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We are seeking an experienced and visionary Enterprise Architect to design and deliver digital solutions and capabilities for Gigaclear, a provider of fibre broadband services connecting rural Britain. With a strong customer focus, you will design a target state and architecture roadmap, lead a team of solution architects, and identify new and emerging technologies to transform and optimize the business.
Job Responsibility
Define and lead the enterprise architecture vision, aligning it with business strategy and programme objectives
Act as the technical authority for our technology stack, providing architectural direction and technology roadmap evolution
Lead a team of solution architects to provide architecture solutions to drive key business outcomes
Deliver technical thought leadership, driving innovation, standardisation, and adoption of best practices across BSS/OSS layers
Establish and enforce technical governance frameworks and architecture principles across the technology teams
Ensure architecture artefacts, decision logs, and design documentation meet compliance, quality, and audit requirements
Facilitate architecture reviews, design assurance, and risk management activities with internal and external stakeholders
Lead the design of scalable, modular, and resilient BSS/OSS solutions, integrating with legacy systems and modern platforms
Oversee solution architecture workstreams across multiple delivery teams and ensure consistency with target state architecture
Translate business and operational requirements into technology designs that are deliverable within resource constraints
Document and communicate the technology designs to the delivery teams and provide support in the execution of the delivery of the programme
Engage and influence client stakeholders, third-party vendors, and system integrators to drive architectural consensus
Present complex technical solutions in clear, compelling ways to both technical and non-technical audiences
Requirements
Experience in enterprise architecture roles, with recent experience in telecoms sector
Proven success in leading architecture for large scale BSS/OSS initiatives
Strong understanding of telecom standards, protocols and technologies (including Salesforce Commscloud and integrated tools and systems)
Strong capability in architecture governance, enterprise frameworks (eg. TOGAF), and agile or hybrid programme delivery
Experience in driving end-to-end integration and managing cross-functional architecture inputs
Exceptional communication, negotiation and leadership skills
Strong knowledge of both on-premise and cloud infrastructure, DevOps and security
Deep experience in data architecture and technology implementation
What we offer
Generous employer pension
up to 8% matched contribution
Income protection & life assurance
25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!
Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legal advice
Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System
Long service benefits and monthly employee recognition
Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions
Flexible working environment
Health & Wellbeing initiatives and company funded social events