Senior Enterprise Architect

Transformuk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Private healthcare

Pension up to 5%

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Gym & retail discounts

Regular social events

Job summary

Transform is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to shape clients’ enterprise architecture vision, align technology with business strategy, and drive large-scale transformation initiatives. You will develop solution architectures and advocate strategic architecture practices across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

You will engage with senior client stakeholders, define roadmaps, guide delivery, and mentor teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in solution/enterprise architecture or related strategic IT leadership roles.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, reference architectures and capability models.
• Proven ability to align technology with business strategy across large orgs and deliver architecture projects.
• Ability to raise architectural maturity and lead internal/external teams.
• Familiar with TDA processes and infrastructure/ security standards.
• Experience across business, data, application, technology and infrastructure domains.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, including with C-level leadership.
• Strong consulting background and client-facing delivery experience.
• Familiar with ISO27001, ITIL V4 and Cyber Essentials+ standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise architecture frameworks, principles and standards across client engagements.
• Support pre-sales with transformation, roadmaps and enterprise architectures.
• Mentor consultants and build internal capabilities in architecture practice.
• Lead internal knowledge sharing and contribute to architecture offerings.

Skills

years of experience in architecture

enterprise architecture strategies

aligning tech with business strategy

building architecture maturity

Technical Design Authorities

architecture domains knowledge

stakeholder engagement (C-level)

consulting background

standards: ISO27001, ITIL V4, Cybera

as-is to-be mapping

cloud platforms and enterprise apps

AI / ML / data platforms

growth mindset

AI curious

Education

TOGAF certification (desirable)

AWS/Azure cloud certifications (desirable)

Tools

Bizzdesign

Sparx EA

TOGAF framework

Job description

Senior Enterprise Architect

Department: Technology: Architecture, Strategy, Testing & Dev Ops

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London or Manchester UK

Description

About us

We're Transform.

Transform is a fresh alternative to Big Consulting. As an end-to-end transformation partner, we define, design, build and operate systems that solve our clients’ toughest challenges and seize their biggest opportunities. That often means combining strategy, data, AI, technology, and change management. Sometimes we manage and operate the systems we create; other times, we hand it over for the client to run – standing by to make improvements when things change. It all comes down to making an impact: improving lives, supporting citizens, streamlining workflows, and making the world a better place. We specialise in public sector and public-facing organisations—from government agencies and local authorities to energy, utilities, transportation and healthcare. We also work for some of the world’s most dynamic brands across automotive, retail, financial services, and consumer goods. We work closely (often on site) with our clients; to deliver impact you are keen to help us build the workforce of the future, we should talk.

We're all in! That's what gets us out of bed every day. We hope you feel the same.

The Role: Senior Enterprise Architect

We are looking for a strategic and business-oriented Senior Architect to join our consulting firm. In this role, you will help shape clients’ enterprise architecture vision, align technology with business strategy, and drive large-scale transformation initiatives. You will develop solution architecture and advocate for strategic architecture practices.

This role is to support driving growth in our winning and delivery of architecture services. You will be supporting sales efforts, ensuring successful project delivery, and building internal enterprise/solution architecture capabilities.

You will engage with senior client stakeholders, define architecture roadmaps, guide execution, and mentor both client and internal teams. The ideal candidate combines deep architectural expertise with strong consulting and leadership skills, and thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Define components of, implement and govern enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, and standards across client engagements
• Support development of target operating models, capability maturity assessments, and transformation roadmaps
• Ensure alignment between business goals, IT strategy, and solution delivery through architecture governance
• Act as an advisor to client executives, helping them navigate change and technology evolution

Sales Support

• Collaborate with sales and account teams to identify enterprise-level challenges and shape transformational architecture strategies
• Support architecture visioning and strategy sessions with client executives and technology leaders
• Develop high-level enterprise architectures, capability maps, and transformation roadmaps during pre-sales engagements
• Contribute to proposals, RFP responses, and executive presentations that clearly articulate enterprise value

Internal Capability Creation and Enhancement

• Develop and enhance enterprise architecture methodologies, tools, and reusable templates
• Mentor consultants and peers, internally and in clients, in enterprise architecture best practices and advocating architectural practice
• Contribute to the development of consulting offerings related to architecture strategy, governance, and transformation
• Lead internal knowledge-sharing forums and communities of practice focused on enterprise architecture

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 7+ years of experience in solution/enterprise architecture or a combination of strategic IT leadership and architecture roles.
• Strong background in developing enterprise-wide architecture strategies, reference architectures, and capability models.
• Proven experience aligning technology with business strategy across large, complex organisations, and delivery of architecture projects to achieve strategic goals.
• Helping build organisational maturity in architecture practice from varying current levels of capability and internal team skills.
• Presented and been involved in TDA (Technical Design Authorities) to define infrastructure, technology architectures, networking and industry security standards and compliance. Depth in some domains with working knowledge in all.
• Understanding across architecture domains including business, data, application, technology and infrastructure architecture.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including with C-level audiences.
• Strong consulting background with experience in client-facing delivery and strategic advisory roles
• Familiar with standards including ISO27001, ITIL V4 and Cyber Essentials+ from an enterprise architecture perspective
• Architecture mapping, as-is to-be and led architect design from discovery to implementation
• Has provided strategic direction and overseen the integration of emerging new technology platforms including cloud platforms, new enterprise applications, big data platforms and tools for advanced analytics including AI/machine learning/data science that drive business value
• A growth mindset
• AI curious and ready to embrace opportunities

Desirable

• Experience with enterprise architecture tools (e.g., Bizzdesign, Sparx EA, etc)
• Familiarity with TOGAF, DAMA, or other recognized architecture frameworks
• Industry-specific architecture knowledge (e.g. public sector (GDS Service standard), utilities, healthcare)
• Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure, or business architecture certifications
• Experience leading enterprise transformations involving cloud migration, data strategy, or operating model redesign
• Experience across a range of related technology disciplines such as Agile, Product Management, DevOps, Cyber Security, User Centred Design, Design Thinking amongst others – we are looking for someone to connect and add value across disciplines and teams skill sets

Our culture and benefits

Our culture is built on:

• We raise the bar
• We look out for each other
• We embrace our differences
• We shape a changing world
• We’re all in

Our benefits include:

• Holiday entitlement, 28 days with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days (note that 3 days are held for Christmas holidays)
• Day off (on or in the week of) your birthday
• Pension eligibility, up to 5% matched contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and enhanced paternity and shared parental leave
• Cycle to work schemes
• Gym & retail discounts
• Regular social events/activities
• A range of other benefits from our flexible benefits package

At Transform, you can expect meaningful work, with real impact and the space to grow as people as well as a professional.

You'll work alongside curious, authentic experts who care deeply about doing the right thing, for our clients and for each other with no egos, no blame, and no standing on the sidelines.

We’re all in on creating an environment where people feel supported, included and trusted to do their best work. In return, we ask for curiosity, honesty and a willingness to lean into learning, quality, teamwork, and to making change that truly lasts.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we actively seek applications from all ethnicities, orientations, beliefs, gender identities + those with neurodiverse traits and disabilities. We want you to have the best opportunity to show us who you are and what you can do. Please do let us know if you need any adjustments now or at any point in the recruitment process.

Use of AI in CV and Interviews

We value authenticity and transparency in our hiring process. To ensure fairness and accuracy in assessing your skills and experience, we ask that you refrain from using AI-assisted tools to generate answers during the application process or within interviews.

We are looking for genuine insights into your abilities, experiences, and personality. Any misrepresentation through AI-generated content may impact our ability to make an informed decision. We look forward to getting to know the real you!