Enterprise Architect - Outside IR35 - Higher Education
Posted Today by IO Associates
£500 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
England, UK
Summary: This role is for a delivery-led Enterprise Architect within the Higher Education sector, focusing on a major university transformation programme. The position requires proactive engagement with stakeholders and the ability to navigate ambiguity while driving governance and processes. The architect will be responsible for practical architecture governance in a complex environment rather than merely providing strategic advice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support a major university transformation programme as a delivery-led Enterprise Architect.
- Engage proactively with stakeholders to drive governance and processes.
- Shape recommendations in areas where the client lacks clarity.
- Implement practical architecture governance within a complex environment.
- Collaborate closely with PMO and delivery teams.
Key Skills:
- Experience in Enterprise Architecture within complex organisations.
- Knowledge of governance/TDA processes.
- Familiarity with architecture standards and operating processes.
- Ability to create application catalogues and practical architecture artefacts.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proactive and delivery-focused mindset.
- Experience in Higher Education is a plus.
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interesting contract opportunity just landed within the Higher Education space.
Working with a consultancy supporting a major university transformation programme who are looking for a delivery-led Enterprise Architect to come in and help bring structure, clarity and momentum across a live workstream.
This isn't a purely advisory architecture role.
They need someone comfortable operating in ambiguity, proactively engaging stakeholders, driving governance/processes and helping shape recommendations where the client doesn't yet fully know the answer themselves.
A big part of the role is around bringing practical architecture governance into a complex environment rather than sitting at a distance producing strategy decks.
The kind of experience they are looking for:
- Enterprise Architecture within complex organisations
- Governance/TDA processes
- Architecture standards & operating processes
- Application catalogues & practical architecture artefacts
- Strong stakeholder engagement
- Comfortable working closely with PMO and delivery teams
- Someone proactive and delivery-focused
Higher Education experience would be a big plus.
Outside IR35
Initially around 2 days/week
ASAP start
Initial contract through to end of August
If potentially relevant, drop me a message.