Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect ISS - Information Systems Services

Salary: £57,696 - £68,857

Closing Date: Monday 5th August 2024

Interview Date: W/C 12th August 2024

The Opportunity

The Enterprise Architect will be a member of the Architecture team in the department of Information System Services providing leadership, analysis and design around the development of the University's digital architecture. The role will involve working with a range of academic and professional individuals reporting directly to the Head of Customer, Strategy and Governance. What you will need In-depth knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks, principles, and best practices, with the ability to produce clear and concise architectural documentation Have proven leadership skills, to be able lead on the development of architectural decisions and solutions. Experience of identifying architectural challenges, and of proposing innovative solutions to address them Please refer to the included job description and person specification for further details of essential and desirable qualifications for the role.

Major Duties:

1. Analyse our 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.
2. Lead on 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.
3. Carry out horizon scanning, identifying emerging trends and their potential impact and opportunity for the University, driving digital innovation by leveraging innovative technologies and approaches to renovate, extend and transform the existing development and solutions environment.
4. Identify priorities for change to enable delivery at pace and lead on the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that enable change.
5. Establish architectural principles, policies, standards and develop governance and new ways of working to ensure adherence across the delivery life cycle, and provide guidance for the solutions, data and technology architects.
6. Develop and maintain a framework for architectural modelling, documentation and graphical representations. graphic representations and abstracts of the system architecture models.
7. Guide the organisation to make appropriate business, technology and data decisions taking into account re-use, security, sustainability and scalability, and to achieve value for money and reduce risk.