Enterprise Architect

The Enterprise Architect for Modern Retailing will support the architectural vision and delivery for Virgin Atlantic's Modern Retailing programme. This role partners with business and technology stakeholders to define, communicate, and govern the target state architecture, ensuring alignment with strategic goals for retail transformation. The architect will drive the adoption of enterprise principles, support programme delivery, and enable innovation across the airline's retailing capabilities. Day to day

• Define and maintain pragmatic roadmaps for Modern Retailing, supporting investment decisions and programme milestones.
• Set and govern target architectures, reference models, and technology guardrails for Modern Retailing.
• Review solution designs, ensure adherence to enterprise principles, and support delivery teams.
• Identify digital opportunities, assess new technologies, and enable proofs of concept.
• Leading with trust, role modeling inclusion
• Communicate with purpose, adapting style to the audience
• Make insightful decisions which deliver results harnessing relationships

• Significant experience in enterprise, solution, or domain architecture roles, ideally within retail, airline, or digital transformation programmes.
• Proven ability to design and review complex architectures, challenge patterns and principles, and set direction for large-scale change.
• Deep understanding of modern retailing concepts, enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, DAMA-DMBOK, Domain Driven Design), and technology principles.
• Experience with data governance, integration, and risk management in a regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

• Contract
• Published: 9 hours ago
• Competitive, We offer one of the best concessionary packages in the industry and there's no better place to satisfy your wanderlust than working with Virgin. Whether it's a trip to the Black Friday Sales in Orlando, a week relaxing on the beach in the Caribbean or Christmas shopping in New York you'll have it all at your fingertips. You'll get the opportunity to use up to 7 return standby flights per year on the Virgin Atlantic network where you will only have to pay the airport tax. And if that wasn't enough you'll also get discounted flights across other airlines for you and your family along with discount on Virgin Holidays packages.

You'll also have access to the following :

· Tribe Card - access from day one to deals across the Virgin network

· Private Medical Insurance

· Dr@Hand - allows you to access swifter, more convenient appointment times

· Flexible working - open to having a conversation around this where feasible

· Contributory Pension scheme

· Life Assurance

· Childcare Benefit

· Airshare

· Holiday Purchase

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