Job Vacancy Chief Enterprise Architect - DVSA - G6

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: 

• A strong track record in providing hands-on, pragmatic architectural leadership across a geographically dispersed, multi-service, and technologically diverse environment—working with both internal teams and external service providers.

• Considerable experience in developing and defining strategic target business architecture to support improved organisational outcomes, strategic decision-making, architectural governance, and optimal business design.

• An excellent applied knowledge of modern technical architectures, cloud technology, IT infrastructure, data management, and software development lifecycle management—ideally with experience in enterprise systems such as CRM, compliance, and automation platforms.

• Considerable experience of driving and delivering technological change at pace within a context of organisational transformation, operating across functional and organisational boundaries with shifting priorities.

• Demonstrable experience in developing technical capability within an organisation, including empowering, supporting, and developing staff to achieve high performance.

• Strong relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation skills to provide effective technical and professional leadership to the wider architecture and technology community.

Visa Sponsorship  

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application. 

You will need either:
A degree level qualification in a Digital Development and Technology discipline; OR
A formal architectural qualification in either BCS, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Zachman, Gartner’s Enterprise Architecture Method; OR
A formal cloud architecture qualification either Microsoft Azure Solution Architect Expert and/or AWS Solution Architect Associate; OR
A formal architecture modelling qualification in either Archimate, UML (Unified Modelling Language) or BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation); OR
Be able to demonstrate relevant experience at an equivalent level to the above.

Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, Swansea

Are you a strategic technology leader ready to shape impactful digital services?

Can you lead complex architecture with clarity while supporting and growing your team?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

The DVSA is building a dedicated Enterprise Architecture (EA) team to act as the bridge between the business and digital and data delivery. The Chief Enterprise Architect leads a team of Enterprise, Technical and Solution Architects to deliver a strategically aligned architecture service, to deliver great customer outcomes and demonstrate business value. They will contribute to the development and delivery of new and evolving operating models, accountable for delivering enterprise-wide architecture capability to ensure the best and most cost-effective technology solutions are developed and deployed for DVSA’s services.

Operating effectively with multi-disciplinary teams of Digital & Data professionals, policy experts and service teams throughout the change lifecycle, the Chief Enterprise Architect will use business architecture to inform shape and define strategic business design. They will support design, building and delivering to meet user needs, understand business goals and be able to translate future needs into statements of capability.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: 

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions  

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday 

• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. 

Read more in the Benefits section below! 

Find out more about what it's like working at DVSA: 

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements 

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.  

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week. 

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. 

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.  

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.