Senior Enterprise Architect - Digital Transformation & Cloud

Government Recruitment Service; Exeter; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect in Exeter to lead enterprise architecture governance and translate strategic goals into technology roadmaps. You will oversee cloud and platform architecture while guiding multidisciplinary teams and engaging senior leaders in technology decisions.

The role requires deep knowledge of TOGAF, risk-based design, and secure-by-design principles, with a focus on long-term capability, resilience and value for money.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise architecture strategy and governance.
• Ability to translate business strategy into technology roadmaps.
• Knowledge of TOGAF and open standards.

Responsibilities

• own and maintain the enterprise-wide architecture design framework across business, application, data and technology domains
• maintain architecture standards and design principles, ensuring that solutions comply with frameworks such as the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and align with the UK government’s Technology Code of Practice
• operate architecture governance processes, including design review boards and enterprise assurance
• translate organisational strategy into technology and architecture roadmaps
• oversee cloud and platform architecture
• define architecture lifecycle processes from concept through design, implementation and retirement, and provide independent design assurance for complex programmes and digital services
• provide architectural leadership across multidisciplinary teams and support senior leaders with technology strategy discussions and decision-making.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF

Stakeholder Management

Cloud Strategy

Tools

TOGAF

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect in Exeter to lead enterprise architecture governance and translate strategic goals into technology roadmaps. You will oversee cloud and platform architecture while guiding multidisciplinary teams and engaging senior leaders in technology decisions.

The role requires deep knowledge of TOGAF, risk-based design, and secure-by-design principles, with a focus on long-term capability, resilience and value for money.