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Sword Group

Senior Enterprise Architect

Sword Group

. Support development and maturity of enterprise architecture strategies, roadmaps and capability models .

Posted 10/6/2026contractGlasgow • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture, with a strong focus on developing architecture strategies, roadmaps, and capability models. Capable of engaging with senior stakeholders and providing architectural direction that aligns with enterprise strategy and governance.

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Enterprise ArchitectureSolution ArchitectureArchitecture GovernanceStakeholder ManagementArchitecture Frameworks

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Hard Skills
Architecture StrategiesRoadmapsCapability ModelsSolution AssuranceIntegrationData SecurityCloud InfrastructureOperational SupportArchitecture Risk IdentificationTransformation Support
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsCollaborationProblem-SolvingRelationship Building
Tools & Technologies
TOGAFArchitecture Frameworks
Industry Keywords
Utilities IndustryCapital InvestmentIT and Operational Technology Integration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support development and maturity of enterprise architecture strategies, roadmaps and capability models
  • Review architectural collateral and identify and address material gaps
  • Contribute to current-state and target-state architecture across business and technology domains
  • Translate strategic priorities into practical architecture direction for programmes and projects
  • Maintain accurate, consistent, accessible and useful architecture collateral
  • Act as senior architectural point of contact for designated domains, programmes or investment areas
  • Understand business needs, delivery constraints and technology dependencies with project teams
  • Provide architectural direction for project and programme decisions
  • Ensure project-level decisions align with enterprise strategy and target-state architecture
  • Review and assure architecture and solution designs from project teams, Solution Architects, vendors and delivery partners
  • Assess proposals against architecture principles, standards, guardrails and strategic roadmaps
  • Provide constructive feedback and collaborate with delivery teams to resolve architecture concerns
  • Document significant architecture decisions, exceptions, risks and recommendations
  • Apply Solution Architecture experience to detailed solution proposals and designs
  • Provide input for requirements spanning multiple systems, domains or technology areas
  • Ensure designs consider integration, data, security, infrastructure, operational support and maintainability
  • Build relationships with senior stakeholders, programme teams, delivery managers, technical specialists and business representatives
  • Facilitate architecture discussions and explain options and trade-offs
  • Present complex technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects and technical specialists
  • Engage with external suppliers and challenge proposals where appropriate
  • Act as trusted adviser to the Architecture Function Lead and wider technology leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Extensive experience in senior Enterprise Architecture positions
  • Previous experience in Solution Architecture roles
  • Experience across strategic architecture and project-level solution delivery
  • Experience developing architecture strategies, roadmaps, capability models and target-state architectures
  • Strong understanding of architecture governance and solution assurance
  • Experience reviewing and assuring designs from internal teams, external suppliers and consultancy partners
  • Broad technical understanding across applications, integration, cloud, infrastructure, data, security and operational support
  • Experience engaging directly with complex projects and programmes
  • Ability to identify architecture risks, dependencies and strategic misalignment
  • Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to operate effectively in a complex and evolving environment
  • Experience supporting transformation, digitalisation or technology-enabled change
  • Desirable: experience within the utilities industry
  • Desirable: experience supporting major capital investment or capital delivery programmes from an architecture perspective
  • Desirable: experience working across IT and Operational Technology environments
  • Desirable: understanding of integrating IT and OT systems
  • Desirable: familiarity with established architecture frameworks and methods, including TOGAF

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Personalised career development plan customised to individual goals and aspirations
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Enhanced family friendly benefits
  • Pension scheme
  • Private health schemes
  • Well-being schemes
  • Insurance schemes
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Discounted cash plan
  • Equal opportunities and inclusive workplace
  • Support for accessibility adjustments during the hiring process