Strategic Enterprise Architect: Transform Rail Tech & Roadmaps

Northern Trains Limited; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trains Limited is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape a major transformation, defining the target architecture and transformation roadmap for one of our critical systems. You will deliver data, application, software, integration, and technology architectures, ensure security and performance, and collaborate with business analysts, project managers and suppliers.

If you relish turning strategy into practical technology, join us to influence decisions from business vision to solution

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an architecture/design role.
• Deep IT experience from a complex organisational environment.
• TOGAF or equivalent certification.
• Experience with data integration and modern architecture patterns.
• Knowledge of SOA, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture and mobile solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to balance strategic architecture with practical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state enterprise and solution architecture.
• Map technology deliverables to business processes and project outcomes.
• Develop transformation roadmaps from current to future state.
• Design and govern end-to-end solutions.
• Deliver data, application, software, integration, and technology architectures for the target solution.
• Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Project Managers, IT Operations, Security and suppliers.
• Produce architecture artefacts including ArchiMate models, roadmaps, decision logs, ADRs, Solution Proposals and High-Level Designs.
• Provide architectural guidance and assurance throughout.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic architecture

Data integration

Enterprise architecture

Education

TOGAF certification

Tools

ArchiMate

Job description

Northern Trains Limited is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape a major transformation, defining the target architecture and transformation roadmap for one of our critical systems. You will deliver data, application, software, integration, and technology architectures, ensure security and performance, and collaborate with business analysts, project managers and suppliers.

If you relish turning strategy into practical technology, join us to influence decisions from business vision to solution