Enterprise Architect - Cloud Solutions

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Manchester; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Manchester is seeking a highly skilled Enterprise Architect to drive the strategic technology direction. The role is vital in establishing enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment across cloud services and digital products. Responsibilities include developing frameworks, guiding teams on cloud solutions, and engaging with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of experience, expertise in Azure and AWS, and excellent stakeholder management skills. Competitive salary ranges from £72,764 to £90,242, with additional pension contributions.

Benefits

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar role.
• Deep expertise in Azure and AWS cloud services.
• Strong understanding of Github, Terraform, Microsoft 365, and Zero Trust.
• Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience influencing technical design boards.
• Understanding of modern digital delivery methodologies including Agile and DevOps.
• Experience delivering scalable and secure cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an enterprise architecture framework.
• Provide expert input into the Technical Design Board.
• Define and oversee technology governance.
• Lead the creation of a technology strategy and roadmap.
• Act as a technical advisor for product teams.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architecture and DevSecOps.
• Ensure collaboration between platform and application teams.
• Engage with stakeholders to align technology with strategic outcomes.
• Provide line management and mentorship.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Azure

AWS

Github

Terraform

Agile

DevOps

CI/CD

Stakeholder Management

Job description

When it comes to the homes we live in, local councils, or community work, we are at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious outcomes this year. If you are considering joining us, this is an exciting time. We are looking for a highly skilled Enterprise Architect to drive the strategic technology direction of our organisation and support internal teams and suppliers to design and build excellent services. This role is pivotal in establishing a robust enterprise architecture approach, ensuring alignment across our cloud services, platforms, and digital products. The successful candidate will play a key role in governing technical decisions that apply across the organisation, setting technology roadmaps, leading on strategy and guiding teams in designing and delivering cloud‑native solutions within Azure and AWS environments. You will work with multiple projects and architects to deliver secure digital services both small and large.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an enterprise architecture framework that enables seamless alignment between business objectives and technical capabilities.
• Provide expert input into the Technical Design Board, ensuring informed and strategic decision‑making.
• Define and oversee technology governance and be a leader within the Community of Practice, encouraging innovation, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks, security policies, and regulatory requirements that is endorsed and influenced by peers across the organisation.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of an organisation‑wide technology strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals, digital strategies and drive the “build once, reuse many” approach.
• Act as a technical advisor, guiding product teams, architects, engineers, and developers in designing and building resilient, secure, and scalable cloud‑hosted services.
• Establish and drive adoption of modern digital ways of working and innovative technologies, cloud‑native architecture, DevSecOps, and automation.
• Ensure that platform teams and application teams collaborate effectively, creating a cohesive technology ecosystem.
• Identify and develop necessary documentation and guidance to support a mature, enterprise‑level digital organisation, advocating for best practices in cloud governance, security, and compliance, within Azure and AWS.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and third parties to ensure technology decisions align with broader strategic outcomes and organisational priorities.
• Provide line management as well as coaching, mentorship, and thought leadership to internal teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Compensation

The primary salary band for this role is £79,575 - £97,062 (London) or £72,764 - £90,242 (National). A digital allowance may also be payable depending on level of assessed capability, in order to meet the MHCLG overall targeted remuneration rate for the specific grade, location and capability rating.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar senior architecture role within a cloud‑first organisation.
• Deep expertise in Azure and AWS cloud services, including cloud governance, security, and architecture best practices that support cross platform working, common service consumption and use of AI.
• Strong understanding of Github, Terraform, Microsoft 365 and Zero Trust in enterprise environments, leveraging these as common services within digital products.
• Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models.
• Experience influencing and guiding Technical Design Boards and senior decision‑making forums.
• Strong understanding of modern digital delivery methodologies, including Agile, DevOps and CI/CD using IaC.
• Ability to align technology decisions with strategic outcomes, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks and regulations whilst enabling innovation.
• Significant experience of working with product teams, architects, engineers, and developers to deliver scalable and secure cloud solutions.
• Well‑established stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical audiences at the working and strategic level.
• Experience defining and delivering technology roadmaps in complex digital environments.
• Alongside your salary of £72,764, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £21,079 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.