Enterprise Architect - Hybrid

Salary: GBP55,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• Degree Level or equivalent industry qualification.
• Relevant experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF.
• Extensive analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and thought leadership abilities.
• Proficient in problem-solving techniques.
• Personal attributes: Proactive, anticipating opportunities for systems, service, or product improvement or development and taking appropriate action.
• Persistent in achieving targets, fulfilling agreements even under adverse circumstances.
• Good attention to detail, applying quality standards to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Critical thinking to review and evaluate processes and outputs rationally.
• Good team player, working collaboratively to achieve goals.
• Customer-focused, understanding the needs of internal and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Enterprise and Business Architecture: Develop enterprise-wide information architecture and processes aligned with Dementia UK's strategic goals. Establish support and governance for this architecture to ensure robustness, security, and controlled information access. Lead the creation and review of systems capability strategies in line with business requirements. Create roadmaps for enterprise architecture and initiatives, securing stakeholder buy-in.
• Strategic Planning: Facilitate and coordinate Dementia UK's IT Strategy, specifying requirements and conducting feasibility studies for strategic benefits. Develop and implement IT strategies aligned with organizational goals, considering policies, technical, and staffing constraints, costs, risks, and benefits.
• Business Process Improvement: Evaluate internal functions, business strategies, and IT processes to suggest improvements. Assess IT systems for vulnerabilities and inefficiencies, recommending enhancements. Drive cost savings through evaluation and optimization of IT investments and total cost of ownership. Identify overlapping systems and processes for rationalization and consolidation. Collaborate with cyber, infrastructure, and service teams to align strategies with operational and security best practices.
• Solution Architecture: Contribute to developing solution architectures across business, infrastructure, or functional areas. Participate in quality reviews of architecture components. Support change programs with technical plans and design principles adhering to standards. Design and implement system integration strategies for seamless operation. Ensure effective integration of new technologies into existing IT environments.
• Documentation and Reporting: Document architectural models and processes using various frameworks. Generate reports and presentations for stakeholders. Recommend software tools for architecture management. Manage lifecycle actions and investments to support modernization and reduce risks. Implement metrics for effective operation management.
• General Responsibilities: Work flexibly outside core hours as needed. Share knowledge proactively and communicate issues effectively. Adhere strictly to Dementia UK's Information Security and GDPR policies.

Technologies: Architect, Embedded, Support, Microsoft 365, Security, TOGAF, Office 365, Power BI

The Enterprise Architect plays a crucial role in aligning Dementia UK's objectives with its IT strategy, processes, and infrastructure. This is a new role and will ensure that the organisation's IT implementation supports its organisational objectives effectively. Enterprise architecture (EA) brings significant value by aligning IT strategy with business goals, ensuring technology investments support overall objectives. EA provides a structured framework for evaluating and improving IT systems, processes, and infrastructure, leading to increased efficiency and reduced costs. It facilitates better decision-making by offering a clear view of the organisation's technology landscape, identifying gaps, and recommending enhancements. This function will also manage technology risks and ensure compliance, ultimately driving innovation and growth. Every three minutes, someone in the UK develops dementia—a condition that impacts many families. Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity supporting these families through Admiral Nurses, providing free advice and support to help families care for their loved ones, aiming to improve quality of life for as long as possible.