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Enterprise Architect

Job Posted: 7 hours ago

Salary: £ 706 - 706 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the development and delivery of a strategic, organisation-wide architecture and digital transformation vision. The role requires a forward-thinking strategist capable of influencing business, technology, and data decisions at the executive level while driving measurable transformation across complex environments.

Key Responsibilities:

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    Define and communicate the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmaps across business, technology, and data domains, covering “as-is,” “to-be,” and transitional states.

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    Lead and influence cross-cutting capability development to enable rapid, scalable, and sustainable organisational change.

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    Assess organisational priorities for digital transformation and ensure alignment with long-term business objectives.

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    Provide a strategic perspective across portfolios, programmes, and architectural domains to guide enterprise-level decision-making.

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    Establish, enforce, and maintain architecture principles, standards, and policies across the organisation.

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    Promote collaboration, architectural consistency, and knowledge sharing across teams, business units, and stakeholder groups.

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    Understand and navigate the organisation’s ecosystem, reference architectures, and interdependencies to inform decision-making.

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    Advise senior stakeholders on scalable, value-driven, and sustainable technology and data investments.

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    Conduct horizon scanning to identify emerging technology, industry, and societal trends, evaluating their potential impact on the organisation.

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    Shape and participate in architectural governance, assurance processes, and risk management, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements.

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    Lead complex design decisions encompassing technology, processes, people, and organisational structures.

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    Guide problem definition and framing, challenging assumptions and shaping innovative solution options for high-risk or high-impact initiatives.

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    Facilitate and mediate difficult architectural discussions, resolving conflicts and securing stakeholder buy-in.

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    Coach and develop staff in architectural thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, building capability across the organisation.

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    Influence architectural direction beyond the immediate organisation, supporting enterprise-wide adoption of best practices.

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    Ensure that all business, technology, and data initiatives are aligned with enterprise architecture strategy.

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    Identify and evaluate suitable contractual frameworks and suppliers, ensuring alignment with architectural requirements and organisational objectives.

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    Contribute to the development and strengthening of the internal architecture community, promoting shared knowledge and continuous improvement.

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    Support policy development to increase organisational resilience and future readiness.

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    Maintain a commercially aware perspective, ensuring architectural decisions consider cost-effectiveness, scalability, and value for money.

Qualifications and Experience:

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    Essential: TOGAF Certification, ISEB Certification

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    Desirable: At least one of ITIL, IT4IT, or COBIT Certification

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    Proven experience leading enterprise architecture in complex organisations, including business, technology, and data domains.

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    Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, able to influence at senior executive levels.

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    Demonstrated ability to shape and implement strategic change across multi-disciplinary teams.

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    Experience with architectural frameworks, governance, and emerging technology evaluation

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