, process and other elements used to achieve the organisation's objectives.
• Ability to analyse and understand complex systems and identify dependencies between systems and components.
• Able to build effective, collaborative, relationships with architects across different architectural disciplines in a complex and highly devolved organisation.
• Able to identify, document and communicate architectural risks impacting an organisation including security risks, data risks, business risks, etc.
• Able to guide and influence decisions across the organisation.
• Experience with Ardoq.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".