Enterprise Architect

CitNOW Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive technology company in Manchester seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to unify their architecture strategy across platforms and ensure seamless integration of acquired systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in integration architecture, cloud technologies, and data governance, and possesses excellent communication skills to influence diverse teams. This role also involves identifying innovative opportunities and overseeing data architecture to support business growth and efficiency.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Additional paid leave for wellbeing

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in enterprise architecture and post-merger integration.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and data governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a unified enterprise architecture framework.
• Lead design of integration strategies across platforms.
• Establish group-wide data architecture and governance.

Skills

Integration architecture

Cloud architecture

Data architecture

Identity and access management

Software architecture

Tools

AWS

Keycloak

ETL processes

Job description

About us

Founded in 2008, CitNOW is an innovative, enterprise‑level software product suite that allows automotive dealerships globally to sell more vehicles and parts more profitably. CitNOW’s app‑based platform provides a secure, brand‑compliant solution – for dealers to build trust, transparency and long‑lasting relationships.

CitNOW Group was formed in 2021 to unite a portfolio of 12 global software companies leveraging innovation to aid retailers and manufacturers in delivering an outstanding customer experience. We have over 300 employees worldwide who all contribute to our vision to provide market‑leading automotive solutions to drive efficiencies, seamlessly transforming every customer moment.

The CitNOW Group is no ordinary technology company, we live a series of One Team values and this guiding principle forms the foundation of CitNOW Group’s award‑winning, collaborative and inclusive culture.

About the role

CitNOW Group has rapidly expanded through multiple acquisitions, creating an exciting ecosystem of platforms, applications and data landscapes.

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and implement a group‑wide architecture strategy that unifies these systems within a cohesive, scalable and future‑ready environment, enabling us to accelerate innovation in a secure and scalable manner.

We’re seeking strong expertise in enterprise architecture, with a proven track record in post‑merger and acquisition integration. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of integration platforms, data architecture and cloud technologies, combined with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to influence effectively across diverse business units.

This role is critical in harmonising technology across acquired entities, ensuring seamless integration, robust data architecture and alignment with our vision for connected automotive dealer platforms.

Key responsibilities include :

Group‑Wide Architecture Strategy

• Develop and maintain a unified enterprise architecture framework that spans all acquired businesses
• Define standards and blueprints for integration, data architecture, and core enterprise systems

Integration & Consolidation

• Lead the design of integration strategies to connect disparate platforms, applications, and processes across the group and with external third‑parties
• Oversee consolidation of legacy systems while enabling interoperability with modern automotive software solutions

Data Architecture & Governance

• Establish a group‑wide data architecture to ensure consistency, quality, and accessibility of information
• Implement governance frameworks for master data management, analytics, and compliance with industry regulations

Traditional Enterprise Architecture

• Design and maintain models for business, application, and technology architectures
• Ensure scalability, security, and resilience across infrastructure and software platforms

Innovation & Transformation

• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies (AI / ML, IoT, cloud‑native, etc.) across the group
• Identify and drive modernisation initiatives such as microservices adoption, cloud migration and others.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with leaders across acquired entities to align local systems with group‑wide standards.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to architects and technical teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation

We're looking for key skills in the following areas :

Identity, access and security

• SAML, Oauth2, JWTs, etc.
• IDaaS platforms, preferably Keycloak
• SSO integration patterns
• Identity federation
• Zero‑trust principles, RBAC, and the associated audit / governance

Integration architecture

• Event‑driven architecture patterns (distributed design patterns more generally is an advantage)
• API design, management, and governance
• Extensive experience improving and optimising ETL processes, presumably using IPaaS tooling

Data architecture

• Data modelling, cataloguing, and associated governance
• Data lakes, distributed storage
• Metadata management

Cloud & Platform Architecture

• Proficient in AWS, but familiarity with Azure / GCP also useful
• Strong understandi.....

Software Architecture

• Microservices, monoliths, hexagonal, etc
• Event sourcing and propagation
• Distributed systems behaviour (and the trade‑offs, latency, redundancy, resilience)
• Understanding of scalability, reliability, performance engineering, etc

Architectural Governance

• Establishing group architectural patterns without slowing down individual teams or reducing autonomy
• Creation of reference architectures for others to adopt and follow
• Standing up a matrixed group architecture function

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits package is second to none. Employee wellbeing is at the heart of our people strategy, with a number of innovative wellness initiatives such as flexi‑time, which allows employees to vary their start and finish times within our core business hours and/or extend their lunch break by up to 2 hours per day. Employees also benefit from an additional two half days paid leave per year to focus on their personal wellbeing.

We recognise the development of our people is vital to the ongoing success of the business and proudly promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement, along with opportunities to develop and progress a successful career with us.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

The CitNOW Group is an equal opportunities employer that celebrates diversity across our international teams. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone’s individuality is valued.

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