Enterprise Architect

Description:

Enterprise Architect

Contract: Initial 6 Months
Day Rate: Circa £900 Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid (Reading as required)
Start Date: ASAP
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance

We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to join a major Defence & Aerospace programme. This role will support enterprise-wide architecture planning and governance, ensuring technology decisions align with business objectives and long-term IT strategy.

Working across multiple technology domains, you'll help shape future-state architecture, drive cloud and AI initiatives, and contribute to large-scale digital transformation programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to enterprise and solution architecture aligned with IT strategy.
Define system integration approaches and support enterprise data modelling initiatives.
Help develop enterprise technology roadmaps and next-generation platform strategies.
Support cloud adoption, AI, and Generative AI initiatives.
Establish architecture standards, governance processes, and technology selection principles.
Define non-functional requirements, including security, scalability, resilience, and availability.
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver future-state architecture across multiple programmes.

Skills & Experience

Experience in Enterprise Architecture.
Experience delivering large-scale transformation or system implementation programmes.
Experience across application, data, and infrastructure architecture.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience with TOGAF architecture principles and governance.
The ability to engage with both business and technical stakeholders and influence architectural decisions.Experience with Enterprise Architecture frameworks, cloud migration, AI strategy, enterprise data platforms, or IT strategy is highly desirable. TOGAF, Microsoft Azure Architect, or PMP certifications would also be advantageous.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change