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# Enterprise Architect

- **Company:** developrec
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £95,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, DevOps, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), IT Management, Scrum Methodology, Togaf, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/10165486/enterprise-architect/

## About the Role

* 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.

## 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.


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