Interim Enterprise Architect

Network IT is currently recruiting for an Interim Enterprise Architect, to join our client in the West Midlands on a 6 month initial contract.
 
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead enterprise and solution architecture within a large-scale, complex technology environment, in a sector with dynamic challenges.
 
You’ll define and drive the architecture strategy across AI, infrastructure, data, applications, and business processes, ensuring all technical decisions align with both enterprise standards and the evolving needs in a challenging industry sector. You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor a team of architects and analysts, collaborating with senior stakeholders up to the C suite level, to shape a long-term technology roadmap that supports digital transformation and operational efficiency.
 
If you’re looking for an opportunity to spearhead an architecture function, building credibility and relationships along the way, and delivering true digital transformation, this could be for you!
 
Please note, our client is looking to agree a suitable hybrid working arrangement with the successful candidate due to workshops and stakeholders on site.  
 
Role: Interim Enterprise Architect
Duration: 6 Months
Status: Outside IR35
Rate: Negotiable
Location: West Midlands
Working Pattern: 3 days per week onsite
 
Key Skills:

• A background in Enterprise Architecture, or a similar senior strategic IT Architecture role
• Ability to spearhead and lead the architecture function and capability, with a team of architects currently in place
• Develop the relationships of the architecture function with the wider business, and other stakeholders in IT, building credibility and influence to C suite and across the leadership team
• Architecture support to the implementation of a long term digital strategy, which will include key areas of IT such as platform management, data management, application alignment and AI  
• Balancing long term thinking and strategy, within a complex and dynamic industry setting
• Demonstratable experience across a wide range of challenges within IT – infrastructure / cloud / security / applications / data
• An understanding of demand pipelining, time modelling and sequencing transformational projects
• Strong understanding of architecture standards, governance, frameworks and best practice (eg. TOGAF)
• Able to the mentor the current team, for long term development of current key resources within the team
• An understanding of managing funding within a public sector environment, facing off with governance boards for sign off eg. Local government, central government, NHS or education