Applications are invited from individuals who welcome the chance to work in a small and dynamic Enterprise Architecture team.

The IT Architect (Governance and Risk) is a key role in the Enterprise Architecture team within IT Services. IT Services provides critical professional services for the running of all IT at Royal Holloway: managing and optimising the infrastructure, running of the applications, managing commercial relationships and large contracts with software suppliers and integrating services into the corporate, learning, teaching and research environments of the College.

The IT Architect (Governance and Risk) will have a broad role focusing on governance, standards and risk. 

Standard Setting

Working with the Solution and Technical Architect, along with the Technical Service Owners (TSO’s), you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and enforcing standards and patterns that make up the non-functional requirements and test them through a continuous improvement cycle with non-Project due diligence to ensure we have the correct standards. These due diligence outputs will be logged into our Architecture repository (BizzDesign).

Risk Management

The IT Architect (Governance and Risk) will also be responsible for ensuring that our technical debt / risk register reflects the latest Architectural and Technical risk in the department by working with the Technical and Solution Architects, the TSO’s and the IT Senior Management team to ensure the risks are logged, mitigated, have a plan for remediation or acceptance and are reported with insights. The IT Architect (Governance and Risk) will be expected to pro-actively define solutions to mitigate risk to input into university governance processes.

Governance

The IT Architect (Governance and Risk)will be responsible for ensuring that the Architecture Board operating model continually evolves and meets its terms of reference whilst ensuring the artefacts, inputs and outputs are logged and tracked to completion.

Solution Design

In addition to designing solutions to support mitigation of risk, the IT Architect (Governance and Risk) will also work with non-IT change leaders to define IT work packages for non-IT managed change.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk 

Please quote the reference: 0826-284

Closing Date: 23:59, 2 September 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 02 Sep 2026

Subject/Team: Professional Services

Salary: £49,979 to £59,125 per annum - including London Allowance

This role is initially offered as a 2‑year contract to provide cover for a team member who has been seconded into another area of IT Services.

We are looking for a customer‑focused, enthusiastic individual to join our IT Service Desk Team, supporting staff and students across a large and diverse enterprise IT environment at a research-intensive University proud of its distinctive history and driven by social purpose.

Key Responsibilities:

Our beautiful, leafy campus sits near Windsor Great Park and is within easy commuting distance of London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Chris Mount at: chris.mount@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0426-129-R

Closing Date: 23:59, 31 August 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Subject/Team: Professional Services

Salary: £34,670 per annum - including London Allowance
This is the expected starting salary for this post however appointment at a higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience relevant to the role.