Role Overview

Define components of, implement and govern enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, and standards across client engagements.
Support development of target operating models, capability maturity assessments, and transformation roadmaps.
Ensure alignment between business goals, IT strategy, and solution delivery through architecture governance.
Act as an advisor to client executives, helping them navigate change and technology evolution.
Collaborate with sales and account teams to identify enterprise-level challenges and shape transformational architecture strategies.
Support architecture visioning and strategy sessions with client executives and technology leaders.
Develop high-level enterprise architectures, capability maps, and transformation roadmaps during pre-sales engagements.
Contribute to proposals, RFP responses, and executive presentations that clearly articulate enterprise value.
Develop and enhance enterprise architecture methodologies, tools, and reusable templates.
Mentor consultants and peers, internally and in clients, in enterprise architecture best practices and advocating architectural practice.
Contribute to the development of consulting offerings related to architecture strategy, governance, and transformation.
Lead internal knowledge-sharing forums and communities of practice focused on enterprise architecture.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in solution/enterprise architecture or a combination of strategic IT leadership and architecture roles.
Strong background in developing enterprise-wide architecture strategies, reference architectures, and capability models.
Proven experience aligning technology with business strategy across large, complex organisations, and delivery of architecture projects to achieve strategic goals.
Helping build organisational maturity in architecture practice from varying current levels of capability and internal team skills.
Presented and been involved in TDA (Technical Design Authorities) to define infrastructure, technology architectures, networking and industry security standards and compliance. Depth in some domains with working knowledge in all.
Understanding across architecture domains including business, data, application, technology and infrastructure architecture.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including with C-level audiences.
Strong consulting background with experience in client-facing delivery and strategic advisory roles.
Familiar with standards including ISO27001, ITIL V4 and Cyber Essentials+ from an enterprise architecture perspective.
Architecture mapping, as-is to-be and led architect design from discovery to implementation.
Has provided strategic direction and overseen the integration of emerging new technology platforms including cloud platforms, new enterprise applications, big data platforms and tools for advanced analytics including AI/machine learning/data science that drive business value.
A growth mindset
AI curious and ready to embrace opportunities. Desirable
Experience with enterprise architecture tools (e.g., Bizzdesign, Sparx EA, etc)
Familiarity with TOGAF, DAMA, or other recognized architecture frameworks.
Industry-specific architecture knowledge (e.g. public sector (GDS Service standard), utilities, healthcare).
Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure, or business architecture certifications.
Experience leading enterprise transformations involving cloud migration, data strategy, or operating model redesign.
Experience across a range of related technology disciplines such as Agile, Product Management, DevOps, Cyber Security, User Centred Design, Design Thinking amongst others – we are looking for someone to connect and add value across disciplines and teams skill sets

Tech Stack

AWS
Azure
Cloud
Cyber Security

Benefits

Holiday entitlement, 28 days with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days (note that 3 days are held for Christmas holidays)
Day off (on or in the week of) your birthday
Pension eligibility, up to 5% matched contributions
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Enhanced maternity and enhanced paternity and shared parental leave
Cycle to work schemes
Gym & retail discounts
Regular social events/activities
A range of other benefits from our flexible benefits package

Senior Cloud Architect

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