Strategic Enterprise Architect for Digital Transformation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead the development and governance of enterprise architecture, ensuring technology decisions align with organisational strategy and digital transformation. The role supports long‑term capability, resilience and value for money in a modern Insolvency Service.

This senior position offers flexible working options and a path to influence technology strategy across platforms and services, reporting to the Head of Data &

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking for enterprise-wide architecture translation.
• Proven ability to lead governance across multiple teams.
• Experience aligning technology with organisational strategy.

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 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

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

TOGAF

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead the development and governance of enterprise architecture, ensuring technology decisions align with organisational strategy and digital transformation. The role supports long‑term capability, resilience and value for money in a modern Insolvency Service.

This senior position offers flexible working options and a path to influence technology strategy across platforms and services, reporting to the Head of Data &