Job Description
Enterprise Architect - Epicor Kinetic
Application Deadline: 6 July 2026
Department: IT
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Silverstone
Reporting To: Andy Hewitt
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect – Epicor Kinetic ERP to play a pivotal role in shaping and governing our enterprise technology landscape.
This position will act as the architectural authority for Epicor Kinetic, ensuring it is effectively integrated within the wider ecosystem of engineering, manufacturing, finance, supply chain, data, and business systems. Working closely with technical and business stakeholders, you will define long-term architectural strategy while supporting the successful delivery of our ERP transformation programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap, ensuring alignment between Epicor Kinetic, business strategy, and wider IT objectives.
- Act as the architectural authority for Epicor Kinetic, governing solution design, customisation strategy, and platform evolution.
- Establish enterprise architecture principles, standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across application, integration, and data domains.
- Design and oversee integration architecture between Epicor Kinetic and connected systems including PLM, MES, finance platforms, data warehouses, and engineering applications.
- Define enterprise integration standards covering APIs, authentication, messaging, event-driven architecture, error handling, and monitoring.
- Lead the development of enterprise data architecture, governance frameworks, and master data strategies across business-critical systems.
- Facilitate architecture workshops and collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, and IT teams to shape future-state solutions.
- Evaluate new technologies, applications, and technical proposals to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and long-term strategy.
- Maintain architectural documentation, system interaction diagrams, standards, roadmaps, and decision registers.
- Provide architectural assurance, governance, and technical leadership across ERP and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, or senior technical leader within a complex ERP environment.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Epicor Kinetic, including Epicor ICE Framework, BPMs, BAQs, Epicor Functions, and upgrade-safe customisation approaches.
- Experience defining enterprise architecture standards across application, integration, and data domains.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, REST APIs, middleware platforms, and service-oriented architectures.
- Technical knowledge of C#, .NET, SQL Server, authentication frameworks, and modern cloud-based technologies.
- Experience with data architecture, data modelling, governance, master data management, and ERP data structures.
- Ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to balance immediate business needs against long-term strategic objectives.
Benefits
Investing in your career is paramount. We promote professional and personal development through a provision of learning opportunities and work with you to shape your career and realise your full potential.
As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, a free daily food allowance, private healthcare, pension plan, life assurance, TEDSgroup childcare benefits, a cycle-to-work scheme, tech scheme, and several car schemes.
You will also have access to our state-of-the-art facilities at the AMR Technology Campus, featuring a new on-site gym with fitness, spin and yoga classes, a bistro café, and restaurant.
