Strategic Enterprise Architect for Transformation

Transform; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Transform in London seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to shape the enterprise architecture vision, align technology with business strategy, and drive large-scale transformation initiatives for public sector and other clients.

You will engage with senior stakeholders, define architecture roadmaps, mentor internal teams, support pre-sales, and contribute to governance and strategic offerings across domains.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Strategy alignment

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

C-level communication

Pre-sales experience

Tools

Bizzdesign

Sparx EA

TOGAF

Job description

Transform in London seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to shape the enterprise architecture vision, align technology with business strategy, and drive large-scale transformation initiatives for public sector and other clients.

You will engage with senior stakeholders, define architecture roadmaps, mentor internal teams, support pre-sales, and contribute to governance and strategic offerings across domains.