Harvey Nash – Blackpool, Borough of Blackpool
Harvey Nash is proud to be working exclusively with a large Public Sector organisation in the North West, who are embarking on an incredibly exciting Transformation. Part of which is growing out their Architecture Practice. As such, we are looking to recruit an Enterprise Architect on a permanent basis to shape the technology roadmap and align this to the wider organisational strategy.
The Enterprise Architect will be a member of a greenfield, and growing Architecture Practice in the department of Information System Services providing leadership, analysis and design around the development of the organisation’s digital architecture. The role will involve owning and shaping the technology roadmap, whilst working with a range of internal business stakeholders reporting directly to the Head of Customer, Strategy and Governance.
What you will need:
* TOGAF certified with an in-depth knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks, principles, and best practices, with the ability to produce clear and concise architectural documentation.
* Proven leadership skills to lead the development of architectural decisions and solutions.
* Experience in identifying architectural challenges and proposing innovative solutions to address them.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Analyse current technologies to detect critical deficiencies, legacy and technical debt and recommend solutions for improvement, taking into account the Digital Strategy, available resources and capital planning.
* Lead the design of the future-state technology architecture, analysing the enterprise business context (business strategy and trends), as well as change requirements and transition plans.
* Carry out horizon scanning, identifying emerging trends and their potential impact and opportunity for the organisation, driving digital innovation by leveraging innovative technologies and approaches to renovate, extend and transform the existing development and solutions environment.
* Identify priorities for change to enable delivery at pace and lead on the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that enable change.
* Establish architectural principles, policies, standards and develop governance and new ways of working to ensure adherence across the delivery lifecycle, and provide guidance for the solutions, data and technology architects.
* Develop and maintain a framework for architectural modelling, documentation and graphical representations of the system architecture models.
* Guide the organisation to make appropriate business, technology and data decisions taking into account re-use, security, sustainability and scalability, to achieve value for money and reduce risk.
If you are an experienced Enterprise Architect and would like to be part of truly transformative change, then I would like to hear from you. Please apply online, and if your application is successful, one of the team will be in touch.
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