Overview

Enterprise IT Architect
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.

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
• Enterprise IT teams

Apply

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence, or contact Phoebe Rees via the VIQU IT website. Know someone great? Refer them and receive up to £1,000 if successful (terms apply).