At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead enterprise architecture strategy and drive digital transformation initiatives.
- Company: Rapidly expanding engineering business with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible working arrangements, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for professional development and impactful projects.
- Why this job: Join a key role in shaping technology for significant growth and M&A integration.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in enterprise architecture and strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
A well-established, highly profitable and rapidly expanding engineering business is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join them on a contract basis. Following a number of recent acquisitions, the organisation has an ambitious growth strategy with plans to acquire 8-10 businesses per year, creating significant demand for a scalable, secure and standardised enterprise technology landscape.
This is a key strategic role within an organisation undergoing major digital transformation, where enterprise architecture will play a critical role in enabling growth, technology standardisation and successful M&A integration.
Reporting to the Group IT Director, you will define and govern the organisation's enterprise architecture, ensuring technology investments align with business strategy, operational requirements and long-term objectives. You'll provide architectural leadership across major initiatives including digital transformation, cloud modernisation, AI adoption, application rationalisation and M&A integration.
Responsibilities:- Define and maintain the Enterprise Architecture strategy, target-state architecture and multi-year technology roadmap.
- Establish architecture principles, standards, governance and Technical Design Authority (TDA) processes.
- Lead architecture workstreams across digital transformation and business change programmes.
- Drive application modernisation, platform consolidation, integration and technology standardisation.
- Lead technology due diligence and integration planning for mergers and acquisitions.
- Define enterprise architecture for cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, integration and security.
- Develop architecture strategies across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and enterprise business systems.
- Support the adoption of AI technologies, including Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform and automation solutions.
- Ensure all solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with enterprise standards.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to shape technology strategy, investment decisions and future architecture.
- Significant experience as an Enterprise Architect within a complex enterprise environment.
- Proven experience developing enterprise architecture strategies and target-state roadmaps.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
- Experience across cloud, infrastructure, applications, integration, security and data architecture.
- Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes.
- Strong experience supporting mergers, acquisitions and technology integration.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture governance, Architecture Review Boards and Technical Design Authorities.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity and Secure-by-Design principles.
- Experience evaluating AI technologies and enterprise automation solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management, strategic planning and communication skills.
- TOGAF certified (or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification).
Enterprise Architect in London employer: Context Recruitment
Join a dynamic and rapidly growing organisation in London, where you will be part of a dedicated M&A team that values collaboration and innovation. With a hybrid working model, competitive daily rates, and a strong focus on employee development, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful business transformations while enjoying a supportive work culture that encourages professional growth and engagement across both business and technology domains.
