Principal Enterprise Architect: Strategy, Roadmaps & Transformation

Manchester Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution (Civil Service)

25 days annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Department for Transport is recruiting a Principal Enterprise Architect to shape and deliver enterprise architecture strategy across a complex digital landscape in the UK transport system.

You will work with senior leaders to define target-state architectures, roadmaps, and standards, ensuring investments deliver measurable value while managing risk and assurance activities. This role includes mentoring and cross-government collaboration to raise architectural capability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise architecture across business, application, data, technology and security domains.
• Ability to design operating models, governance and decision-making processes for integrated technology plans.
• Proven track record in guiding high-impact architectural decisions and balancing delivery pace with security and resilience.
• Direct involvement in complex, high-risk work to resolve issues affecting live services.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication of complex options to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise architecture strategy, principles, standards, and roadmaps.
• Own results and service impact of architectural advice, including high-risk work.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and challenge needs constructively.
• Identify, communicate and manage architectural risks through to resolution.
• Influence technology investments and governance with a focus on value for money and lifecycle costs.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Strategic roadmapping

Cloud strategy

Tools

Enterprise Architecture Tools

Job description

Department for Transport is recruiting a Principal Enterprise Architect to shape and deliver enterprise architecture strategy across a complex digital landscape in the UK transport system.

You will work with senior leaders to define target-state architectures, roadmaps, and standards, ensuring investments deliver measurable value while managing risk and assurance activities. This role includes mentoring and cross-government collaboration to raise architectural capability.