Enterprise Architect

Location London
Discipline: IT Infrastructure & Support, Network Engineering
Job type: Permanent
Salary: up to £85-£95k depending on skills and experience

A global media company based in Central London is seeking an Enterprise Architect to be part of their team on a permanent basis.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Global IT Director, this role is accountable for all elements of Enterprise Architecture across the business, including but not limited to:

  • Collaborating with the Global IT Director to recommend capabilities, services, or systems that can enhance the company’s competitive position to stakeholders.

  • Ensuring the architecture's completeness by addressing all stakeholder concerns and maintaining its integrity by reconciling conflicting concerns, showcasing trade-offs made 

  • Designing, documenting, and providing comprehensive end-to-end architecture for target systems and infrastructure

  • Developing long-term change roadmaps.

  • Taking a leadership role in guiding technical and business projects, partners, suppliers, and staff through the entire project lifecycle

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the Global IT Director and other members of the IT leadership team to define, enhance, communicate, and implement the Group's Information Technology strategy.

  • Contribute to the development of the Enterprise Risk and Security Management (ERSM) technology approach within the framework of the company’s information security program.

  • Design, document, and implement data flow mapping, employing data flow diagrams for interconnected individual systems

  • Manage project risks and issues, offering suitable mitigation strategies and controls 

  • Ensure solutions are designed with cost-consciousness in mind, clearly identifying business value and outcomes.

  • Collaborate with project managers, technical leads, suppliers, and customers to identify and manage all requirements and dependencies.

  • Ensure that deployed solutions adhere to Enterprise Technology Architecture and Security Standards.

Skills and Experience:

  • Substantiated hands-on experience with contemporary information technology platforms.

  • Possession of relevant architecture certifications within Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platforms.

  • Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering projects with tangible and effective business outcomes.

  • Profound understanding and experience in architectural frameworks, including TOGAF, Azure/GCP cloud architecture, and cyber security standards such as ISO27001 and NIST CSF.