# Enterprise Architect

**Company**: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
**Location**: Bristol, South West
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 76,840 - 84,032 per year
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Government & Public Sector

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive the strategic technology direction of our organisation. As an Enterprise Architect, you will play a pivotal role in establishing a robust enterprise architecture approach, ensuring alignment across our Azure cloud services, platforms, digital products, and growing use of artificial intelligence (AI).

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Develop and implement an enterprise architecture framework that aligns business objectives with technical capabilities.

- Provide expert input into the Technical Design Board, ensuring informed and strategic decision-making.

- Define and oversee technology governance, leading the Community of Practice.

- Lead the creation and maintenance of an organisation-wide technology strategy and roadmap.

- Shape the organisation's EA approach to AI, defining reference architectures and guardrails.

- Act as a technical advisor to guide product teams, architects, engineers, and developers.

- Establish and drive adoption of modern digital ways of working and innovative technologies.

- Ensure effective collaboration between platform teams and application teams.

- Identify and develop necessary documentation and guidance for a mature, enterprise-level digital organisation.

- Engage with senior stakeholders and third parties to align technology and AI decisions with organisational priorities.

**Requirements:**

- Experience operating in an Enterprise Architect role or comparable senior architecture position within a cloud-first enterprise organisation.

- Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure, including cloud governance, security, and architecture best practices.

- Demonstrable experience of designing, governing, and supporting AI solutions, including Azure AI services and generative AI.

- Strong understanding of GitHub, Terraform, Microsoft 365, and Zero Trust in enterprise environments.

- Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models.

- Experience influencing and guiding Technical Design Boards and senior decision-making forums.

- Strong understanding of modern digital delivery methodologies, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD using IaC.

**Benefits:**

- Salary: £76,840 - £84,032 per year

- Membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme, with a £22,260 contribution from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

- Tailored career pathways and flexible working

- MyLifestyle Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work Schemes

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Azure
- Cloud Governance
- Artificial Intelligence
- GitHub
- Terraform
- Microsoft 365
- Zero Trust
- Agile
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- IaC

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