Enterprise Architect

Harvey Nash
Leeds, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 65K

Job location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Web Platforms
Togaf
Legacy Systems

Job description

  • We will ask you to define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy aligned to our business priorities.
  • We will expect you to provide governance and assurance across multiple transformation initiatives.
  • We need you to develop target state architectures, roadmaps, and transition plans.
  • We will rely on you to partner with senior stakeholders to influence technology direction and investment decisions.
  • We need you to ensure alignment across business, data, applications, and infrastructure.
  • We will look to you to identify opportunities to simplify and optimise our technology estate.
  • We need you to support programme delivery through architectural guidance and decision-making.
  • We want you to embed proportionate and pragmatic architecture standards and practices., We are a leading UK-based transport organisation operating across multiple service lines with a broad customer base and a significant operational footprint. We are undergoing ongoing transformation to modernise legacy systems, improve efficiency, and strengthen decision-making through technology and data. This is a strategic contract role based in South Yorkshire with a hybrid working arrangement, offered at a competitive day rate for a duration of 6 months. You will join a complex and evolving environment with exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape architecture that delivers measurable business value.

Requirements

  • We are looking for a proven Enterprise Architect with experience operating in complex organisations.
  • We need a strong track record of aligning technology strategy with business outcomes.
  • We require experience across multiple architecture domains, including business, data, applications, and infrastructure.
  • We need someone who can influence and engage senior stakeholders, including C-suite leaders.
  • We are looking for experience in large-scale transformation or modernisation programmes.
  • We need practical familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
  • We value strong commercial awareness and the ability to connect technology decisions to business value.
  • Desirable: experience in operationally complex or multi-service organisations.
  • Desirable: exposure to organisations that combine physical operations with digital platforms.
  • Desirable: experience supporting major change, integration, or optimisation initiatives.
  • Desirable: awareness of data-led and platform-driven transformation approaches.

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