Enterprise Architect

Enterprise IT Architect - London - up to £95k + 10% car allowance and 20% annual bonus

Role Overview

Lead the transformation of the enterprise IT landscape through a critical organisational transition. You’ll map current-state architecture, define target-state models, develop strategic roadmaps, and guide procurement to ensure continuity and alignment during the separation and licence renewal process.

• 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.
• 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.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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