Enterprise Solutions Architect

Enterprise Solutions Architect

Enterprise Solutions Architect/ Enterprise Architecture/ AWS/ Azure/ Data/ Cloud/ SAP/ TOGAF/Zachmann/ Open Stack/ Proprietary/ COTS/ Software Delivery Lifecycle/Digital

£650-750 Per Day-Umbrella

6 Months- Extensions likely                                                         

Will be required to be onsite in Warrington 3 days a week

We are seeking a Enterprise Solutions Architect to engage across technical areas to rapidly gain a deep understanding of the business’ architecture requirements. You will be required to define an implementable architecture to meet the evolving needs of the organisation as it becomes more dependent on the provision of resilient digital services to deliver a performant customer and employee experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a continual awareness of both deployment best-practice and technical requirements as an input to defining the technology components and guiding investment/spend across the technology architecture domains
• Assess the technology estate on an ongoing an iterative basis to continually improve the efficiency, performance and reliability of the Technology Services estate.
• Lead the definition of the Architectural artefacts that describe current, future and transition states of the infrastructure (across the domains), together with the corresponding plans and roadmaps 
• Establish and lead appropriate governance activities that oversee implementation of the architecture (via strategic programmes or value streams) and taking critical decisions promptly to ensure alignment with plans, or to manage deviations appropriately while documenting and tracking technical debt.
• Contribute to facilitate the development of technology strategy/strategies, including the development of roadmaps and plans for realising technology strategy 
• Lead the definition of standards, patterns, and other architectural artefacts that guide the implementation of the Domain Architecture. Perform regular review of those artefacts, assessing and verifying efficacy and need
• Participate in, and use, governance forums to ensure that Architecture standards are adhered to, strategic plans and objectives are met, and roadmaps are realised effectively.
• Engage key business stakeholders to identify and recommend business and technology-enabled innovation opportunities that enable and drive business strategy. 

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• TOGAF or other certification in an Enterprise Architecture Framework
• An excellent understanding of a wide range of Infrastructure strategies and techniques across a diverse mix of technology environments, from on-premises data centres to both private and public cloud environments.
• Deep and broad Infrastructure architecture experience with open stack, proprietary and COTS based infrastructure deployment options
• Demonstrable experience of specific Infrastructure architecture and design techniques including open stack, private cloud, public cloud, virtualisation and containerisation
• Experience with cloud vendor products (Google, AWS or Azure) and cloud-based deployment options for SAP and other mainstream enterprise software vendors
• Experience of pro-active cost-management of multiple cloud vendors and instances to ensure efficient use of cloud subscriptions budget and opex.

In the first instance, please submit your up-to-date CV.