The Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Programme is set up to preserve the Palace of Westminster, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, for future generations and ensure it can continue to serve as the home of the UK Parliament in the 21st Century. Accordingly, we’re looking for people with proven relevant expertise and a real desire to help shape the future of our Enterprise Architecture services.

As Principal Enterprise Architect your challenge will be to develop, maintain, optimise and govern a reusable target architecture that meets business needs. You will lead shaping an architecture that delivers business outcomes and required services whilst ensuring value for money, continuous improvement and service/operational resilience. We’ll also rely on you to manage an in-house team and, when required, contractors and partners to deliver multiple services and deliverables to time, cost and quality. Another key focus of the role will be to drive the development and continuous improvement of the team capability and build a wider architecture community that works collaboratively to deliver and manage the architecture, from its inception to its delivery. Put simply, you’ll be responsible for all aspects of Architectural services in a truly Data & Digital focussed organisation that’s on the front foot technologically.

To succeed, you’ll need proven experience in delivering Enterprise Architecture services, including team leadership and working on major digital transformations. You’ll also need Enterprise Architecture framework and standards training/qualification(s) and a track record of pragmatic application, for example TOGAF, Archimate, Certificated Business Architect (BIZBOK), The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA). 

You’ll be comfortable liaising with stakeholders and customers of all levels and you’ll be happy to share leadership responsibilities too, while working within a non-hierarchical structure, where there’s a strong focus on delivery. What’s more, the idea of being a team player and helping to ease and share the burden by pivoting within the role as required, is something that also appeals to you. 

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer 30 days annual leave, a generous pension, discretionary bonus scheme, life assurance and payment of professional membership.

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We are committed to promoting diversity and to equal opportunities in employment. We are building diverse teams and seek to attract and retain talented individuals from a range of backgrounds and cultures to join us on this hugely challenging and important project.

Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter stating your suitability for the role and if you believe you have any current or potential conflicts of interest relating to this.

We look forward to receiving your completed application by 12 noon on Monday 1st August 2022

Successful candidates will be required to complete security vetting to a CTC Security level obtained through the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD). Candidates are required to pass these checks before a start date can be confirmed. Applicants should also be aware that, depending on the role applied for, if they have resided outside of the UK for a total of more than two of the last five years, they may not be eligible for vetting

About Us

The Palace of Westminster is home to one of the busiest and most historic parliamentary institutions in the world and is an enduring symbol of our national identity. As one of the top 5 most recognisable buildings in the world, the Palace is visited by millions of tourists each year. 

The Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal Programme has been set up to tackle all the work necessary to protect and preserve this UNESCO World Heritage site. It will be the biggest renovation of an historic building ever undertaken in the UK.