Senior Enterprise Architect required to help set up an EA Practice.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards and reference models for systems, data, integration, and security
• Develop architecture roadmaps that align with business strategies, ensuring appropriate prioritisation of modernisation and transformation initiatives
• Coordinate architecture reviews for new and existing systems to ensure alignment with enterprise standards
• Identify and reduce duplication and complexity in the application landscape through standardisation and rationalisation initiatives
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Data Architects to ensure data models and systems integrate effectively within the enterprise framework
• Support product teams and project managers in defining technical requirements and selecting appropriate tools and platforms
• Drive simplification initiatives and ensure architecture decisions promote operational efficiency and support long-term scalability

Requirements

• Experience in enterprise or solution architecture roles within a manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment
• Knowledge of enterprise systems and applications used in these industries
• Experience with hybrid technology environments, including on-premise infrastructure, Azure, OCI, and SaaS platforms
• Understanding of integration patterns, APIs, and Middleware technologies
• Ability to lead architecture governance and standardization initiatives
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including data, infrastructure, and application architects
• Knowledge of IT security, compliance, and regulatory requirements relevant to manufacturing/pharma sectors
• Proficiency in architectural frameworks (eg, TOGAF, Zachman) and modelling tools

18 month FTC

West London/Remote