The Enterprise Architect plays a critical role in supporting the development, agreement, and implementation of enterprise architecture strategies that enable sustainable digital transformation across the organisation and its partners. Working across domains, programmes, and stakeholder groups, this role ensures that business goals, technology alignment, and design integrity are maintained throughout the solution lifecycle.

Values

• We value People
• We do the right thing
• We are innovative
• We are one Team
• We are proud and passionate

Working Arrangements

We are a remote‑first organisation, with occasional national travel for key meetings. We know that flexibility matters – whether that’s part‑time hours, compressed schedules, or job sharing – and we’re happy to explore what works best for you.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss how the role could work for you, please reach out to us at recruitment@pds.police.uk. We’re here to support you.

Why Join us?

• Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge – we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available.
• Flexible working hours – we trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37‑hour week).
• Family – enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate across domains and programmes to support the development and implementation of enterprise architecture strategy.
• Actively engage with stakeholders to communicate strategic direction and highlight areas for improvement, innovation, and risk mitigation.
• Design architectures that integrate people, technology, and processes to meet business outcomes and deliver long‑term value.
• Influence and contribute to architectural governance and assurance processes, managing risk across complex domains.
• Champion the use of architectural patterns, standards, and methods to enable consistent delivery and design excellence.
• Provide strategic problem framing and contribute to the design of appropriate solutions that are aligned with organisational objectives.
• Support architecture community health and help teams to adopt agile, secure, and interoperable design principles.
• Foster collaboration, mentor peers, and help drive continuous improvement in architecture practice and delivery.

What you need to succeed in the role

• Proven experience designing and evolving enterprise architectures that align technology, people, processes, and policy to meet organisational goals.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate complex architectural decisions to both technical and non‑technical audiences across teams and domains.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, BCS) and experience applying architectural principles, patterns, and standards in practice.
• Demonstrated ability to support strategic planning, identify organisational risks, and contribute to long‑term technology road maps.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams using agile delivery methods, with an appreciation of how architecture supports iterative delivery.
• Familiarity with governance processes, including managing architectural assurance and contributing to effective decision‑making across programmes.
• Ability to interpret and respond to emerging technologies and trends, translating them into enterprise‑level opportunities or mitigations.
• Excellent collaboration and mentoring skills, contributing to a strong enterprise architecture community and knowledge‑sharing culture.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunities for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. All applicants will be considered without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, nationality, neurodiversity or disability status.

All applicants must be eligible to undergo NPPV3 (Non Police Personnel Vetting Level 3) and SC vetting clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance before starting with PDS.

Please note, we may choose to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications for this role, so please endeavour to complete your application as soon as possible.

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