Enterprise Architect: Sponsorship Available

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by the Organisation.
• Flexible approach to the needs of the service and adaptable to meet all aspects of the work
• Ability to travel to other locations as required.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience at senior leadership level within software engineering, platform architecture, or enterprise systems, with clear accountability for shaping technical strategy, setting organisational direction, and delivering large-scale digital transformation in a complex environment.
• Proven track record of leading system-wide digital architecture initiatives, influencing policy, standards, and practice across multiple organisations, ideally within health and care or other highly regulated sectors.
• Significant expertise in Microsoft technologies, including Power Platform, Dataverse, .NET, Azure cloud infrastructure, and the wider Microsoft ecosystem, with demonstrable experience of embedding best practice and maximising value from these platforms at scale.
• Evidence of modernising and refactoring legacy technologies, delivering sustainable and future-proof solutions that align with national digital strategies and enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience of leading high-performing, multidisciplinary teams of specialists, creating an inclusive culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Proven ability to align technical solutions with business and service needs, demonstrating deep understanding of the business context of supported applications and delivering measurable outcomes for users, staff, and service performance.
• Highly experienced at prioritising requirements, deploying resources, identifying the correct course of action with competing priorities and implementing regular release cycles and continuous improvements to meet use needs.

Desirable

• Experience in the development and implementation of strategies, policies and action plans including business planning and the preparation of business cases.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Strong Leadership: Demonstrates the ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Strong Technical Skills: Possesses extensive technical knowledge and expertise in software development, cloud infrastructure, and platform architecture.
• Vision and Passion for Architecture: Shows a deep commitment to creating safe, reliable, and innovative architectural solutions that align with HEIW’s digital goals.
• Good Governance: Applies a rigorous and structured approach to software development, ensuring good governance, processes, and methods are in place.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Effectively interfaces with HEIW stakeholders, translating technical solutions into clear, actionable project plans that align with strategic objectives.
• Communication Skills: Able to translate complex technical concepts into non-technical language, ensuring clear understanding among all stakeholders.
• Upskilling and Team Development: Committed to upskilling team members and taking them on a journey of continuous learning and improvement.
• Accountability: Takes ownership and accountability for team performance, ensuring adherence to standards and achieving desired outcomes.
• Proactive Compassionate Leadership: Manages complex change and drives continuous improvement with a proactive and compassionate leadership style.

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 understanding, speaking, reading, or writing in Welsh.

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Educated to Masters level in IT/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience.
• Relevant professional certifications in software development, cloud computing, and Agile methodologies.
• Extensive knowledge of software and application design and architecture and Agile methodologies.
• Recognised qualification in Microsoft Power Platform, Dataverse and azure platform.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Leadership Qualification / Development programme.

Desirable

• Recognised qualifications in architecture certification e.g. The Azure Solutions Architect Expert, The Open Group TOGAF 9 certification, IASA Certifications (International Association of Enterprise Architects), Certified Architect (Open CA) or other relevant qualification or equivalent experience in software architecture.
• Practitioner in assurance of software development projects.
• Practitioner in risk management covering identify, define, assess and treat stages.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).