Enterprise Solutions Architect - #2157229

Solutions / Enterprise Architect | Permanent | £75,000 – £85,000

I'm working with an exciting group growing through ongoing mergers and acquisitions, and they're creating a brand new Architect role to bring order and direction to a fast-changing technology landscape.

This is a rare chance to build an architecture function rather than inherit one. You'll own the top-down view of applications, capabilities and integrations across the group, set the standards and design principles, and act as design authority as new systems come in.

What you'll be doing:

• Documenting the current environment, then shaping architectural standards and governance for the future
• Owning the application inventory, capability maps and integration maps
• Architecting how new solutions fit into the wider organisation
• Managing architectural risk and challenging decisions constructively
• Working with senior stakeholders and technical teams alike

What you'll need:

• TOGAF knowledge or exposure
• 2+ years' exposure to architecture, in an architecture role or a senior technical/infrastructure role with real architecture responsibility
• A strong grasp of architectural and design principles, with the confidence to set and uphold standards

Why this role?

This is a rare chance to build and shape an architecture function from the ground up rather than inherit a mature one. You'll have genuine ownership of the enterprise-wide architectural view, with exposure to both enterprise and solution architecture, and the constant M&A activity means plenty of variety and complexity. You'll work regularly with leadership-level stakeholders, and it's a strong step up the architecture career path.