Senior Enterprise Architect

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology sector seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to drive strategic transformation across business, application, and technology landscapes. The successful candidate will lead enterprise architecture initiatives, influence key decisions, and ensure alignment with the company's ambitious goals. This role offers a remote-first working model, emphasizing the importance of diverse perspectives in fostering innovation.

Benefits

Remote-first working model

Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks

Annual charity and fundraising initiatives

Global employee sustainability initiatives

Wellbeing days and webinars

Qualifications

• Experience in Enterprise Architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains.
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in Hi-Tech businesses and operating models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete lifecycle for enterprise architecture in applications, business, data, and technology.
• Develop the Enterprise Architecture roadmap for the future of Business & IT.
• Provide Architectural support and governance to IT and Business teams.

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Leadership

Technical expertise

Relationship building

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

Enterprise Architecture qualifications (TOGAF, Zachman)

Tools

Avolution Abacus

Job description

**Job Description:**

Role Summary

As a Senior Enterprise Architect, you will be a visionary driving the strategic transformation of our business, application, and technology landscapes. With your exceptional communication, influential leadership, and technical expertise, you’ll craft and champion roadmaps that shape the future of our company. In this role, you’ll steer pivotal decisions for major projects, guiding processes, applications, and data strategies to success. You’ll play a key role in defining principles, setting standards, and building a robust architectural framework. From capturing the current state to designing the future vision, you’ll ensure our initiatives align with and propel us toward our ambitious goals.

What You Will Do:

1. Lead the complete lifecycle for enterprise architecture in the applications, business, data, technology areas, influencing strategy and providing thought leadership to IT and the Business
2. Lead the business to make key decisions on cross-functional project scope, business processes and application and data architecture
3. Network with peers across IT, Sophos and Industry to establish benchmarks, best practice and credibility
4. Develop the Enterprise Architecture roadmap for the future of Business & IT
5. Provide Architectural support, guidance and governance to the IT and Business teams, making sure they follow the Enterprise Architecture and Principles
6. Lead design & project review sessions collaborating with IT Managers, Business Analysts, Solution Architects and Business Stakeholders
7. Assess vendors and be involved in the selection of vendors to implement the Enterprise Architecture Roadmap
8. Support compliance controls and company policies within IT and the Business
9. Provide advanced troubleshooting support for the IT and Business teams, including leveraging technical tools to analyse and resolve issues

What You Will Bring:

• Excellent communication & influencing skills to C & VP levels
• Experience working in Hi-Tech businesses, operating models and companies
• Experience of working in Enterprise Architecture across business, application, data and technology domains
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, to communicate effectively with non-technical people, and to exercise sound judgment concerning IT needs
• Knowledge & experience in Enterprise Architecture modelling of business capabilities, applications, data and technology

Desirable:

• Lead to Cash, Support, Product business domain knowledge
• Salesforce, Zuora, SAP architecture experience
• Degree in computer science or a related field
• Enterprise Architecture qualifications such as TOGAF or Zachman
• Enterprise Architecture tool experience (Avolution Abacus)

#B2#LI-Remote#LI-JP1

Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

What's Great About Sophos?

• Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
• Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
• Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
• Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
• Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
• Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
• Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
• Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing