The Role
As an IT Enterprise Architect, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary providing support and subject matter expertise to the IT services function with a strong focus on Data, owning the technology roadmap within this area.
Day-to-day, you will :
1. Define and articulate complex strategies through a TOGAF based framework owning the technology roadmap within your domain.
2. Identify and develop methods and procedures to improve security and data privacy within the remit of the deliverable portfolio of solutions.
3. Act as a primary source of knowledge and expertise for other areas of IT services and providing technical leadership within your specialism.
4. Work directly with the business ensuring needs are documented, understood and developing initiatives for defining or shaping business processes.
5. Act as a team player in a multi-disciplinary team of application, data and infrastructure professionals to implement strategies.
This role is a full-time position based at either our Malvern, Farnborough, Portsmouth, Boscombe Down or Bristol site with Hybrid/Flexible working.
Essential experience of the IT Enterprise Architect:
6. Extensive experience of working within an enterprise level IT environment with the ability to define strategies, provide business engagement, supplier engagement, building block methodology and roadmaps.
7. Experience with Data governance or Data Modelling and a focused understanding of Architecture frameworks.
8. A strong understanding of Data lifecycle management with a strong knowledge of industry best practices in both cloud-based and on-premises solutions.
9. Previous experience acting as a trusted advisor on data technologies to senior stakeholders and articulating strategies up to CxO level.
Qualifications for the IT Enterprise Architect:
10. A Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent field) or relevant technical experience.
11. Domain level certification such as TOGAF, DODAF, CCDP / CCIE, MCSE, OSCP, LPIC, Archimate or equivalent evidence of knowledge and capabilities.
Our Benefits
12. Adaptive and flexible working
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Employee discount portal
17. Holiday Trading
18. Support for the Armed Forces community
19. Payroll Giving and Volunteering
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.