Enterprise Architect

VIQU Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Strong pension

Job summary

VIQU Limited in Glasgow, hybrid, is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to connect business strategy with technology delivery across a complex international environment. This new permanent role sits within an established architecture function and offers a broad remit spanning strategy governance and delivery oversight.

You will translate business goals into IT roadmaps, lead architecture assessments, and provide oversight across large programmes while aligning operating models with

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise architecture within large or global organisations.
• Strong solutions architecture across multiple domains.
• TOGAF or ArchiMate qualification.
• Broad understanding of business, data, application, technology and security architectures.
• Experience supporting complex programmes from concept to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management including executive-level engagement.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and modelling tools.
• OrbusInfinity experience is beneficial but can be taught.
• Legal-sector experience is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals and drivers into actionable IT roadmaps.
• Lead architecture assessments and planning workshops.
• Provide architectural oversight across large and complex programmes.
• Map dependencies across people, process, data and technology.
• Align business capabilities and operating models with technology platforms.
• Create and maintain architectural models and views.
• Work across business, data, applications, security, cloud and technology architecture.
• Partner with senior business and IT stakeholders as a trusted adviser.
• Develop architecture standards, services and reference architectures.
• Coach colleagues and promote architectural thinking across the organisation.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solutions Architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

TOGAF or ArchiMate qualification

Tools

OrbusInfinity

Modelling tools

Job description

Enterprise Architect |Glasgow | Hybrid
Competitive Salary + Strong Pension

VIQU has partnered with a large global professional services organisation undergoing significant technology and operating-model transformation to recruit an Enterprise Architect. This is a new permanent position within an established architecture function, helping connect business strategy with technology delivery across a complex international environment.

Key Responsibilities of the Enterprise Architect

• Translate business goals and drivers into actionable IT roadmaps
• Lead architecture assessments and planning workshops
• Provide architectural oversight across large and complex programmes
• Map dependencies across people, process, data and technology
• Align business capabilities and operating models with technology platforms
• Create and maintain architectural models and views
• Work across business, data, applications, security, cloud and technology architecture
• Partner with senior business and IT stakeholders as a trusted adviser
• Develop architecture standards, services and reference architectures
• Coach colleagues and promote architectural thinking across the organisation

Key Requirements of the Enterprise Architect

• Previous Enterprise Architecture experience, ideally in a large or global organisation
• Strong Solutions Architecture experience across multiple domains
• TOGAF or ArchiMate qualification
• Broad understanding of business, data, application, technology and security architectures
• Experience supporting complex projects and programmes from concept through implementation
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, including executive-level engagement
• Experience with Enterprise Architecture frameworks and modelling tools
• OrbusInfinity experience is beneficial but can be taught
• Legal-sector experience is not essential

The Enterprise Architect will report to the Principal Enterprise Architect and will have the opportunity to influence architecture maturity while supporting strategic transformation across a global organisation. Working hours can be flexible around individual, team and international time-zone requirements.

If you are an experienced Enterprise Architect looking for a broad role combining strategy, architecture governance and delivery oversight, this could be an excellent opportunity to explore.