Enterprise Architect

Role: Enterprise ArchitectSalary/Rate: £600-706 per day inside IR35 Location: Hybrid Fareham/SalisburyContract Duration: 12-months

We are currently looking for an Enterprise Architect for our government client.

This Enterprise Architect role is hybrid, based between on site in Fareham or Salisbury and the remainder of the time working remotely.

The contract for the Enterprise Architect position is for 12 months, with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance") + sole UK National

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Essential skills/experience required:

• TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), ISEB (Information Systems Examination Board) and one of the following:
  • ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Certification
  • IT4IT Certification
  • COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies) Certification

Role/responsibilities:

• Identify priorities for change to enable delivery at pace
• Lead and influence the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that enable change
• Own the enterprise architecture vision, strategy and roadmaps from a business, technology and data perspective, including 'as is', 'to be' and transitional states
• Consult and support collaboration across the business
• Understand the organisation's ecosystem and its interdependencies, including reference architectures
• Take a strategic view across all architectural domains, portfolios and programmes
• Guide the organisation to make appropriate business, technology and data decisions by recommending reuse, sustainability and scalability, to achieve value for money and reduce risk
• Establish architectural principles, policies and standards
• Collaborate and consult with stakeholders to assure business, technology and data decisions are aligned with enterprise architecture strategy
• Develop the architecture community
• Carry out horizon scanning across industry, identifying emerging trends and their potential impact and opportunity for the organisation
• Assess how trends in society and industry practices might impact the organisation. Work with people outside the organisation to inform policies, strategies and standards. Anticipate changes to policy and build resilience through your architectural work. Coach others in identifying important trends
• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, and across organisations, using architecture communication techniques. Mediate between people in difficult architectural discussions. Gain support from business and technical stakeholders for architectural initiatives with high levels of risk, impact and complexity. Coach and support others in architecture communication.
• Identify appropriate contractual frameworks and approaches. Identify, evaluate and select appropriate suppliers.
• Solve and unblock issues between teams or departments at the highest level. Coach the organisation on team dynamics and conflict resolution, while also building and growing the community.
• Making Architectural Decisions.
• Problem Definition and Shaping.

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs at circlerecruitment dot com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.

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