Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect - London

£800 - £900 p/d (outside IR35)

3 month initial term, likely to extend

Well-established, highly profitable and rapidly expanding engineering business is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join them on a contract basis. Following a number of recent acquisitions, the organisation has an ambitious growth strategy with plans to acquire 8-10 businesses per year, creating significant demand for a scalable, secure and standardised enterprise technology landscape.

This is a key strategic role within an organisation undergoing major digital transformation, where enterprise architecture will play a critical role in enabling growth, technology standardisation and successful M&A integration.

Reporting to the Group IT Director, you will define and govern the organisation's enterprise architecture, ensuring technology investments align with business strategy, operational requirements and long-term objectives. You'll provide architectural leadership across major initiatives including digital transformation, cloud modernisation, AI adoption, application rationalisation and M&A integration.

Responsibilities:

Define and maintain the Enterprise Architecture strategy, target-state architecture and multi-year technology roadmap

Establish architecture principles, standards, governance and Technical Design Authority (TDA) processes

Lead architecture workstreams across digital transformation and business change programmes

Drive application modernisation, platform consolidation, integration and technology standardisation

Lead technology due diligence and integration planning for mergers and acquisitions

Define enterprise architecture for cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, integration and security

Develop architecture strategies across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and enterprise business systems

Support the adoption of AI technologies, including Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform and automation solutions

Ensure all solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with enterprise standards

Partner with senior stakeholders to shape technology strategy, investment decisions and future architecture

Requirements:

Significant experience as an Enterprise Architect within a complex enterprise environment

Proven experience developing enterprise architecture strategies and target-state roadmaps

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365

Experience across cloud, infrastructure, applications, integration, security and data architecture

Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes

Strong experience supporting mergers, acquisitions and technology integration

Knowledge of enterprise architecture governance, Architecture Review Boards and Technical Design Authorities

Strong understanding of cybersecurity and Secure-by-Design principles

Experience evaluating AI technologies and enterprise automation solutions

Excellent stakeholder management, strategic planning and communication skills

TOGAF certified (or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification)