Lead Enterprise Architect — Cloud, Security & Gov Tech

Manchester Digital

Manchester

On-site

GBP 75,000 - 110,000

Full time

48 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym
Civil Service Pension
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Job summary

FCDO Services is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the definition and evolution of our enterprise architecture. You will shape roadmaps across applications, operations, infrastructure and cloud domains, aligning with government standards and our strategic goals.

You will mentor architects, engage senior stakeholders, and drive innovation through TOGAF, DevSecOps and secure-by-design practices.

Qualifications

  • Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Information Technology.
  • TOGAF/ITIL/Agile/PRINCE2 qualifications encouraged.
  • Professional certifications like Azure Solutions Architect, AWS SA, VCDX.
  • Ability to translate business/security requirements into secure, efficient designs.

Responsibilities

  • Define and govern enterprise scale architectures.
  • Lead, coach and develop senior architects.
  • Align architecture with business strategy and procurement.
  • Identify and govern risk and ensure security compliance.

Skills

Translate requirements
Enterprise architecture leadership
Coaching architects
Security frameworks knowledge
Agile/DevSecOps CI/CD
Automation tooling
Multi-cloud architecture
Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

VMware
Microsoft on‑premise
Terraform
CloudFormation
Azure Resource Manager
Ansible
Puppet
Chef
TOGAF
ITIL
PRINCE2
AWS
Azure
M365

Job description

FCDO Services is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the definition and evolution of our enterprise architecture. You will shape roadmaps across applications, operations, infrastructure and cloud domains, aligning with government standards and our strategic goals.

You will mentor architects, engage senior stakeholders, and drive innovation through TOGAF, DevSecOps and secure-by-design practices.

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