<div class="box fr-view" id="jobmain"><!-- Introduction --><div><h3>About the job</h3><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">Are you someone who sees the bigger picture and knows how to bring it to life through smart, scalable tech? We’re looking for an <strong style="font-weight:700;">Enterprise Architect</strong> to help shape the future of our organisation—connecting strategic goals with the technology that makes them happen. This is a senior role with real influence, guiding investment decisions, transformation programmes, and architectural standards across the business. Success here means delivering a future-ready architecture that balances innovation, cost, and complexity while keeping everything aligned and on track. This role is based in Wakefield, just off Junction 41 on the M1 with hybrid working (2–3 days a week on site).</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">What you’ll be doing:</strong></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">You’ll define and maintain our enterprise architecture strategy, making sure it reflects business priorities and supports long-term growth. From shaping roadmaps and guiding investment decisions to leading design authorities and reviewing solution proposals, you’ll be at the heart of architectural governance.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">Working across platforms and services, you’ll create and maintain artefacts, standards, and principles that steer technical decision-making. You’ll also play a key role in integrating emerging technologies into our plans, helping us stay ahead of the curve and drive real business value.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">Collaboration is key—you’ll build strong relationships with business leaders, service owners, delivery teams, and external partners to ensure architecture intent is clearly communicated and consistently adopted. And you’ll support vendor coordination to make sure everything fits seamlessly into our wider ecosystem.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">&nbsp;</strong></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">What we’re looking for:</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm;"><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Proven expertise in enterprise and solution architecture, with deep knowledge of frameworks like TOGAF and tools such as LeanIX.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience shaping IT strategy, roadmaps, and technology portfolios in line with business goals.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong technical knowledge across integration platforms, cloud architecture (Azure preferred), data platforms, and enterprise applications.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">A strategic thinker who can assess emerging technologies and translate them into business value.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Confident in leading governance processes, architecture boards, and stakeholder engagement across executive and technical audiences.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Typically educated to degree level or equivalent experience, with architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, BCS) highly desirable.</li></ul></div><!-- Hiring Organisation --><div><p>Sportswift Ltd T/A cardfactory</p></div><!-- Apply Button --><a href="https://careers.cfjobs.co.uk/members/?j=29142&amp;lang=en&amp;" class="btn btn-apply applybottom">Apply<i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></div>