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Requirements
Must:
- Active SC clearance
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect working on large-scale transformation programmes, ideally global and multi-year.
- Strong understanding of ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics) and their integration across the enterprise ecosystem.
- Competence with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, SAFe, or equivalent.
- Demonstrable experience in:
- Application architecture
- Data architecture, governance, and modelling
- Security architecture fundamentals
- API and integration architecture
- Experience working in highly regulated sectors.
- Ability to create clear, concise architectural documentation and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) relevant to ERP and integration workloads (desirable).
- Familiarity with global operating models and distributed delivery teams (desirable).
Responsibilities
- Develop high-quality solution architectures that align with enterprise standards and support the global ERP transformation and its connected systems.
- Ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, availability, and regulatory compliance.
- Produce architecture artefacts such as logical and physical diagrams, design decisions, roadmaps, and interface specifications.
- Work closely with the Lead Architect to ensure architectural consistency and alignment with strategic technology direction.
- Act as a point of architectural guidance for programme teams - clarifying solution intent, resolving design queries, and managing architectural risks.
- Engage business stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, vendors, and security partners to ensure clarity and buy-in for architectural outcomes.
- Ensure data flows, data models, and data governance requirements are well understood and appropriately addressed in solution designs.
- Embed security-by-design principles, working with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security frameworks.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to privacy, data protection, and system integrity.
- Design integration patterns for ERP and satellite systems using modern integration platforms, APIs, messaging, and workflow capabilities.
- Ensure end-to-end process coherence across ERP and connected applications (e.g., HRIS, CRM, manufacturing systems, reporting platforms).
- Apply enterprise architecture principles (TOGAF or similar) to ensure traceability, alignment, and structured decision-making.
- Support architecture governance forums, design reviews, and adherence to architectural standards.
- Ensure solutions meet the requirements of a highly regulated environment, including auditability, traceability, and compliance.
Description
We are a leading organisation in the Defence & Security sector, currently looking for a highly skilled IT Solution Architect for a 12-month contract based in Harlow, Essex. This role offers hybrid working with an expectation of at least 3 days per week onsite. You will be a key contributor to our major global ERP and connected systems transformation programme, operating in a highly regulated environment. Join our Architecture Team within the Digital Technology function to make an impactful contribution while working alongside diverse stakeholders and teams.
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