Job Description

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please make sure your CV outlines how you meet the technical skills and essential experience criteria. We will be looking specifically at the following leading essential experience criteria:

• An understanding of architectural domains (business, data, technology and security); with the ability to assess the impact of technical change on people, process, technology and data.
• Experience in communicating and/or modelling architectural domains to align strategic outcomes with technology, information, people and processes.
• Leading and influencing diverse groups to get to agreement on a technical solution.

Job Summary 

It is an exciting time to be joining HM Land Registry (HMLR) as we continue to deliver the ambition set out in our Business Strategy through our transformation portfolio, and as a Senior Enterprise Architect you will play a critical role in ensuring our technology strategy is developed, embedded and followed.

The Architecture Practice sits within the Transformation and Technology directorate and is responsible for developing the strategy and roadmap of technology within HMLR. Architecture roles within the practice are primarily grouped under three specialisms, Enterprise, Technical and Security, with this role sitting within the Enterprise specialism.

Our enterprise architects work across capabilities and are leaders that support the organisation to make informed business decisions, serving as a driving force for the delivery of transformation and technology initiatives. Working with a range of stakeholders to solve complex enterprise business problems and translate strategy into delivery whilst ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organisation’s technology estate.

OPEN SESSION

If you would like to find out more about the role, the Software Engineering profession and what it’s like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via MS Teams on Tuesday, 13^th October at 12:30pm.

Book your virtual seat: HM Land Registry - Senior Enterprise Architect Hiring Manager Q&A Tickets, Tuesday, October 13  •  12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite

Job description

As a Senior Enterprise Architect, you will provide strategic architectural direction, impact analysis and assurance by understanding the organisation’s ecosystem and its interdependencies, aligning technology, information, people and processes.

Main duties

• You will network, communicate and advise stakeholders across domains, for example, Customer and Strategy, Service Delivery, Planning and Delivery, in identifying opportunities, influences or risks, guiding the organisation to make appropriate business, technology and data decisions by recommending reuse, sustainability and scalability to deliver maximum value.
• You will provide decision support to the practice, directorate and wider organisation by driving forward our approach to managing, modelling and communicating architectural content.
• You will also play an active part in the architecture practice and understand how to deliver our shared objectives to meet organisational goals by fostering, promoting and maturing enterprise architecture in HM Land Registry.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will be required to demonstrate the following criteria throughout the recruitment process

Essential skills

• Essential technical skills listed on the attached Job Description below. (Note: These skills are based upon the expected skills for a Senior Enterprise Architect role as defined on Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.)

Desirable skills

There are no essential qualifications required, but evidence of the following will be beneficial:

• Architecture frameworks, for example, TOGAF or Zachman
• Modelling techniques ArchiMate, UML, C4 etc.
• ITIL Service Strategy, Service Design or equivalent

Essential experience

• An understanding of architectural domains (business, data, technology and security); with the ability to assess the impact of technical change on people, process, technology and data.
• Experience in communicating and/or modelling architectural domains to align strategic outcomes with technology, information, people and processes.
• Leading and influencing diverse groups to get to agreement on a technical solution.
• Experience in architecture governance and assurance processes, for example Design Authority.
• Understanding of the commercial impacts of technology implementation and adoption.
• Top-down thinking and structured, logical decomposition of problems using appropriate modelling techniques and languages.
• Being comfortable with change and ability to multi-task and prioritise work, being able to respond quickly to changing circumstances.
• Supporting or developing strategies, principles, patterns and roadmaps.

Desirable experience

• Previous Public Sector experience and an understanding of Central Government IT related initiatives, policies and standards
• Experience of Technology procurement life cycle; specifically, solution specification and evaluation criteria.
• Experience of building, maintaining and managing relationships with vendors.
• Leading, managing, and mentoring a range of technical and non-technical people.
• Experience of using architecture tooling, for example BizzDesign.

Please note that desirable criteria will not be assessed throughout the recruitment campaign.

Salary

Your salary will be determined following assessment at interview

Grade: SEO+:

• Accomplished - £72,943
• Proficient – £65,967
• Developing - £59,057

Office locations

• Plymouth, Coventry, Nottingham

Additional Requirements

• HMLR expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office.
• This role will require regular travel to Plymouth and occasional travel to other offices, external supplier sites and other Government Departments.
• Visa Sponsorship
• Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa.
• You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £59,057 - £72,943, HM Land Registry contributes £17,108 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides

• Annual leave of 28.5 days’ paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays
• A clear progression pathway inc. personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside
• Over 29% employer pension contribution 
• Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you)
• Opportunity to work condensed hours
• Social and sports club
• Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues
• Interest-free loan for season tickets
• Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice).
• HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working.

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people.  They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance– we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

The HMLR Way – Our Shared Commitment

What you can expect from HMLR:

• Inclusive & Empowering: A positive, healthy environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute
• High Performance: Access to tools, resources, and development opportunities within a supportive culture
• Value & Recognition: We value team and individual improvement, learning from setbacks as much as celebrating success
• Clarity & Transparency: Clear communication of our vision and priorities, so our direction and decisions are evident

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We are working with our recruitment partner (Inspire People) for this campaign:

• Inspire People will assess your CV and will compile a longlist of applications
• If you progress through this stage, you will be asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video with Inspire People, details will be provided on invitation.
• HM Land Registry will sift these applications.
• If successful, you will be invited to attend a blended video interview
• The blended interview will assess the essential technical skills and essential experience as listed in the job description. This will include a pre-prepared presentation.
• Candidates may refer to notes within their interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.  

Application

Please make sure your CV outlines how you meet the technical skills and essential experience criteria. We will be looking specifically at the following leading essential experience criteria:

• An understanding of architectural domains (business, data, technology and security); with the ability to assess the impact of technical change on people, process, technology and data.
• Experience in communicating and/or modelling architectural domains to align strategic outcomes with technology, information, people and processes.
• Leading and influencing diverse groups to get to agreement on a technical solution.

Interview & pre-prepared presentation

Successful candidates at sift will be invited to a blended interview which may be held virtually via MS Teams or face to face in one of our office locations, w/c Monday 26 October 2026 / w/c Monday 2 November 2026.

The blended interview will assess the essential technical skills, essential experience and behaviours as listed below. This will include a pre-prepared presentation; details will be shared if invited to interview.

Candidates may refer to notes within their interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.

Technical Skills levels are defined using the DDaT Capability Framework: https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/role/enterprise-architect

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours only during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Other information

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to share these values. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the recruitment process are representative of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating (including the improper use of artificial intelligence) will be investigated and, if proven, the application will be withdrawn

Job contact :

• Name: Zymante Gintalaite (Zee) - Inspire People
• Email: zymante@inspirepeople.net

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