Enterprise Architect

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.

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