Enterprise Architect Manager (DV)

Locations: South/Cambridge - must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis.

Level: Manager

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Dependent on Experience)

Security Clearance: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC+ security clearance which typically requires 10 years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Role Overview: As an Enterprise Architect in our team, you will leverage your solution architecture background to define and deliver enterprise-level IT strategies and architectures for high-profile, public-facing government digital services. You will operate in a client-facing capacity, contributing to both client engagements and the ongoing development of our architecture practice. You will be expected to manage complex requirements, provide authoritative technology advice, and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define the architecture for large-scale, complex digital services, ensuring alignment with organisational and business objectives.
• Develop IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and roadmaps for major programmes of work.
• Manage non-functional requirements throughout the delivery and operational lifecycle.
• Provide specialist technology advice and risk/threat-based mitigation guidance on system designs.
• Ensure that the finished product conforms to the architectural principles and standards.
• Provide architectural and technical leadership.
• Apply technical standards, frameworks, and architectural methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate).
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Apply a model-first approach to architectural design, using industry-standard modelling notations such as ArchiMate, UML and BPMN.
• Utilise EA modelling tools to create, maintain, and communicate architectural artefacts.
• Collaborate with peers and staff within a matrixed organisation.

Internal Practice Development & Contribution:

• Mentor and support junior members of the team, providing guidance and sharing expertise.
• Prepare training materials and deliver training sessions to upskill colleagues.
• Prepare and present internal knowledge transfer (KT) sessions to the wider team.
• Contribute to the creation of case studies, reference architectures, and reusable patterns to accelerate architecture engagements.
• Support business development activities, including contributing to bid responses, pitches, and proposals for future work.
• Participate in thought leadership and the development of innovative services and offerings within the practice.
• Support the CTO Advisory team in the acquisition of new talent in line with demand in a timely manner.
• Engender Accenture company values, contributing to the development of STS as a great place to work.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience practicing Enterprise Architecture, ideally in a client-facing consulting role.
• Hands-on technical background, preferably from systems engineering.
• Experience applying architectural concepts, methodologies, and approaches.
• Strong proficiency in ArchiMate, UML and BPMN, with a model-first approach to design.
• Experience with EA modelling tools (e.g., Sparx EA, BiZZdesign, Abacus, etc.).
• Knowledge of solution architecture principles, design patterns, and modelling notations.
• Familiarity with major cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and integration techniques.
• Palantir experience would be beneficial.
• Experience managing technical risks and providing quality assurance for deliverables.
• Strong understanding of IT system design, build, test, deployment, and management.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate information, present solutions, and reach decisions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex solutions to non-technical audiences and deliver impactful presentations.
• Experience mentoring, training, or supporting the development of colleagues.
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals, or business development activities.
• Experience presenting designs and ability to participate as a key decision maker in architecture governance forums.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience with both traditional and agile delivery methods; understanding of the tension between agile delivery and EA, and approaches to resolving it.
• Knowledge of EA frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and their application.
• Understanding of architectural domains and how they play across frameworks and modelling notations.
• Ability to define and communicate IT strategy, aligning EA with business and IT objectives.
• Stakeholder management skills, including conflict resolution in multi-supplier environments.
• Aptitude for innovation, keeping solutions relevant and future-proof.
• Awareness of security and support architecture considerations.
• Ability to make sense of complexity and apply all architectural domains to large, multi-faceted government IT and data estates.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to operate as a trusted advisor to clients at programme and portfolio level.
• How to contribute to the development of our architecture practice and digital transformation expertise.
• How to manage and deliver enterprise architecture engagements in complex environments.
• How to develop and share knowledge, mentor others, and shape the future of the practice.

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

What’s In It For You: At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/05/26. Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.