Enterprise IT Architect - London - up to £95k + 10% car allowance and 20% annual bonus
Role Overview
Lead the transformation of the enterprise IT landscape through a critical organisational transition. You’ll map current-state architecture, define target-state models, develop strategic roadmaps, and guide procurement to ensure continuity and alignment during the separation and licence renewal process.
Key Responsibilities
Develop the "As-Is" enterprise IT architecture, highlighting domain coverage and identifying service gaps.
Craft the "Target State" architecture and roadmap focused on separation and licence renewal.
Conduct heat-mapping to flag application and infrastructure hotspots.
Gather and translate business requirements into coherent IT designs and strategies.
Draft RFPs for procuring new IT services essential for the transition.
Ensure licence renewal efforts align with overall enterprise IT strategy.
Offer technical leadership, define architectural guardrails, align standards, and collaborate with engineering, procurement, and security teams.
Proven experience as an Enterprise IT Architect, especially within complex transformations or separation initiatives.
Strong ability to balance conflicting demands and drive clarity across diverse stakeholders (C-level, IT/data/security architects, business leads).
Deep technical understanding of infrastructure, applications, cloud (IaaS/SaaS), and managed service ecosystems.
Familiarity with frameworks like SAFe or TOGAF, and ability to apply them pragmatically.
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