Senior Systems Architect
Location: Ipswich / Hybrid Working
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Salary: £95,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Type: Permanent
About the Role
Our client is embarking on a significant technology transformation programme and is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Architect to help shape the future of their Operational Technology (OT) landscape.
This is a strategic architecture role focused on the design, integration, and evolution of complex operational systems that support critical infrastructure. Working across business and technology teams, you will define future-state architectures, establish technical standards, and lead the design of innovative solutions that improve operational performance, resilience, and customer outcomes.
The successful candidate will play a key role in driving modernisation initiatives, including cloud integration, advanced analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, and enterprise-wide systems transformation.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and maintain current and target-state architecture for critical operational systems.
* Develop technology roadmaps that support long-term business and operational objectives.
* Lead architectural design activities across large-scale transformation programmes.
* Provide technical leadership and governance throughout the solution lifecycle.
* Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security standards, and business requirements.
* Collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, suppliers, and project delivery teams.
* Drive standardisation, reusability, and best practice across the technology estate.
* Review and assure solution designs before implementation.
* Produce architecture artefacts, technical documentation, standards, and design patterns.
* Support integration strategies spanning on-premise, cloud, data, and third-party platforms.
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on technology strategy and investment decisions.
What We're Looking For Essential Experience
* Proven experience as a Systems Architect, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, or similar senior architecture role.
* Experience designing and integrating complex enterprise systems in large-scale environments.
* Strong understanding of systems integration, middleware, APIs, and enterprise architecture principles.
* Experience delivering architecture across transformation programmes.
* Knowledge of cloud technologies and hybrid environments.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Experience developing architecture roadmaps, standards, and governance frameworks.
* Understanding of cyber security, identity management, and system resilience principles.
Desirable Experience
* Experience working within Operational Technology (OT) environments.
* Exposure to utilities, energy, critical infrastructure, manufacturing, transport, or industrial sectors.
* Knowledge of Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS).
* Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or ArchiMate.
* Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
* Understanding of AI, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation technologies.
Personal Attributes
* Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
* Able to balance long-term architecture vision with practical delivery requirements.
* Strong leadership and influencing skills.
* Collaborative and relationship-focused approach. xsngvjr
* Comfortable working across multiple business and technology disciplines
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