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Location: Yorkshire (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Higher Education Benefits Package

We are partnering with a leading Higher Education organisation on a major digital transformation programme. Reporting to the Director of Strategy and Architecture, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the organisation's business and IT strategy.

As Enterprise Architect, you will lead the creation of a strategic enterprise architecture approach and take responsibility for developing specific elements of the organisation's enterprise, business, and technology architecture. This includes supporting critical domains such as research, education, student experience, and corporate services.

You will influence senior stakeholders, chair governance boards, and ensure architectural coherence across high-profile, strategically critical projects. This is a leadership role with significant impact on the organisation's future direction.

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture roadmaps, including "As-Is" and "To-Be" states.


• Develop architecture blueprints that support organisational strategy and transformation goals.


• Act as a technical authority for service, platform, and design decisions.


• Provide architectural leadership across major programmes, ensuring integration, security, and compliance.


• Chair Technical, Data, and Enterprise Design Authority boards and establish architecture standards.


• Document solution architectures with traceability to requirements and non-functional specifications.


• Lead and mentor architecture teams, including Matrix line management and orchestration of tasks.


• Engage and influence senior stakeholders to secure buy-in for architectural vision.


• Monitor emerging technology trends and apply them to strategic initiatives.

• Significant experience as an Enterprise Architect or senior architecture role in a large, complex organisation.


• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (eg, TOGAF).


• Expertise in at least two of the following:
  
  
  
  • Business Capability Modelling
  
  
  • Applications/Solution Architecture
  
  
  • Technical Architecture
  
  
  • Data/Information Architecture
  
  
  
  


• Practical experience with:
  
  
  
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
  
  
  • Integration architecture
  
  
  • Cyber security architecture
  
  
  
  


• Experience in business process modelling (BPMN) and data modelling.


• Ability to re-design strategically critical business capabilities and deliver complex solutions.


• Excellent documentation skills (documents and slide decks) and ability to articulate changes confidently.


• Strong communication and influencing skills, able to engage at senior leadership level.

• Experience in Higher Education or public sector.


• Familiarity with technologies such as:
  
  
  
  • Microsoft 365, Dynamics CRM
  
  
  • Student Record Systems
  
  
  • Power Platform, Azure DevOps
  
  
  • High Performance Compute platforms
  
  
  
  


• Development experience in one or more languages/platforms.


• Proficiency in ArchiMate, Sparx Systems, or similar modelling tools.


• TOGAF or BCS certification.

This is a rare opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at the heart of UK Higher Education. You'll have the autonomy to shape enterprise architecture strategy and deliver impactful change that enhances learning and research.

Our client is committed to creating an inclusive culture that attracts and retains talent from all backgrounds. Applications are particularly welcomed from underrepresented groups, including women, Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, LGBT+ individuals, and disabled people. Selection will always be based on merit and ability.

Apply today or contact our team for a confidential discussion.