Strategic Enterprise Architect - Roadmaps & Transformation

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Department for Transport is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to shape and deliver enterprise architecture strategy at scale across a complex digital landscape. You will lead the development of strategy, target-state architectures and strategic roadmaps, ensuring business and technology investments align with organisational priorities.

You will influence senior stakeholders, manage architectural risks, and directly engage when delivery is blocked.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping enterprise architecture strategy across a large organisation.
• Ability to influence senior business, service, delivery and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise architecture strategy, principles, standards, patterns and roadmaps.
• Take ownership of results and service impacts of architectural advice, including involvement in high-risk work.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and communicate complex options clearly.
• Identify and manage architectural risks through to resolution while balancing delivery, security and value for money.
• Develop architectural capability and mentor others across the organisation.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Roadmapping

Governance

Job description

Department for Transport is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to shape and deliver enterprise architecture strategy at scale across a complex digital landscape. You will lead the development of strategy, target-state architectures and strategic roadmaps, ensuring business and technology investments align with organisational priorities.

You will influence senior stakeholders, manage architectural risks, and directly engage when delivery is blocked.