Head of Enterprise Architecture

Omega; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega Resource Group is seeking a Head of Enterprise Architecture for a contract role in a hybrid setup based in Southampton. The post reports to the Director of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture and drives architectural governance, standards, and strategic technology delivery across multiple domains.

The role combines line management, technical leadership, and operational ownership of the Architecture capability, with responsibility for enforcing enterprise standards and ensuring

Qualifications

• Understanding of TOGAF or SABSA frameworks.
• Experience leading architecture teams in a complex enterprise.
• Experience managing highly skilled technical professionals.
• Experience in Enterprise/Solution Architecture, Technology Strategy, or Architecture Governance roles.
• Proven senior technical authority across multiple technology domains.
• Ability to balance business delivery, service continuity, cost, technical complexity and cyber risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and represent the Architecture function with integrity and professionalism.
• Act as the senior technical authority for architecture across the organisation.
• Own, establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, governance processes, review methods, and assurance activities.
• Own architecture quality and ensure that all architectural outputs are accurate, consistent, measurable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Review and approve significant architecture exceptions, deviations, and decisions concessions.
• Chair, or delegate responsibility for, architecture governance forums including the Architecture Review Board.
• Ensure architecture governance processes remain effective, pragmatic, and supportive of technology delivery objectives.
• Maintain visibility of technical debt, architecture risks, standards compliance, and strategic technology challenges across the estate.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and technology trends to inform future strategy
• Own architecture demand management, prioritisation, resource allocation, and utilisation, ensuring that appropriate architecture support is available across projects, programmes, and operational initiatives.
• Manage and coordinate internal architecture resources and third-party architecture partners, service providers, and contractors.
• Ensure that appropriate architecture oversight and assurance is provided across project and programme delivery.

Skills

TOGAF

SABSA

Architecture leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Title: Head of Enterprise Architecture
Job Type: Contract/Interim
Work Arrangements: Hybrid
Industry: FMCG/IT
Job Location: Southampton
Rate/Salary: Negotiable

Job Role – Head of Architecture

Reporting to the Director of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture the Head if Enterprise Architecture shall manage the Enterprise Architecture function, ensuring that architectural activities, governance, resources, standards, and outcomes effectively support the delivery of projects and activities in support of the technology strategy, business strategy and over-arching Enterprise Plan.

The role provides line management, technical leadership and authority, architectural governance, and operational ownership of the Architecture capability across all technology domains including Business Applications, SaaS Platforms, Data and analytics, Cloud, Infrastructure, Networks, Cyber Security, AI, Integrations, and Operational Technology.

Duties – Head of Enterprise Architecture

• Lead, manage, and represent the Architecture function with integrity and professionalism.
• Act as the senior technical authority for architecture across the organisation.
• Own, establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, governance processes, review methods, and assurance activities.
• Own architecture quality and ensure that all architectural outputs are accurate, consistent, measurable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Review and approve significant architecture exceptions, deviations, and decisions concessions.
• Chair, or delegate responsibility for, architecture governance forums including the Architecture Review Board.
• Ensure architecture governance processes remain effective, pragmatic, and supportive of technology delivery objectives.
• Maintain visibility of technical debt, architecture risks, standards compliance, and strategic technology challenges across the estate.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and technology trends to inform future strategy
• Own architecture demand management, prioritisation, resource allocation, and utilisation, ensuring that appropriate architecture support is available across projects, programmes, and operational initiatives.
• Manage and coordinate internal architecture resources and third-party architecture partners, service providers, and contractors.
• Ensure that appropriate architecture oversight and assurance is provided across project and programme delivery.

Experience/Qualifications – Head of Enterprise Architecture

• Understanding of recognised architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, SABSA or equivalent.
• Significant experience leading architecture teams within a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrable experience managing highly skilled technical professionals and specialist technology functions.
• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technology Strategy, or Architecture Governance roles.
• Proven experience acting as a senior technical authority across multiple technology domains.
• Ability to balance business delivery, service continuity, cost, technical complexity, and cyber risk.

Candidates who are currently a Director of Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Director, Chief Architect, Group Enterprise Architect and Director, Technology Architecture, Digital Transformation Architecture Lead and Head of Technology Transformation could be suitable for this role.