Enterprise Architect (Edtech)

TL;DR

Enterprise Architect (Edtech): Defining and governing the enterprise architecture for assessment technology, ensuring coherence across business, data, application, and technology domains. Focus on shaping future-focused roadmaps, reducing complexity, and guiding decision-making at all levels.

Location: Hybrid – 2x days a week in the office in Manchester or Milton Keynes

Salary: Manchester: £73,600 - £85,700, Milton Keynes: £76,600 - £89,300

Company

hirify.global is an independent charity that sets and marks over half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK every year.

What you will do

• Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise architecture standards and principles.
• Develop and communicate enterprise‑level architectural roadmaps.
• Provide governance, oversight, and alignment across programmes and initiatives.
• Engage senior stakeholders to influence architectural direction and drive alignment.
• Evaluate solution and technology options to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, data strategy, and security policies.
• Lead architectural assessments, identifying risks, opportunities, and areas for simplification or optimisation.

Requirements

• Experience working in enterprise or solution architecture.
• Understand modern architecture practices and technology landscapes.
• Can articulate complex concepts simply and influence senior stakeholders.
• Are strategic, analytical, and comfortable working across multiple domains.
• Have experience guiding technology decisions and driving change.
• Degree in Computing or equivalent business technology delivery experience.

Nice to have

• Professional accreditation (e.g., BCS, TOGAF) is desirable.
• Experience in managing, understanding, and articulating logical and domain‑level data models.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidays and extra closure days at Christmas.
• A 35-hour working week with flexible working arrangements.
• An excellent contributory pension scheme (6%–11.5% depending on your contribution).
• Life assurance, BUPA PMI, and health cash plan.
• Committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion.
• Operating a smart working model, allowing colleagues to work from two days a week in one of the offices across England.

Hiring process

• Interviews will be a two stage process and will include an initial MS Teams call and followed by an in person interview at either our Manchester or Milton Keynes office.