***SC CLEARED***
Enterprise Architect
Location: Hybrid 2 to 3 days in office - Bristol
10 Month contract initially
£650 - £725 P/D (Umbrella-PAYE)
One of our blue chip clients are looking for an Enterprise Architect to join the team on a long term programme of work.
The Enterprise Architect will play a pivotal role in shaping and governing the end-to-end technology landscape, ensuring it is secure, resilient, and aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives. This individual will provide architectural leadership across IT Infrastructure, Applications, and Cyber Security domains, with a strong emphasis on Secure by Design principles and NIST Risk Management Framework compliance. The role requires effective communication with senior client stakeholders and the ability to influence technical decisions through sound governance and evidence-based architectural rationale.
Key Responsibilities:
· Architectural Leadership
o Leading a team of Architects across multiple disciplines (Infra, Apps, Cyber) o Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise-level conceptual architecture designs covering infrastructure, applications, and cyber security domains.
o Translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and cost-effective architectural solutions.
o Provide strategic direction on on-premise infrastructure strategies.
· Cyber Security & Secure by Design
o Embed Secure by Design principles throughout the product lifecycle.
o Ensure architecture and solution designs comply with NIST controls, regulatory requirements, and internal cyber security policies.
o Collaborate with Information Architecture, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to assess architectural risk and apply appropriate mitigation measures.
· Governance & Assurance
o Lead architectural governance forums, ensuring all solutions align with enterprise standards and security frameworks.
o Establish and maintain an architecture governance model that promotes alignment, traceability, and transparency in decision-making.
o Act as a design authority in major programmes, ensuring consistency and quality across project workstreams.
· Stakeholder Engagement
o Influence and advise senior client stakeholders (including CxOs) on architectural decisions, trade-offs, mitigations and implications.
o Prepare and present complex technical arguments in a clear, compelling, and business-aligned manner.
o Serve as a trusted advisor to both technical teams and business leaders.
· Continuous Improvement
o Monitor emerging technologies, security trends, and architectural best practices.
o Drive innovation and continuous improvement in architecture methodologies, frameworks, and tooling.
o Mentor solution architects, engineers, and junior team members to elevate architectural maturity within the organisation.
Key Skills & Experience:
· Experience in enterprise architecture roles, ideally in complex, regulated environments.
· Expertise in IT infrastructure architecture (e.g. networks, servers, storage, virtualisation), application architecture (e.g. integration, APIs, data), and cyber security architecture (e.g. identity & access management, threat modelling, security controls).
· Strong working knowledge and application of NIST Risk Management Framework, Secure by Design, and architecture standards.
· Proven experience leading architecture governance in large-scale transformation programmes.
· Demonstrated ability to engage and influence C-level and senior stakeholders through clear communication and strategic thinking.
This is a great opportunity on a long running programme of work.
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Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
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