Join our team and help to steer the implementation of the University’s ambitious Curriculum Transformation Programme: an initiative that is modernising the shape, design, and delivery of our curriculum to meet the needs of our future students.

We are seeking an enterprise architect to lead the development, delivery and governance of the business and IT architectures of the programme. You will refine and populate the architecture models and co-ordinate the architectural aspects of the associated analysis, design and implementation projects, in line with the University’s enterprise architecture and overall strategy.

The Opportunity

This role is offered as a fixed-term contract for two years. Beyond this, the role may be extended subject to funding arrangements, but this is not guaranteed.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns to support your childcare or other responsibilities.

The team is based in a large office in central Edinburgh. We support hybrid working and you will have the option to work remotely for up to 4 days a week if you wish. If you are successful, you should live or plan to move within commuting distance of Edinburgh.

Secondments may be considered for internal candidates.

What we can offer you:

A competitive salary of £49,250 - £60,321
A chance to shape the implementation of the University’s Curriculum Transformation Programme and make a clear impact on improving student experience
Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days)
Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution
A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance
A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity
Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund
Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, support for staff wellbeing, and more

What the job involves:

In the first year, you will work with business analysts and service owners to gather information and model the business & IT architectures. You will refine and populate the corresponding Archimate model of the architecture.

You will also work with service owners to co-ordinate the development of benchmarks, stress tests and post-implementation measurements.

Working with project managers and programme managers, you will co-ordinate this analysis across projects and present an overall picture of the work required to transition to the target state. You will help to establish, disseminate and oversee the use of architecture-related templates, standards and governance processes for co-ordinating this work.

In the second year, your focus will gradually progress to providing architecture co‑ordination across multiple implementation projects.

A bit about you:

Proven success in using enterprise architecture techniques to analyse and model the current and target states for a major initiative.
Experience of co-ordinating architecture alignment across multiple projects.
Knowledge and experience of architecture modelling using the Archimate language.
Highly developed skills of stakeholder engagement, communication, consultation, collaboration, negotiation and influence.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

To apply, upload a CV and cover letter before 6th January 2025

Interviews will be held in-person on 14th & 15th January 2025

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.