Enterprise Architect

Realtime Recruitment; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company in Belfast is seeking a Senior IT Recruitment Consultant to lead enterprise architecture. You will engage with stakeholders, manage architecture practices, and ensure alignment of standards. The ideal candidate has proven experience in enterprise architecture and strong communication skills at executive levels. This full-time role offers the opportunity to influence technology investments and drive business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or Head of Architecture.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with effective communication.
• Deep understanding of business strategy and technology ecosystems.
• Experience managing architecture teams or practices.
• Ability to support end-to-end delivery effectively.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to define strategy.
• Operate at executive level influencing technology investments.
• Manage the architecture practice for consistency and governance.
• Support end-to-end solution delivery and resolve delivery issues.
• Define and maintain architecture principles and frameworks.
• Collaborate to ensure solutions deliver business outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Influencing

Communication at executive level

Job description

Senior IT Recruitment Consultant at Realtime Recruitment is an opportunity to lead enterprise architecture in a complex, multi-domain organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to define strategic direction and enterprise roadmaps.
• Operate confidently at executive level, influencing technology investment and transformation priorities.
• Manage the architecture practice, ensuring consistency, governance and alignment of standards.
• Support end‑to‑end solution delivery, providing oversight and acting as an escalation point for architectural or delivery issues.
• Define and maintain enterprise‑wide architecture principles, frameworks and tools to ensure agility, scalability and innovation.
• Collaborate with business owners and delivery teams to ensure solutions deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement and thought leadership within the architecture community.

About You

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or Head of Architecture in a complex, multi-domain organisation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate effectively at executive and board levels.
• Deep understanding of business strategy, technology ecosystems, and enterprise roadmapping.
• Experience managing architecture teams or practices, including governance and capability development.
• Demonstrated ability to support end‑to‑end delivery, balancing strategic intent with practical outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership, influencing, and facilitation skills.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology