Enterprise Architect (Ref: 188916)
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Position: Enterprise IT Architect (Ref: 188916)
Location: Manchester or London - Hybrid
Salary: £76,000 - £96,000 + Car Allowance + bonus
About the Opportunity
Forsyth Barnes is delighted to be supporting a leading UK organisation at a pivotal stage in its journey. Our client is operating at the heart of critical national infrastructure, connecting millions of homes and businesses through a secure, nationwide network.
This is a rare opportunity to join a business with both the ambition and scale to truly shape the future. As they transition to new ownership, the organisation is embarking on an exciting new chapter that will see them refine, strengthen and future-proof their Enterprise IT landscape.
The Enterprise IT Architect will play a central role in steering this transformation, ensuring a smooth and strategic separation from existing service providers while enabling the business to deliver on its long-term vision.
Role Summary
As Enterprise IT Architect, you will:
- Lead the creation of the “As-Is” Enterprise IT architecture and identify service gaps in current systems.
- Develop the target state architecture and a delivery strategy, focusing on separation from current service providers.
- Produce strategic roadmaps, identifying technical risks, hotspots and mitigation plans.
- Gather business requirements and translate them into a high-level enterprise IT design and a clear migration plan.
- Contribute to RFP documentation for any new IT services required post-separation.
- Align enterprise IT architecture with broader technology strategies, ensuring consistency across infrastructure, application, security and data domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership, working closely with engineering teams, procurement, business functions and senior stakeholders.
- Define and implement architectural principles and guardrails to support efficient, scalable delivery.
- Maintain alignment between designs, enterprise standards and the organisation’s operating model.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet business objectives while managing complexity and risk.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven track record as an Enterprise IT Architect, with hands-on leadership experience in development practices.
- Ability to operate effectively in complex environments, including outsourced and hub-and-spoke models.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging with C-level executives through to technical teams.
- Deep technical knowledge across infrastructure and application layers, including cloud (IaaS, SaaS) and managed services.
- Skilled in translating competing project demands into a coherent enterprise strategy.
- Familiarity with SAFe (preferred) or TOGAF frameworks.
Desirable Skills & Certifications
- BCS Practitioner in Enterprise and Solution Architecture
- SAFe 6.0 certification (or earlier versions)
- ITIL V4 or V3 certification
- Azure or AWS certifications
- Experience in utilities or telecoms
- Knowledge of DevOps, sprint planning and backlog management
- Understanding of enterprise architecture methodologies and best practice
Stakeholder Groups You’ll Work With
- Operating Model Team
- Licence Renewal Leadership
- Head of Enterprise Architecture & Solutions
- Enterprise IT Team
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