Rail Transformation Enterprise Architect (FTC) – Hybrid

Northern; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Travel

Pension Scheme

Enhanced Family Benefits

Cycle to Work

Exclusive Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and Career Development

Recognition

Job summary

Northern is seeking an Enterprise Architect on a 15-month fixed-term contract in York. The role focuses on defining the target architecture and transformation roadmap for a major system, delivering end-to-end architectures while ensuring security and performance.

You will work with analysts, project managers and suppliers to produce artefacts, roadmaps and high-level designs that guide the transformation program from current to future state.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an architecture/design role.
• TOGAF or equivalent certification.
• Strong ArchiMate knowledge; certification desirable.
• Experience designing solutions using modern architecture patterns.
• Experience with data integration and enterprise integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state enterprise and solution architecture.
• Map technology deliverables to business processes and project outcomes.
• Develop transformation roadmaps from current to future state.
• Design and govern end-to-end solutions.
• Deliver data, application, software, integration, and technology architectures for the target solution.
• Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Project Managers, IT Operations, Security and suppliers.
• Produce architecture artefacts including ArchiMate models, roadmaps, decision logs, ADR’s, Solution Proposals and High-Level Designs.
• Provide architectural guidance and assurance throughout.

Skills

TOGAF cert

ArchiMate

Azure

Data integration

SOA & Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

Mobile architectures

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Tools

Azure

Job description

Northern is seeking an Enterprise Architect on a 15-month fixed-term contract in York. The role focuses on defining the target architecture and transformation roadmap for a major system, delivering end-to-end architectures while ensuring security and performance.

You will work with analysts, project managers and suppliers to produce artefacts, roadmaps and high-level designs that guide the transformation program from current to future state.