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Enterprise Architect
The FA
The Football Association is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Job Posted- 24 Apr 2026
Status- Contract - Fixed Term
Location- England
Closing date- 10 May 2026
Technology is at the heart of The FA's transformation. From supporting grassroots football through our digital platforms, to harnessing data-led insights to shape the future of the game, our Digital Technology team drives innovation across every level of football in England.
We're seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join us on a fixed-term contract until March 2027. In this role, you will shape and oversee the technical strategy for The FA, ensuring it aligns with our broader organisational goals. You'll drive simplicity, flexibility, and sustainability in our digital solutions, provide guidance to stakeholders across the business, and champion technical standards and best practices.
This role is based at Wembley two days a week and offers the chance to shape technology that supports football today and builds the foundations for the game of tomorrow.
What you'll be doing:
- Develop a deep understanding of The FA's business strategy and translate it into technical direction.
- Communicate technology strategy clearly to stakeholders to guide decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve systems and processes using your technical expertise and knowledge of industry trends.
- Support product portfolio management with value-driven architecture decisions.
- Provide architectural leadership and consultancy to product teams.
- Manage architecture interfaces with third-party vendors and partner organisations.
- Mentor internal and partner teams on microservice and web architectures.
- Act as the design authority across the organisation, creating and maintaining technical standards and best practices.
- Ensure architectural governance and standards are embedded across teams.
- Contribute to business planning, helping prioritise key technical initiatives in product plans.
- Support the FA Group's evolving priorities with agility and professionalism.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience with Enterprise Architecture tooling, including LeanIX
- Experience in architecture governance
- Extensive knowledge of architecture patterns and practical application
- Expertise in asynchronous, message-based architectures and microservices
- Understanding of continuous integration, delivery, and automation
Desirable
- EA qualification such as TOGAF or equivalent
- Cloud certification in Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience with Agile frameworks including Scrum or SAFe
- Knowledge of the Microsoft enterprise development stack
- Experience in domain-driven data design
Join us to shape the digital future of football in England. Bring your expertise, your curiosity, and your passion for technology to help The FA deliver solutions that make the game better for everyone.
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
- Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional 'Thank You' days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract.)
- A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.
How to Apply
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