Enterprise Architect
Posted 3 days ago by develop
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Enterprise Architect role involves leading a digital transformation programme by translating business strategies into actionable changes and technical deliveries. The position requires collaboration across various business units and the establishment of architectural principles to support decision-making. The role is hybrid, based in Salisbury/Fareham, and requires SC Clearance. This is a 12-month contract opportunity classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify priorities for change and enable delivery at pace
- Lead cross-cutting capabilities that support business transformation
- Own the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, including “as is”, “to be”, and transitional states
- Collaborate across business units to support decision-making
- Take a strategic view across architectural domains, portfolios, and programmes
- Recommend solutions that promote reuse, scalability, and value for money
- Establish and maintain architectural principles, policies, and standards
- Mentor and develop the architecture community
- Conduct horizon scanning to identify emerging trends and their potential impact
Key Skills:
- Strategic Architecture: Assess trends impacting organisations and advise on policy, strategy, and standards
- Communication: Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels; mediate complex architectural discussions
- Commercial Acumen: Evaluate and select suppliers and contractual frameworks
- Collaboration: Resolve high-level organisational challenges, coach teams on dynamics and conflict resolution
- Architectural Decision-Making: Make and guide complex architecture decisions with enterprise-wide impact
- Problem Definition & Shaping: Frame complex problems to create actionable solutions, challenge assumptions, and explore options
- Qualifications: Essential: TOGAF or ISEB Plus one of: ITIL, IT4IT, or COBIT Certification
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Salisbury
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Enterprise Architect - 12 Month Contract Opportunity - Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid – Salisbury / Fareham (occasional on-site travel required)
Security Clearance: SC Clearance required
Our client are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join a dynamic digital transformation programme. In this role, you will be working across multiple levels to translate business strategy into actionable change and technical delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify priorities for change and enable delivery at pace
- Lead cross-cutting capabilities that support business transformation
- Own the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, including “as is”, “to be”, and transitional states
- Collaborate across business units to support decision-making
- Take a strategic view across architectural domains, portfolios, and programmes
- Recommend solutions that promote reuse, scalability, and value for money
- Establish and maintain architectural principles, policies, and standards
- Mentor and develop the architecture community
- Conduct horizon scanning to identify emerging trends and their potential impact
Key Skills & Experience:
- Strategic Architecture: Assess trends impacting organisations and advise on policy, strategy, and standards
- Communication: Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels; mediate complex architectural discussions
- Commercial Acumen: Evaluate and select suppliers and contractual frameworks
- Collaboration: Resolve high-level organisational challenges, coach teams on dynamics and conflict resolution
- Architectural Decision-Making: Make and guide complex architecture decisions with enterprise-wide impact
- Problem Definition & Shaping: Frame complex problems to create actionable solutions, challenge assumptions, and explore options
- Qualifications: Essential: TOGAF or ISEB Plus one of: ITIL, IT4IT, or COBIT Certification
Please note - candidates for this role must be SC Cleared, or eligible for SC Clearance.