Enterprise Architect Manager

Job Title:?Enterprise Architect Manager

Locations: South/Cambridge - must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis 

Level:  Manager 

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Dependent on Experience) 

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC+ security clearance which typically requires 10 years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application. 

Role Overview

As an Enterprise Architect in our team, you will leverage your solution architecture background to define and deliver enterprise-level IT strategies and architectures for high-profile, public-facing government digital services. You will operate in a client-facing capacity, contributing to both client engagements and the ongoing development of our architecture practice. You will be expected to manage complex requirements, provide authoritative technology advice, and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the architecture for large-scale, complex digital services, ensuring alignment with organisational and business objectives.
• Develop IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and roadmaps for major programmes of work.
• Manage non-functional requirements throughout the delivery and operational lifecycle.
• Provide specialist technology advice and risk/threat-based mitigation guidance on system designs.
• Ensure that the finished product conforms to the architectural principles and standards
• Provide architectural and technical leadership
• Apply technical standards, frameworks, and architectural methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate).
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Apply a model-first approach to architectural design, using industry-standard modelling notations such as ArchiMate, UML and BPMN.
• Utilise EA modelling tools to create, maintain, and communicate architectural artefacts.
• Collaborate with peers and staff within a matrixed organisation

Internal Practice Development & Contribution:

• Mentor and support junior members of the team, providing guidance and sharing expertise.
• Prepare training materials and deliver training sessions to upskill colleagues.
• Prepare and present internal knowledge transfer (KT) sessions to the wider team.
• Contribute to the creation of case studies, reference architectures, and reusable patterns to accelerate architecture engagements.
• Support business development activities, including contributing to bid responses, pitches, and proposals for future work.
• Participate in thought leadership and the development of innovative services and offerings within the practice.
• Support the CTO Advisory team in the acquisition of new talent in line with demand in a timely manner
• Engender Accenture company values, contributing to the development of STS as a great place to work