Enterprise Architect

Role Purpose

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for establishing, defining, and embedding the Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework, principles, and governance model. The role will provide a clear, business-aligned architectural foundation that enables modernisation, operational stability, and long-term scalability. The role also leads and develops a small team of domain architects ensuring architectural alignment across initiatives. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, deep architectural expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement, operating in an environment where EA maturity is evolving.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish EA maturity baseline and improvement plans
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of domain architects
• Design and implement the EA framework across; business capability, application, data and integration, technology & infrastructure
• Tailor industry frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent) to suit organisational context and maturity
• Define EA artefacts, processes, and governance suitable for a growing organisation.
• Define and run EA principles, governance processes, standards and design guidelines.
• Define current-state and target-state architectures, supported by pragmatic transition roadmaps
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance to delivery teams, ensuring consistency and reuse across solutions
• Identify and manage technical debt and legacy constraints
  
  

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or related discipline
• 10-15 years in IT, with strong experience in enterprise architecture
• Proven experience establishing EA frameworks from scratch
• Experience working with ERP and enterprise platforms
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Experience working with cloud, hybrid and composable architectures, data, analytics and integration platforms and security architecture fundementals
• Strong understanding of architecture layers, target and current-state architectures
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.