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Enterprise Architect
£117,000 - 130,500
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
Centre Promenade, Bristol
£117,000 - 130,500
Requirements
Must:
- Experience in enterprise architecture roles, ideally in complex, regulated environments.
- Expertise in IT infrastructure architecture (e.g., networks, servers, storage, virtualization), application architecture (e.g., integration, APIs, data), and cyber security architecture (e.g., identity & access management, threat modeling, security controls).
- Strong working knowledge and application of NIST Risk Management Framework, Secure by Design principles, and architecture standards.
- Proven experience leading architecture governance in large-scale transformation programs.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and influence C-level and senior stakeholders through clear communication and strategic thinking.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Architects across multiple disciplines (Infrastructure, Applications, Cyber Security).
- Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise-level conceptual architecture designs covering infrastructure, applications, and cyber security domains.
- Translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and cost-effective architectural solutions.
- Provide strategic direction on on-premise infrastructure strategies.
- Embed Secure by Design principles throughout the product lifecycle.
- Ensure architecture and solution designs comply with NIST controls, regulatory requirements, and internal cyber security policies.
- Collaborate with Information Architecture, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to assess architectural risk and apply appropriate mitigation measures.
- Lead architectural governance forums, ensuring all solutions align with enterprise standards and security frameworks.
- Establish and maintain an architecture governance model that promotes alignment, traceability, and transparency in decision-making.
- Act as a design authority in major programs, ensuring consistency and quality across project workstreams.
- Influence and advise senior client stakeholders (including CxOs) on architectural decisions, trade-offs, mitigations, and implications.
- Prepare and present complex technical arguments in a clear, compelling, and business-aligned manner.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to both technical teams and business leaders.
- Monitor emerging technologies, security trends, and architectural best practices.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in architecture methodologies, frameworks, and tooling.
- Mentor solution architects, engineers, and junior team members to elevate architectural maturity within the organization.
Description
We are a blue chip client looking for an Enterprise Architect to join our team on a long-term program. This role will be pivotal in shaping and governing our end-to-end technology landscape, ensuring it is secure, resilient, and aligned with our strategic objectives. We are excited about having someone who can provide architectural leadership across IT Infrastructure, Applications, and Cyber Security domains, with strong emphasis on Secure by Design principles and compliance with NIST Risk Management Framework.
This opportunity is available for a 10-month contract initially and offers a hybrid work model (2 to 3 days in the office in Bristol). We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from all sections of the community, including individuals holding or having held high-level security clearance in the past. Successful applicants will need to be security cleared prior to their appointment, which can take a minimum of 10 weeks.
Join us on this long-running program of work, and let's shape the future together!
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