Enterprise Architect - Education

Position: Enterprise Architect - Education - 6561
Job Title Enterprise Architect – Education (Job )Salary£70,400 – £94,100LocationCambridge / Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)ContractPermanent – Full Time Job Description We’re looking for a talented Enterprise Architect to join our dynamic team of enterprise, business, and solution architects supporting the Education product group. You will play a key role in shaping our future event‑driven architectures using domain‑driven design principles, translating business strategy into practical outcomes delivered through significant transformation programmes, including Future Operating Model, Digital Assessment, Exam Processing Transformation, and Onboarding and Access. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world‑leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.Responsibilities

• Engage with senior leaders across Education to understand their needs.
• Lead architecture approach on significant programmes of work.
• Collaborate with business architects to define change through the lens of domains and capabilities.
• Design reference architectures and support solution architects and product teams building platforms and services.
• Contribute to shape and further develop our Enterprise Architecture practices.

About YouWe are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who enjoys challenging the status quo and seeking innovative ways to solve complex problems.

You will have:

• Robust knowledge of the Education business domain and the evolving edtech market.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to build trust with senior stakeholders across the Education product group and influence decision‑makers.
• Experience working in large‑scale transformation programmes with many competing objectives and complicated stakeholder motivations.
• Robust understanding of technical operating model design, business capabilities, event‑driven architecture design, data products, microservices and exposure to modern development techniques.

Rewards & Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4× annual salary
• Green travel schemes
• Competitive salaries and a world‑class, flexible rewards package, including family‑friendly and planet‑friendly benefits.

Work ArrangementsWe are a hybrid working organisation. We offer a range of flexible working options from day one, and we expect most hybrid‑working colleagues to spend 40‑60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.Final date to receive applicationsApplications close on 3 November. Interviews are scheduled shortly after.EEO StatementCambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the  website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural background or social class background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach, and actively seek to employ people from a wide range of different communities.Ready to pursue your potential?Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis and interview soon after applications close.#J-18808-Ljbffr