Enterprise Architect

The role

The Enterprise Architect will develop and sustain the long-term technology architecture strategy for the Technology organisation. This strategic role focuses on technology strategy, governance, portfolio oversight, and organisational alignment.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain the enterprise technology strategy, target-state architecture and associated roadmaps.
• Maintain a company-wide perspective on technology platforms, products, services, and capabilities.
• Find opportunities to simplify, modernise and rationalise the technology estate.
• Define and uphold enterprise architecture principles, standards, and governance processes.
• Work alongside Technology and Product leaders to transform business priorities into technology capability roadmaps.
• Offer architectural direction for key organisational, platform, and technology transformation projects.
• Provide strategic oversight of technology lifecycles, platform strategy, build-versus-buy decisions and major technology suppliers.
• Ensure technology risks, dependencies, and architectural trade-offs are addressed within the technology portfolio.
• Serve as a consultant to the CTO and Technology Senior Leadership Team.
• Build strong relationships across Product, Engineering, Data and Delivery functions.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy, Chief Architecture or a comparable senior architecture role within a complex digital organisation.
• A track record of developing enterprise technology strategies, target-state architectures and transformation roadmaps.
• Experience influencing technology decisions across multiple teams, products, domains and collaborators without relying on direct authority.
• Experience clarifying and managing complex technology portfolios while balancing strategic objectives with delivery and operational realities.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, SaaS ecosystems, enterprise integration patterns and modern software delivery practices.
• Ability to evaluate technology investments and platform choices from both technical and business perspectives.
• Strong communication skills to make complex concepts clear to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Critical thinking combined with a pragmatic approach to delivery constraints and operational needs.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across organisational and functional boundaries.

Nice to have

• Experience working across a wide technology spectrum covering various products, platforms, and business areas.
• Experience supporting the development of Product & Technology operating models.
• Experience delivering architectural direction through substantial organisational, platform, or technology change initiatives.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave
• Medical cover
• Inclusive parental leave packages
• Subsidised gym memberships
• Chances to contribute to the community

About the company

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