Enterprise Architect Manager Defence & National Security
2 days ago
Bristol
Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence & National Security Ready to apply Before you do, make sure to read all the details pertaining to this job in the description below. £Up To £82,000 GBP Performance Bonus Onsite WORKING Location: UK Wide , Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence & National Security Location: London, Bristol, Cheltenham, Manchester Role Level: Manager Practice Area: Technology Strategy & Advisory Industry: Defence, Public Safety & National Security Salary: Up To £82,000 About the Role We are expanding our Enterprise Architecture capability within our Technology Strategy & Advisory practice and are seeking experienced Enterprise Architect Managers to support some of the UK Government's most complex, high-impact transformation programmes. You will work at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and data, shaping architecture vision, operating models and roadmaps that enable meaningful, enterprise-wide change. This is a client-facing position within secure environments, ideal for those who enjoy combining strategic thinking with practical delivery to influence high-stakes outcomes in defence and national security. What You'll Do • Translate business strategies into enterprise architecture vision, target states and transformation roadmaps, • Assess the impact of strategic change across business, data, application, technology, and infrastructure layers, • Lead the creation of enterprise architecture blueprints and end-to-end technology landscapes, • Provide architectural leadership across major digital transformation and reinvention programmes, • Develop value cases and investment justifications for executive decision-making, • Apply Lean and Agile architecture principles to complex enterprise environments, • Conduct platform and vendor assessments across technology, integration and data layers, • Act as a trusted advisor between business, technology, and third-party suppliers, • Establish and enforce enterprise architecture governance and standards, • Lead design and governance of enterprise data platform capabilities, • Assess enterprise architecture maturity and define improvement roadmaps, • Experience working within secure UK Government environments (Defence, Public Safety, National Security), • Experience across one or more architecture domains (Business, Application, Data, Technology), • Background in large-scale or highly sensitive digital transformation programmes, • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, • Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams, • Ability to work across multiple levels of architectural abstraction, • Familiarity with enterprise platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, public cloud providers), • Curiosity about emerging technologies such as AI, automation, cloud, data platforms, • Experience contributing to or designing AI-enabled solutions, • Full professional proficiency in EnglishPreferred Experience, • Deep knowledge of secure UK Government technology landscapes, • Consulting background, • Understanding of the Government Service Manual, Technology Code of Practice, and UK digital/data strategies, • Experience as an Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, or Technology Strategist, • Experience in initiatives such as application rationalisation, re-platforming, and data architecture transformation, • Knowledge of business capability modelling and process taxonomies, • Experience designing or governing enterprise data platforms, • Knowledge of public/private cloud architectures, • Experience using EA tools (LeanIX, Avolution, Bizzdesign, Orbus, etc.), • Hold valid Developed Vetting (DV) clearance, • Successfully pass BPSS checks #jawa