IT Transformation Lead

Lawrence Harvey; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Greater London is looking for an experienced architect with enterprise architecture and IT governance expertise. This role includes assessing architectural changes, translating strategies into actionable plans, and facilitating communication between business and technical teams, emphasizing stakeholder engagement and project governance. Candidates should have substantial experience in large-scale IT transformation and the ability to simplify complex architectures.

Qualifications

• Proven enterprise architecture and IT governance experience.
• Strong project and delivery governance capability.
• Broad technical and architectural literacy across applications, data, integration and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Assess and guide architectural change.
• Translate business and IT strategy into architectural principles.
• Engage with stakeholders and communicate between business and technical teams.

Job description

Requirements :

Proven enterprise architecture and IT governance experience, including operating in federated or multi‑division environments and supporting large‑scale IT transformation.

Strong project and delivery governance capability, with hands‑on experience across waterfall, agile, hybrid and DevOps, and a clear understanding of what good delivery looks like in practice.

Broad technical and architectural literacy across applications, data, integration and infrastructure, including cloud, SaaS / COTS, custom solutions and modern integration patterns (APIs, iPaaS, event‑driven).

Ability to assess and guide architectural change, simplifying fragmented landscapes, modernising platforms, and ensuring solutions meet standards for security, scalability, resilience and lifecycle management.

Strategic yet pragmatic leadership capability, translating business and IT strategy into clear architectural principles, guardrails, governance frameworks and actionable plans without needing to design solutions personally.

Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, able to communicate fluently between business and technical teams, with C‑Suite management experience essential.

If interested and available to start a new contract assignment in February, please apply with your latest CV.