Senior Enterprise Architect - Government Commercial Agency - G7
Government Digital & Data -
Full-time (Permanent)
£59,877 - £66,869
Published on
26 May 2026
Deadline
7 June 2026
Location: Birmingham, Liverpool, Newport (Gwent), Norwich
Want to shape the future of digital public services at scale? We’re looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect to turn high-level strategy into secure, scalable technology that delivers real value for citizens across the UK.
About the role
This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can connect business goals with technical direction across a complex digital estate. You’ll help define the long-term architecture vision, guide major investment decisions, and make sure technology choices support secure, efficient and resilient public services.
You’ll also play a key role in architectural governance, leading strategic discussions, mentoring other architects, and helping teams balance speed, cost and quality while staying aligned to organisational priorities.
What you’ll be doing
- Translating business strategy into clear enterprise architecture roadmaps
- Shaping the future technology estate and defining target state architecture
- Leading architectural governance and assurance for major projects
- Providing technical leadership on investments, risk and technical debt
- Setting and enforcing architectural principles and standards
- Producing clear architecture views for senior leaders and decision-makers
- Working with stakeholders to align technical plans with business outcomes
- Leading, mentoring and developing a team of architects
- Supporting complex, high-value digital transformation programmes
What we’re looking for
- Strong experience in enterprise architecture within large, complex organisations
- Ability to turn strategic goals into clear technical roadmaps and plans
- Experience leading architectural governance and assurance
- Strong understanding of secure, scalable and resilient digital estates
- Experience managing technical risk and technical debt
- Ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to senior stakeholders
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- A strategic mindset with the ability to balance speed, cost and quality
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