Lead Enterprise Architect

Salary: £62, per year

• Demonstrated expertise in establishing and executing enterprise architecture principles, standards, blueprints, roadmaps and patterns that drive business value
• Extensive experience delivering transformation initiatives involving cloud environments and integrated technology ecosystems
• Practical experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) in real-world transformation contexts
• Strong capability in developing strategic vision and translating complexity into clear, actionable roadmaps
• Experience delivering architecture governance and assurance
• Strong strategic thinking and planning capability
• Robust analytical skills to support evidence-based decision-making
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills at senior level
• Degree in a Digital Development and Technology discipline (or equivalent experience) (desirable)
• Formal enterprise architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) (desirable)
• Experience with architecture modelling approaches (e.g. Archimate, UML, BPMN) (desirable)

• Work with business and DDaT stakeholders to deliver enterprise solutions across Business, Data, Application and Technology domains
• Support digital transformation initiatives, including shaping business cases and enterprise-level change
• Define and communicate high-level architecture designs aligned to current and future organisational needs
• Assess industry and societal trends and translate them into strategic architectural direction
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups, mediating complex discussions
• Build support for architectural initiatives with high impact, risk and complexity
• Collaborate across teams and communities to drive continuous improvement and strong delivery outcomes
• Identify and evaluate supplier approaches, supporting commercial and procurement decisions
• Create and maintain enterprise architecture models, assets, roadmaps and repositories
• Maintain a view of current and future state architecture across defined domains (1-5 years)
• Assure alignment of architecture across all domains with business goals, objectives and KPIs
• Define, maintain and promote architectural principles, standards and patterns
• Provide governance and assurance across enterprise initiatives and solutions
• Identify and manage architectural risks across teams and domains
• Lead the definition and shaping of complex problems and guide solution development
• Contribute to organisational and cross-government strategy design and implementation

• Architect
• Archi Mate
• BPMN
• Cloud
• Support
• TOGAF
• UML

Join us at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), a mission-driven organization shaping national services used by millions across the UK. We are looking for a Lead Enterprise Architect to play a pivotal role in enabling our enterprise architecture strategy. This position offers a salary of up to £82,340, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes a 28.97% employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits.

We embrace a flexible working culture with hybrid arrangements, and support your development and career progression while you help us drive sustainable and secure digital transformation. If you are ready to shape national digital services at scale, we want to hear from you.