Enterprise Architect – FTC

The Vacancy

Enterprise Architect – 12 Month FTC

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead our IT Architecture team and shape the future of technology at Wates. This pivotal role ensures our enterprise architecture supports business goals, drives innovation, and delivers scalable, cost-efficient solutions across the organisation.

As the Enterprise Architect, you will:

• Maintain and evolve Wates’ enterprise architecture principles and vision.
• Develop and manage the IT Roadmap aligned with business strategies.
• Act as the design authority for Wates IT, ensuring standardisation and reusability.
• Provide technical sign-off for mission-critical projects at all gateways.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain architecture artefacts, models, and standards in line with frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Enforce architectural compliance and governance across projects.
• Ensure systems, data, and technology align with business and IT goals.
• Drive cost efficiency, scalability, and adaptability in enterprise-wide architecture.
• Support solution development and monitor compliance with agreed policies and roadmaps.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: Proven success in a similar role managing a team of Solution Architects. Including leading a structure design process. Industry relevant experience is preferable
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of hardware, software, applications, and systems engineering.
• Qualifications: Ideally certified in TOGAF, Zachman, or similar frameworks.
• Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders. Able to explain value of solution and enterprise architecture.

• Behaviours: Approachable, collaborative, and results driven. Role models Wates’ values:
  • Care – for people, customers, and communities.
  • Fairness – inclusive, respectful, and transparent.
  • Look for a better way – inquisitive, innovative, and committed to excellence.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & bonus
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard Check (BPSS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.