Enterprise Architect

ComXps; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced architect for a hybrid role based in Wiltshire/Hampshire for a 12-month contract. The ideal candidate will have TOGAF and ISEB certifications along with experience in architecture communication and governance. Responsibilities include leading architectural designs, resolving complex issues, and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. This role requires interactions with various stakeholders and adaptability to change, with travel to site when needed.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to inform policies and strategies.
• Communicate architectural concepts to technical and non-technical teams.
• Identify appropriate contractual frameworks and suppliers.
• Resolve issues between teams at the highest level.
• Make governance decisions on architectural design under risk and complexity.
• Lead enterprise architecture design to achieve organizational objectives.
• Frame complex problems for solution creation.

Skills

Architecture communication

Commercial perspective

Community collaboration

Making architectural decisions

Enterprise architecture

Problem definition and shaping

Education

TOGAF, ISEB certifications

ITIL certification

IT4IT certification

COBIT certification

Job description

This role is Inside IR35.

Clearance: SC

Contract Length: 12 months

Location: Wiltshire/Hampshire – hybrid with occasional travel to site.

Qualifications:

• TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), ISEB (Information Systems Examination Board) and one of the following:
• ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Certification
• IT4IT Certification
• COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies) Certification

Skills and experiences include:

• Architecture for the whole context. Assess how trends in society and industry practices might impact the organisation. Work with people outside of your organisation to inform policies, strategies and standards Anticipate changes to policy and build resilience through your architectural work. Coach others in identifying important trends
• Architecture Communication. Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, and across organisations, using architecture communication techniques. Mediate between people in difficult architectural discussions. Gain support from business and technical stakeholders for architectural initiatives with high levels of risk, impact and complexity. Coach and support others in architecture communication.
• Commercial Perspective. Identify appropriate contractual frameworks and approaches. Identify, evaluate and select appropriate suppliers.
• Community Collaboration. Solve and unblock issues between teams or departments at the highest level. Coach the organisation on team dynamics and conflict resolution, while also building and growing the community.
• Making Architectural Decisions. Make and guide architectural design decisions characterised by high levels of risk and complexity. Identify and address architectural risks across the organisation or wider government. Lead and evolve architectural governance and assurance. Represent architectural governance as part of wider governance, for example, legal or commercial.
• Enterprise Architecture. Lead others designing architectures defining the technology, people, process and other elements needed to achieve organisation objectives. Work with others beyond the organisation to influence organisational structures, technology, people and processes to achieve objectives. Ensure organisation-wide changes align with the architectural strategy.
• Problem Definition and Shaping. Lead the framing of a problem characterised by high complexity, complication, or risk so that a solution can be created. Coach others in defining problems and describing appropriate options for solutions. Help others challenge requirements and assumptions, and identify opportunities when defining problems and solution options.