Enterprise Architect (Interim)

Position: Enterprise Architect (Interim)

Location: 70 Redcliff, BS1 6AL

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Duration: 6+ Months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Pay Rate: PAYE: £800.00 per day

Job Responsibilities:

Support the delivery of the Digital and Data Strategy by creating enterprise architecture plans, target architectures, and technology roadmaps

Assess the current technology and data environment to identify gaps, duplication, risks, and opportunities for improvement or consolidation

Develop clear architecture roadmaps to support short-term delivery needs and long-term technology goals

Create and maintain business capability models, ensuring business capabilities align with strategic priorities and transformation plans

Define enterprise data architecture, including data platforms, data flows, integration patterns, data governance, and data management approaches

Work with Data Architects to improve data quality, data standards, business glossary, and management of structured and unstructured data

Review and manage application portfolios, identifying opportunities for application rationalisation, replacement, and consolidation

Develop application and integration architecture, including API-first approaches, integration standards, and decision frameworks

Support CRM and case management system consolidation activities

Create technology improvement plans and support the development of security and cyber architecture roadmaps

Define enterprise architecture standards, principles, governance processes, and technical guardrails

Establish and support architecture review processes to provide guidance and assurance for projects and programmes

Provide architecture advice for technology decisions, procurement activities, and digital transformation initiatives

Define non-functional requirements and ensure solutions meet business, security, and technical standards

Develop guidance and governance for AI tools, integration approaches, and architecture decisions

Help establish long-term Enterprise Architecture capability by embedding effective processes, governance, and ways of working

Work closely with senior leaders, technical teams, and business stakeholders to ensure technology decisions support organisational goals

Person Specifications:

Proven experience working as an Enterprise Architect in complex organisations

Experience delivering enterprise architecture strategies, roadmaps, and target architectures

Experience working in public sector or large multi-stakeholder environments is highly desirable

Strong experience assessing current technology landscapes and identifying improvement opportunities

Experience with technology consolidation, system rationalisation, and integration design

Good understanding of business architecture, capability models, and linking business needs with technology solutions

Experience with data architecture, data governance, and modern data management practices

Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Azure, Databricks, and data platform technologies

Experience with application integration approaches, APIs, and enterprise system connectivity

Understanding of CRM and case management system consolidation

Experience creating architecture standards, governance frameworks, and decision-making processes

Knowledge of cyber security architecture and technology risk management

Ability to translate business strategies into practical technology solutions

Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical information to non-technical stakeholders

Ability to work with senior leaders, delivery teams, and external partners

Comfortable balancing immediate project needs with long-term strategic technology direction

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment with 2 days per week in the Bristol office

Job Reference: (phone number removed)

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed