Enterprise Architect

We seek a strategic leader with broad strategic expertise in enterprise architecture, ERP, CRM, automation (including AI), data, integration, and business architecture. You will be instrumental in shaping scalable, future-ready solutions that power Endava's next phase of growth. Beyond the impact you'll have on our technology landscape, this is also a place to grow. We invest in our people, challenge each other to think bigger, and create opportunities to develop and lead. If you want a role where your expertise is valued, your decisions matter, and you're surrounded by talented people who want to build something great-let's talk., Strategic Planning & Execution

• Define and drive enterprise architecture strategies that align with Endava's growth ambitions and business goals.
• Analyse business models, market trends, and emerging technologies to shape future-state architecture and investment roadmaps.
• Lead the creation of technology-enabled business models, ensuring they deliver measurable business value.
• Establish and oversee execution roadmaps, connecting strategy to delivery.
Business Architecture & Value Streams
• Develop and maintain a business architecture framework, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
• Identify and optimise value streams, ensuring technology investments drive maximum business impact.
• Partner with business leaders to assess organisational readiness for transformation and structure business change initiatives.
• Align business capabilities, processes, and technology to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
Architecture Leadership & Governance
• Lead and scale a world-class enterprise architecture function that supports Endava's long-term strategy.
• Define and implement architecture frameworks, standards, and governance models to guide technology decisions.
• Provide executive-level oversight for architecture governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory, security, and business requirements.
• Foster collaboration between business, IT, and external partners to ensure consistent and scalable enterprise-wide architecture.
Executive Engagement & Business Influence
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior business and technology leaders, driving alignment between IT and corporate strategy.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Shape the enterprise architecture service portfolio, delivering tangible business value in an agile and time-boxed manner.
Innovation & Emerging Technologies
• Identify and evaluate disruptive technologies, AI, automation, and digital trends, positioning Endava to stay ahead of the curve.
• Provide strategic guidance on AI and automation adoption, ensuring it enhances operational efficiency and innovation.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and pilot projects, translating cutting-edge technology into scalable solutions.
Portfolio Planning & Delivery
• Partner with product and delivery teams to ensure seamless alignment between architecture and execution.
• Develop gap analyses and roadmaps, bridging current-state and future-state capabilities.
• Oversee the architecture of major programmes and transformation initiatives, ensuring they contribute to long-term business success.
System Integration & Enterprise-Wide Scalability
• Shape and oversee enterprise-wide integration strategies, ensuring seamless interoperability across ERP, CRM, HCM, and data platforms.
• Align architectural decisions across value streams to optimise business and technology efficiency.
• Drive enterprise automation initiatives, leveraging AI, data, and integration strategies to improve business processes.
  
  Executive-level communication and influence, able to engage with C-suite stakeholders and drive strategic decisions.
• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, business architecture, and strategic technology leadership.
• Deep expertise in system integration, ERP, CRM, HCM, automation (AI), data platforms, and cloud technologies.
• Proven ability to analyse business models and translate them into actionable architecture roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise frameworks (TOGAF, Scaled Agile, etc.) and digital transformation methodologies.
• Experience driving enterprise automation and AI adoption across complex organisations.
• A collaborative leader, able to build relationships, influence senior stakeholders, and drive cross-functional engagement., Visionary thinker, capable of shaping long-term enterprise architecture strategy and transformation.
• Highly influential and collaborative, able to align diverse business and technology teams.
• Innovative mindset, with a passion for emerging technologies and their practical application in business.
• Resilient and adaptable, able to navigate complex business landscapes and drive meaningful change.
• Results-driven, committed to delivering strategic business impact through enterprise architecture.
  
  At Endava, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and how we design and evolve it matters. Enterprise Architecture is not a theoretical function-it's a practical, high-impact discipline ensuring we make the right technology bets for the future.
We're building something ambitious, and we need the best people to help us do it. This role puts you at the centre of shaping how Endava scales, working with a high-calibre team of architects, engineers, and business leaders who don't just talk about change-they make it happen.