Enterprise Architect - Essex

Fixed Term Contract / Secondment (12 months, with potential extension)
Salary: Up to £80,746 per annum
Location: Chelmsford (Anywhere Worker)

Help Shape the Future of Local Government in Essex

Essex Digital Service is playing a leading role in Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), creating the digital foundations, shared capabilities and technology landscape that will support more integrated, efficient and citizen-focused public services across Essex.

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the development of cross-organisational technology architectures, digital capabilities and system designs that enable collaboration, interoperability and transformation across councils and partner organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic architecture advice to senior leaders and partners.
• Develop future-state technology, data and digital architectures supporting LGR.
• Review and assure digital and technology proposals for scalability, security and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Lead architecture roadmaps, business case development and technology modernisation initiatives.
• Promote shared digital capabilities, integration and innovation across the Essex public sector landscape.
• Work closely with programme, technical, procurement and partner teams to support successful transformation.

About You

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) with significant Enterprise Architecture experience.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise or Senior Solution Architect within large-scale transformation programmes.
• TOGAF certified (or equivalent) with knowledge of frameworks such as ArchiMate, BPMN, COBIT and IT4IT.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, integration, digital strategy and organisational change.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical solutions.

To find out more information please contact Abbie at abbiek@4recruitmentservices.com

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.