Quick overview
Job description
Enterprise Solutions Architect
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid)
Contract: Initial 6-Month Contract
Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)
Start Date: ASAP
The Opportunity
We're seeking an experienced Enterprise Solutions Architect to join a major transformation programme for a leading organisation based in Edinburgh. This is a high-profile contract role where you'll work closely with business and technology leadership teams to define and deliver enterprise-scale solutions that support strategic objectives and long-term technology roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end architecture of complex business and technology initiatives.
- Work with senior stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate them into technology solutions.
- Create and maintain architecture artefacts, roadmaps, standards, and design documentation.
- Provide leadership across solution design, integration, cloud adoption, and modernisation initiatives.
- Ensure architectural governance and compliance with security, risk, and regulatory requirements.
- Support project delivery teams throughout the full lifecycle from discovery through to implementation.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience operating as an Enterprise Architect, Lead Solutions Architect, or Enterprise Solutions Architect within large, complex environments.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and best practices.
- Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation, cloud migration, or modernisation programmes.
- Expertise across application, infrastructure, data, security, and integration architecture.
- Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, particularly Azure and/or AWS.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience engaging at Executive and C-Suite level.
Desirable Skills
- TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification.
- Financial Services, Public Sector, Utilities, or other heavily regulated industry experience.
- Experience with API-led architecture, microservices, and event-driven solutions.
- Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps practices.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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