Solutions/Enterprise Architect

Adkins & Cheurfi are searching for a Solutions/Enterprise Architect for a role-based in the Exeter.

About the Role

As part of the enterprise IT architecture team provide architectural leadership and direction in line with corporate strategy. Identify technology blueprint requirements for the evolution of our technology and influence planned programmes of change to facilitate the delivery of the change.
Support the delivery of architectural assurance and governance to technology change activity in accordance with an agreed engagement model. Activities may include: acting as design authority for the delivery; production of high level architecture artefacts; regular engagement with the solutions architect for the delivery supporting architectural decision making and peer review; attendance at delivery team meetings e.g. sprint demos, sprint planning etc; assessment and documentation of technical debt associated with the delivery; review of technical delivery to ensure best practice is being applied; ad-hoc architectural support
Participate in Enterprise IT Architecture team activity including team meetings, team communications and supporting fellow team members as required to ensure the smooth running and continuous improvement of our services
Play an active part as a member of the architecture community if practice sharing knowledge, skills and experience as appropriate

Essential Skills & Abilities

Domain expertise in one of the following: application development, technology infrastructure; data or information architecture; weather or climate science; cyber security.
Ability to create architecture, and change roadmaps and govern designs against them
Ability to communicate architectural descriptions to diverse audiences (developers, business colleagues, senior management) through different forms (written, diagrammatic, verbal)
Knowledge of current and legacy enterprise architectural approaches and the influence of technology disruption
Ability to influence senior stakeholders to deliver architectural or technological change
Understanding of the software development lifecycle, service management lifecycle and process maturity models
Ability to work in a cross-organisational, multi-disciplinary environment to deliver successful, lasting change.
Knowledge of the role of public cloud services and the implementation of such services in the transformation of business value deliver
Knowledge of Wardley Mapping
Knowledge of Cynefin