Enterprise Architect
Full job description
Uniting People
Salary: £84,000 – £90,000 per year
Location: Chelmsford/Cambridge (with Hybrid home working)
Benefits:
- 26 days +BH + Xmas Closing, increase to 29 after 5 years’ service
- Pension from 11.4% – 14.1%
- Training & Professional Development
- Health & Wellbeing Programmes
- Salary – £84,000 – £90,000
Overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Enterprise Architect to work for a vibrant, modern University. As the Enterprise Architect, you will lead the architecture team, taking responsibility for the development and maintenance of university wide digital, technical, and architectural designs and standards. To lead the governance of data and solution architecture for the university. To take responsibility for the interpretation of business requirements into technical requirements.
As a key member of our Senior management Team (SMT), you will have a direct influence on the success of IT Services, representing us at a senior level within the department, across the University and externally.
You will provide senior leadership and guidance to your staff as well as colleagues working with and alongside you, drawing upon your expertise and specialisms outlined in the person specification.
- Working closely with technical specialists and other senior managers, develop and maintain enterprise, technical and architectural standards and the governance of data and solution architecture for the university.
- Provide innovative architectural solutions to underpin strategic transformation and change.
- Provide architectural leadership on solution design prior to solution development and/or procurement, involving specialists from across IT Services as required.
- Lead on the continuous improvement and development of Enterprise Architecture maturity of IT Services to drive maximum benefit, efficiency, and effectiveness in the technology service provision to the university.
- Responsible for the standards of a professional business analysis service to capture business requirements and map business processes where data is being handled.
- Develop effective relationships with 3rd party technology/solution providers and partners to maximise technical capability of existing solutions and technology and explore additional benefits to the university.
- Contribute to the delivery, development and review of the university’s overall IT/digital strategy and annual implementation plan.
- Build a strong and effective customer focussed team and provide leadership that models the university’s values, motivates staff, promotes performance improvement and enables IT Services to deliver excellence.
- Responsible for appropriate workload distribution across all team members including self.
- Form alliances and relationships with key stakeholders/ contacts across the university to enable effective delivery of services, raising the profile of IT Services and ensuring clear, effective and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development and review of relevant university-wide policies, standards and governance processes and performance measures to ensure optimal efficiency, effectiveness, and value of IT services.
- Stay informed of all relevant industry and technological developments in the marketplace and provide advice to the ITS Senior Management on how to take advantage of these to support the development of initiatives that deliver business objectives.
- Contribute to the leadership of the IT Services Directorate as a member of the wider Management Team and participate in other senior committees
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
- Higher degree or relevant professional qualification at post graduate level (chartered where appropriate) or significant relevant experienc
- ITIL Certification
- TOGAF certification
EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrable extensive experience of carrying out a solution architectural design role in large/complex organisations
- Technical leadership experience gained by managing a solution development or infrastructure management service/function
- Experience of contributing to the development of digital / technology strategy.
- Experience creating business architecture models to reflect strategies and goals.
- Experience of interpreting business requirements into technical requirements.
- Experience of working with/implementing enterprise architecture methodologies and frameworks.
- Experience of designing/building data integration and single-sign-on solutions.
- Experience of structured project management
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