Strategic Enterprise Architect - Cloud, Data & Transformation

Coltech; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Coltech is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the development and delivery of enterprise-wide technology strategy across cloud, data, infrastructure and application domains. You will work with senior technology and business leaders to define strategic direction, assess emerging technologies and ensure architectural consistency across major transformation programmes.

The role requires deep technical knowledge with the ability to influence investment decisions at executive level,

Qualifications

• Experience as an Enterprise Architect in a large, complex organisation.
• Ability to define enterprise architecture strategies and roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP) and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and evolve enterprise architecture strategies and technology roadmaps.
• Establish technical direction across cloud, data, infrastructure and application architecture.
• Ensure architectural coherence across major programmes and transformation initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance on microservices, API gateways, containers and CI/CD.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to influence technology investments and executive-level narratives.
• Shape technology investment decisions through architectural recommendations.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

Azure

AWS

GCP

Microservices

API Gateways

CI/CD

TOGAF

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Coltech is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the development and delivery of enterprise-wide technology strategy across cloud, data, infrastructure and application domains. You will work with senior technology and business leaders to define strategic direction, assess emerging technologies and ensure architectural consistency across major transformation programmes.

The role requires deep technical knowledge with the ability to influence investment decisions at executive level,