Lead Enterprise Architect

Location: Salisbury and Fareham area with hybrid workingDay Rate: Up to £875 per day (Umbrella)Duration: 12 months with extension potential

A large scale government organisation is seeking an experienced Lead Enterprise Architect to provide architectural oversight and strategic direction across a complex digital estate. This role sits at the centre of digital governance, ensuring that technical designs and project delivery align to organisational strategy, standards and principles.

This is not a delivery or implementation role. The value here is leadership, assurance and the ability to turn business needs into clear technical direction.

• Lead architectural governance across multiple digital programmes and services

• Maintain and develop architectural principles, standards and related documentation

• Translate business requirements into clear and sustainable technical designs

• Review and assure solution designs produced by delivery teams and suppliers

• Provide guidance to senior stakeholders on risk, complexity, security and best practice

• Contribute to the ongoing development of digital strategy and roadmap

• Hands on background as an Enterprise, Solution, Technical or Applications Architect

• Experience working within architecture governance or design assurance

• Ability to write, review and maintain technical and strategic documentation

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence at senior level

• ISEB certification plus one of ITIL, IT4IT or COBIT

• Experience working within secure or regulated environments

• Familiarity with public sector, defence or highly structured organisations

• Working with or leading strategic supplier or outsource partners

• High level influence over digital direction and design standards

• Long term programme of national significance

• Opportunity to work across a varied and impactful digital portfolio

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please share your CV or express your interest and we will arrange an informal conversation.