Enterprise Architect
Posted 1 day ago by InvitISE Ltd
£706 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Enterprise Architect involves working with a public sector client in Salisbury & Fareham on a 12-month contract, focusing on translating business strategy into actionable change within complex environments. The position requires a blend of strategic and delivery-level expertise, with responsibilities including defining enterprise architecture vision and leading architectural governance. Candidates must hold or be able to obtain Security Clearance (SC) and possess relevant qualifications such as TOGAF or ISEB. The role offers hybrid working arrangements with occasional on-site presence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Defining and owning enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmaps (business, technology, and data).
- Identifying priorities for change and enabling delivery at pace.
- Taking a strategic view across multiple architectural domains and programmes.
- Influencing decision-making to support reuse, sustainability, scalability, and value for money.
- Establishing architectural principles, policies, and standards.
- Consulting across the organisation and supporting collaboration.
- Understanding organisational ecosystems, dependencies, and reference architectures.
- Leading architectural governance and assurance activities.
- Horizon scanning and applying emerging trends to organisational strategy.
- Developing and supporting the architecture community.
- Communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Coaching others on architectural communication and decision-making.
- Problem definition, shaping solution options, and challenging assumptions.
- Evaluating suppliers and understanding contractual frameworks.
- Supporting conflict resolution and cross-team collaboration.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in large, complex environments.
- Ability to operate at both strategic and delivery levels.
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or ISEB.
- Knowledge of ITIL, IT4IT, or COBIT.
- Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Coaching and mentoring abilities.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Understanding of architectural governance and assurance.
- Ability to influence and drive change.
- Experience in evaluating suppliers and contractual frameworks.
Salary (Rate): £706 daily
City: Salisbury
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We’re looking for an Enterprise Architect for our public sector client based in Salisbury & Fareham on an initial 12 month contract paying up to £706 per day inside IR35. This role offers hybrid working with an expectation to be on site occasionally. You will need to either hold current Security Clearance (SC) or have the ability to pass it. The successful Enterprise Architect will possess proven experience working across large, complex environments and will be confident operating at both strategic and delivery levels. You will be responsible for translating business strategy into actionable change, leading cross-cutting capabilities, and shaping enterprise-wide architectural direction. You will need experience working with the following – Defining and owning enterprise architecture vision, strategy and roadmaps (business, technology and data) Identifying priorities for change and enabling delivery at pace Taking a strategic view across multiple architectural domains and programmes Influencing decision-making to support reuse, sustainability, scalability and value for money Establishing architectural principles, policies and standards Consulting across the organisation and supporting collaboration Understanding organisational ecosystems, dependencies and reference architectures Leading architectural governance and assurance activities Horizon scanning and applying emerging trends to organisational strategy Developing and supporting the architecture community You should also be comfortable with: Communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels Coaching others on architectural communication and decision-making Problem definition, shaping solution options and challenging assumptions Evaluating suppliers and understanding contractual frameworks Supporting conflict resolution and cross-team collaboration Qualifications desired include TOGAF or ISEB, and one of: ITIL, IT4IT or COBIT. Interested? Please apply below Enterprise Architect, EA, TOGAF, ISEB, ITIL, IT4IT, COBIT, Architecture, Hybrid, SC Cleared