Enterprise Solutions Architect
Enterprise Solutions Architect
Oxford-based
About the Role
Based in Oxford, you will be the Enterprise Solutions Architect working in an architectural capacity on projects and ongoing maintenance of the enterprise systems landscape (including Microsoft Dynamics F&O, Salesforce, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, SAP SuccessFactors). You will be part of the architecture function and liaise with internal teams and third parties to ensure systems integrate effectively, and input to processes and practices to ensure they are scalable, secure and robust. We are undertaking several strategic business programmes to refine and evolve our tier 1 systems; in your role you will be aligned to at least one of these strategic programmes with overall architectural responsibility, escalating where required to the Head of Architecture and Engineering or the Head of Internal Technology.
The successful applicant will have a passion for solving business problems with technology and combine exceptional technical capabilities with great communication skills and an understanding of how the business operates.
The successful candidate will work in a creative, intellectually stimulating environment. You will enjoy autonomy and the opportunity to have a significant impact on the organisation's digital strategy, ensuring that enterprise systems are highly effective and meet the needs of a fast-growing, data-heavy business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead as the Enterprise Solutions Architect for at least one strategic business programme focused on tier 1 systems (Microsoft Dynamics F&O, Salesforce, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, SAP SuccessFactors)
- Champion enterprise architecture principles and governance whilst being hands-on in delivery where required
- Be a confident technical liaison for third-party partners and internal stakeholders
- Ensure solutions are embedded through the engineering functions into operational readiness
- Make key decisions on how systems integrate, where and how data is mastered, and how data flows between systems — ensuring both the velocity and stability required
- Assure that configuration, workflows and automation align with technology best practice and architectural standards
- Ensure effective governance and integrity of system boundaries; be aware of and mitigate the risk of boundary creep
- Contribute to policies and practices to ensure enterprise systems remain scalable, secure and robust, and that third-party software across the business is appropriately managed
- Be a key resource for Systems Managers (business partners with departments), providing architectural input to stakeholder requirements, guiding senior stakeholders as required, and identifying and delivering scalable solutions
What We Offer
- Play a key role in implementing and scaling the digital strategy for internal systems in a fast-growing global business
- Work as part of a fun, friendly and fast-growing organisation
- Flexible working, including the ability to work several days per week from home
- A central Oxford office with coffee, fruit and snacks available
- A competitive salary
What We're Looking For
Key Skills and Experience
- Proven experience operating as an Enterprise Architect across multiple domains and delivery streams, with demonstrable impact through roadmaps, standards and governance
- Deep experience working with and governing third-party integration partners, holding them to account and ensuring delivery and architectural alignment
- Strong understanding of EA disciplines (business/data/application/technology) and ability to connect them to portfolio and operating-model decisions
- Track record defining and executing target-state architectures and transition roadmaps (incremental, time-to-value-led, dependency-aware)
- Hands-on experience implementing architecture governance: principles, standards, architecture reviews, exception management and decision records
- Microsoft ecosystem architecture depth relevant to the organisation's stack, including:
- Dynamics 365 F&O integration approaches and guidance
- Salesforce integration approaches and guidance
- SAP SuccessFactors integration and guidance
- Power Platform/Dataverse governance and ALM best practice; environment strategy and DLP controls
- Data Foundation expertise leveraging Microsoft data technologies with particular focus on Microsoft Fabric (or equivalent modern Lakehouse patterns), including governance/lineage and enabling self-service analytics safely
- Enterprise SaaS integration across domains with Salesforce CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O and SAP SuccessFactors
- Strong integration design capability: Domain Driven Design, event-based integration, API design principles, resilience patterns, operational considerations (SLAs, observability, incident readiness)
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication: able to influence at exec level, simplify complex trade-offs, and align diverse teams behind common patterns and outcomes
Desirable
- TOGAF certification or equivalent applied EA practice
- Experience establishing EA repositories/tooling, platform guardrails, and measurable architecture outcomes (reuse, risk reduction, simplification)