We are seeking a Lead Digital Enterprise Architect with hands on experience of working as an Applications, Enterprise or Solutions Architect on behalf of a secure Government Dept (exp. in MOD requirements and best practice JSP440, SPF, GPG etc. desirable). You will be responsible for ensuring design governance across the digital estate and influence and contribute to digital strategy and direction. 12 Month contract. Up to £850 per day Inside IR35. Hybrid working Salisbury/Fareham circa 2 days per week. You must be eligible for SC Clearance. Applications close 6pm on Tuesday 28th Oct. You will provide corporate governance and technical advice to digital programmes, projects and services to ensure the strategy, policy and design principles are adhered to whilst taking into account customer requirements to provide advice and direction. Role Overview: * Maintain and develop design principles, policy and standards, authoring sub-strategy and related documentation. * Listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders and interpret them to make decisions based on risk and complexity. * Turn business problems into technical design. * Designs systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact and business or technical complexity. Works across multiple services or a single large or complicated service. Essential: * Hands on experience of working as an Applications, Technical, Solution or Enterprise Architect. * Experience of working with and writing architectural strategy, policies and processes. * Experience of working within a similar governance and/or assurance role. * Experience of writing and reviewing technical design documentation. * ISEB (Information Systems Examination Board) And one of the following - ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Certification, IT4IT Certification, COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies) Certification Desirable: * Experience of operating in a similar role in wider industry; public sector or MOD. * Working with a strategic outsource partner in a context applicable to the offered role. * Knowledge of working to the MOD requirements for secure computing regarding policies and best practice (JSP440, SPF, GPG etc.) and their application within a secure environment. For more information contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People. Inspire People is providing the service of an employment business to end users and candidates.