Senior Digital Workplace Lead Architect (DV, Secure EUC)

Sanderson Government & Defence; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced Digital Workplace Lead Architect for a 6‑month contract to define and govern the end-to-end Digital Workplace and End User Computing (EUC) architecture within a secure, enterprise‑scale environment.

You will own the architecture, set standards across devices and identity, and lead transition, transformation and BAU delivery, ensuring Zero Trust alignment and security accreditation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Digital Workplace and EUC architecture in complex organisations.
• Strong knowledge of Windows 10/11, Intune, Configuration Manager, Active Directory/Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
• Expertise in Zero Trust, endpoint security, ITIL, ServiceNow and security assurance frameworks.
• Experience working in Defence/Government environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own Digital Workplace and EUC architecture, standards and design authority.
• Define secure, scalable solutions across devices, endpoint management, identity, collaboration and service management.
• Ensure alignment with Zero Trust, security accreditation and operational requirements.
• Provide architectural leadership across transition, transformation and BAU delivery.
• Drive standardisation, automation and service efficiency.

Skills

Digital Workplace

EUC architecture

Zero Trust

End User Computing

Security frameworks

Defence/Gov environments

Tools

Windows 10/11

Intune

Configuration Manager

Active Directory/Entra ID

Microsoft 365

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced Digital Workplace Lead Architect for a 6‑month contract to define and govern the end-to-end Digital Workplace and End User Computing (EUC) architecture within a secure, enterprise‑scale environment.

You will own the architecture, set standards across devices and identity, and lead transition, transformation and BAU delivery, ensuring Zero Trust alignment and security accreditation.