Enterprise Architect

Enterprise and Business Architecture 1. Develop enterprise-wide information architecture and processes which ensure that the strategic application of technology is embedded at Dementia UK. 2. Develop support and governance for this architecture to ensure that the operational model is robust, secure and access to information is controlled. 3. Lead the creation and review of a systems capability strategy aligned with business requirements. 4. Develop roadmaps for enterprise architecture and initiatives, ensuring stakeholder buy-in. Strategic Planning 1. Facilitating and co-ordinating Dementia UK’s overall IT Strategy, specifying requirements, conducting feasibility studies to identify the business benefits of alternative strategies. 2. Develop and implement IT strategies that align with the organisation’s strategic goals. Identifying policy, technical and staffing constraints. Showing costs, risks and expected benefits. Business Process Improvement 1. Evaluate internal functions, business development strategies and IT processes and suggest improvements. 2. Assess existing IT systems for vulnerabilities and inefficiencies and recommend enhancements. 3. Drive cost savings by providing a comprehensive framework for evaluating and optimising IT investments, and ongoing total cost of ownership (TCO) 4. Identify overlapping systems and processes, enabling the rationalisation and consolidation of technologies and streamlining of operations 5. Collaborate with cyber, infrastructure and service management teams to ensure IT strategies reflect operational and security best practices. 3. Create and maintain enterprise architecture models to reflect the organisation’s strategies and goals. 4. Support the delivery of an effective data strategy by ensuring that data management aligns with the organisation’s overall goals and IT infrastructure. 5. Establish standardised data governance frameworks (in collaboration with data architects), to ensure data quality, consistency, and security, to support informed business decisions Solution Architecture 1. Contribute to the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas. 2. Participate in quality reviews (e.g. fit for purpose, quality attributes, nonfunctional requirements, risk) of solution architecture components. 3. Support a change programme or project through the preparation of technical plans and application of design principles that comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards. 4. Design and implement integration strategies for various IT systems to ensure seamless operation. 5. Ensure that new technologies are integrated effectively into the existing IT environment. Documentation and Reporting 1. Document architectural models and processes using multiple frameworks and methodologies 2. Generate reports and presentations to communicate architectural plans and progress to stakeholders 3. Recommend appropriate software tools to assist with ongoing management of architecture artefacts, associated application and technologies 4. Drive rigorous and proactive life-cycle management actions and investments as input to ongoing modernisation roadmaps and plans, reducing strategic and operational risks. 5. Ensure that appropriate metrics and measures are in place for the effective management of the operation. General responsibilities 1. Demonstrate a willingness to work flexibly, sometimes outside of normal core hours, in response to service demand, downtime or project wok. 2. Working collaboratively, always, to ensure knowledge is shared. Pro-actively communicate issues with key stakeholders. 3. Ensure strict adherence to Dementia UK Information Security and GDPR policies.