Overview

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £76,000 - £84,000 + 10% car allowance + performance bonus + benefits

About the Role

VIQU had partnered with a leading organisation. As we enter a critical phase of transition, we're looking for an Enterprise IT Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping the IT architecture that will support the organisation's next chapter.

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture & Solutions, you'll manage the transition of enterprise IT systems, services, and processes during a major organisational separation. You'll create the As-Is and Target-State Enterprise IT architectures, identify service gaps, and deliver a roadmap to achieve the desired enterprise IT state.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and evolution of Enterprise IT architecture, aligning it to strategic objectives.
• Produce As-Is and Target-State architectures for the organisational transition, identifying technical risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, procurement, functional leads, and external stakeholders to deliver architecture solutions.
• Define architecture and high-level design principles, providing guardrails to ensure structured, efficient delivery.
• Document RFP requirements for new IT services needed to deliver the IT transition strategy.
• Interlock with Enterprise IT teams to ensure alignment with wider IT strategy.
• Influence and guide stakeholders across complex environments, including senior executives, IT Architects, and business leaders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven Enterprise IT Architect with hands-on knowledge across architecture domains.
• Experience in complex, outsourced, or multi-site environments and working with systems integrators.
• Strong technical understanding of infrastructure, applications, AWS and Azure cloud environments (IaaS and SaaS), and managed services.
• Ability to process conflicting requirements into a strategic framework and drive delivery across diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to explain and justify strategic architecture decisions in large organisational transitions.
• Familiarity with SAFe (preferred) or TOGAF frameworks.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• BCS Practitioner Certification in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
• SAFe 6.0 certification (other versions considered).
• ITIL V3/V4 certification.
• Experience in DevOps practices, sprint planning, and backlog management.
• Experience in utilities or telecoms sectors.

Key Relationships

• Operations and delivery teams
• IT transition leadership
• Enterprise Architecture leadership