About this role
[What the role is] The successful candidate will lead architecture design and governance across the Learning & Skills portfolio, ensuring scalable, integrated and sustainable digital capabilities that support long-term product evolution and sector-wide interoperability. [What you will be working on]
• Define architecture vision, principles and target state. • Own application, data and integration architecture. • Establish common integration and data standards. • Govern architecture compliance and design reviews. • Provide oversight of vendor solution designs. • Align architecture decisions with product roadmap objectives. • Manage architecture risks and technical debt. • Ensure architecture supports future enhancements and scalability.
[What we are looking for]
• Qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline. • At least 8 years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, systems integration or related fields. • Demonstrated experience designing and governing enterprise-scale digital systems. • Strong understanding of application, data and integration architecture principles. • Experience managing architecture governance and working with external vendors. • Experience in education technology, enterprise platforms, data ecosystems or related domains will be an advantage.