Enterprise Architect Public Sector

Salary: £81,000 + enhanced pension, health insurance, and additional benefits

Be the strategic deputy to the Head of Enterprise Architecture. This is a floating Enterprise Architect role that cuts across programmes, shaping major decisions, contracts, and governance. Expect ~70-75% strategic focus with meaningful visibility at boards and architecture forums. No direct reports initially; clear path to add line management as you embed and deliver.

• Strategic seat at the table: Influence investment decisions, procurement choices, and target architecture across multiple programmes.

• Wide remit, zero silos: Operate as a council-wide EA, not tied to a single domain.

• Career headroom: Positioned as the functional deputy - scope to pick up line management and grow into broader leadership.

• Genuinely hybrid: No weekly office mandate; attend in person for key meetings and workshops.

• Set and translate strategy: Define enterprise-level principles, standards and roadmaps; steer options analysis for complex initiatives.

• Shape commercial outcomes: Partner with commercial/procurement on contractual strategy, vendor selection and architectural guardrails.

• Governance with bite: Sit on architecture forums/boards, provide challenge, and ensure solutions align to council strategy and citizen outcomes.

• Operate independently: Own workstreams end-to-end; act as deputy for the Head of EA when required.

• Coach & influence (without line authority at first): Guide solution/integration/data architecture colleagues (~10+ in the wider team) through standards and patterns.

• Enterprise architecture leadership across business and technology (framework-agnostic: TOGAF, BIZBOK, etc. all welcome).

• Stakeholder savvy: Tactical, patient communicator who understands a citizen-first, not profit-first, environment.

• Calm under load: Responsive and clear when the inbox is overflowing; able to prioritise and move decisions forward.

• Public sector fluency (nice-to-have): You get governance, assurance, and equal-representation processes.

• Tech landscape familiarity (beneficial, not mandatory): Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365/CRM, Power BI, Microsoft Digital Contact Centre, Snowflake.

• Team includes two Enterprise Architects, a Senior Solution Architect with a multi-disciplinary team beneath (solution/integration/data), and dotted-line collaboration with data architecture.

• Salary: £81,000 base with annual increases (3.25% this year).

• Benefits: Enhanced public-sector pension; option to purchase up to 10 additional days' holiday; comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (premium is taxable; covers pre-existing conditions).

• Progression: Clear review mechanisms, with potential to take on direct reports as the role grows.

1. Panel interview with the Head of EA and senior colleagues.

2. Scenario-based presentation with the Head of EA, CTO and a business representative.

3. Final conversation with the CFO focused on character and behaviours.Panels follow public-sector consistency rules; shortlisting within 7-10 days of CV submission; subsequent rounds typically 4-5 days apart. References are requested early and standard vetting applies.

RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.