Enterprise Architect

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London, UK

about 1 month ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£95,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

jobs.theguardian.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Software as a Service DevOps Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) IT Management Scrum Methodology Togaf Information Technology

Job description

Develop the “As-Is” enterprise IT architecture, highlighting domain coverage and identifying service gaps.
Craft the “Target State” architecture and roadmap focused on separation and licence renewal.
Conduct heat-mapping to flag application and infrastructure hotspots.
Gather and translate business requirements into coherent IT designs and strategies.
Draft RFPs for procuring new IT services essential for the transition.
Ensure licence renewal efforts align with overall enterprise IT strategy.
Offer technical leadership, define architectural guardrails, align standards, and collaborate with engineering, procurement, and security teams.
Proven experience as an Enterprise IT Architect, especially within complex transformations or separation initiatives.

Requirements

Strong ability to balance conflicting demands and drive clarity across diverse stakeholders (C-level, IT/data/security architects, business leads).
Deep technical understanding of infrastructure, applications, cloud (IaaS/SaaS), and managed service ecosystems.
Familiarity with frameworks like SAFe or TOGAF, and ability to apply them pragmatically., * Certifications: BCS (Enterprise/Solution Architecture), SAFe 6.0, ITIL V4/V3, Azure.
Experience with agile/DevOps practices: sprint planning, backlog management.
Knowledge of AWS, utilities, or telecommunications domains.