Job summary
- Main area
- Digital
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 082-AC089-1125
- Employer
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ty Dysgu
- Town
- Nantgarw
- Salary
- £78,120 - £90,013 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Enterprise Architect
Band 8c
We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK. If successful, candidates from outside of the UK or ROI would be responsible for obtaining their own sponsorship or visa to enable them to work for HEIW - Work in the UK.
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Job overview
Do you want to shape the future of digital services across NHS Wales?
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) Digital is changing the way it delivers products and services to NHS Wales. In 2024 we embarked on an ambitious, multiyear business transformation project to combine multiple digital systems into a single digital and data platform.
HEIW is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to join the team and take a leading role in the design and delivery of this modern, secure, and innovative digital platform that supports over 10,000 users across Wales, delivering efficiency and improvement benefits across the system.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
This is a senior leadership position within HEIW’s Digital and Data directorate. You’ll be responsible for shaping and governing HEIW’s enterprise-wide technical architecture, with a particular focus on Microsoft technologies (Power Platform, Dataverse, .NET, Azure, and the wider Microsoft ecosystem) in an Agile Scrum environment.
As Enterprise Architect, you will:
- Provide strategic direction and leadership for software engineering and platform architecture.
- Oversee the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and future-proof systems.
- Ensure digital solutions meet NHS Wales national standards for safety, interoperability, and security.
- Lead and mentor high-performing development teams, embedding best practice and modern engineering principles.
- Act as a system leader across NHS Wales, influencing digital policy, standards, and architecture nationally.
- Build strong partnerships with government, health boards, academia, industry and suppliers to drive innovation.
Working for our organisation
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW’s is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
About You
We’re looking for someone with:
- Significant senior-level experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture, or platform development.
- Proven expertise in Microsoft technologies, including Power Platform, Dataverse, .NET, and Azure cloud infrastructure and their application at scale.
- A strong track record of leading large-scale digital transformation and modernisation initiatives using these technologies.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- The ability to balance technical innovation with sustainability, clinical safety, and value
Why Join Us?
HEIW plays a unique role in the NHS Wales family, focusing on workforce development, education, and digital transformation. This is your chance to:
- Shape national digital services that have a direct impact across health and care in Wales.
- Work at the forefront of innovation, influencing architecture and strategy across NHS Wales.
- Lead and grow high-performing teams, creating a culture of engineering excellence.
- Enjoy NHS terms and conditions, including pension scheme membership, generous annual leave, and flexible working arrangements.
Apply Now
If you are a visionary leader with a passion for digital transformation and modern architecture, we would love to hear from you.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 understanding, speaking, reading, or writing in Welsh.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Mahoney
- Job title
- Deputy Director Digital / Chief Technology Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07477493798
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