Enterprise Architect (Contract/Inside IR35) - Central Gov/Local Gov Experience

You will be responsible for defining and developing enterprise architecture taxonomies, metamodels and governance processes, ensuring consistency across complex organisational landscapes. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will translate business requirements into practical architectural models, standards and insights that support strategic decision-making., * Designing and maintaining enterprise architecture taxonomies and metamodels.

• Establishing architecture governance frameworks and facilitating governance forums.
• Supporting capability modelling, application portfolio management and technology landscape analysis.
• Creating architectural standards, principles and modelling approaches.
• Producing architecture insights to support transformation and investment decisions.
• Engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate architecture strategy and recommendations.
• Working across multiple organisations and teams to align architecture practices and standards.

• Significant experience operating as an Enterprise Architect within large and complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of TOGAF and ArchiMate.
• Experience with capability modelling and application portfolio modelling.
• Proven experience designing or configuring metamodels within enterprise architecture repository tools.
• Experience running architecture governance forums, design authorities or review boards.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and diverse audiences.
• Ability to deliver at pace and operate with minimal onboarding.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within Central Government, Local Government, NHS, or wider public sector environments.
• Hands-on experience with Ardoq, Avolution ABACUS, or similar enterprise architecture tooling.
• Information modelling and/or data architecture expertise.
• TOGAF and/or ArchiMate certification.