Enterprise Architect - 12-Month Contract Location: Hybrid - Salisbury / Fareham Contract Length: 12 Months Overview We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead strategic architectural direction and drive organisation-wide transformation. This role is ideal for a senior architecture professional who can translate business strategy into effective change, influence cross-functional delivery, and provide authoritative guidance across business, data, and technology domains. Key Responsibilities As an Enterprise Architect, you will: Define and own the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap across business, technology and data domains (covering 'as is', 'to be', and transitional states) Identify priorities for change and enable delivery at pace Lead and influence the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that support organisational change Understand the organisational ecosystem, its interdependencies, and relevant reference architectures Provide strategic oversight across all architecture domains, portfolios, and programmes Recommend scalable, sustainable and value-for-money architecture approaches Establish and maintain architectural principles, policies, and standards Provide architectural assurance and ensure alignment with enterprise strategy Collaborate with stakeholders to support decision-making and resolve cross-team challenges Build and support the architecture community Conduct horizon scanning to identify industry trends and assess their organisational impact Skills & Experience Architecture for the Whole Context Assess industry and societal trends and their organisational impact Anticipate policy changes and build architectural resilience Coach others in trend awareness and strategic thinking Architecture Communication Engage effectively with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders Mediate complex architectural discussions Secure support for high-impact architectural initiatives Mentor colleagues in architecture communication Commercial Perspective Understand contractual frameworks and supplier selection Evaluate and select appropriate suppliers Community Collaboration Resolve cross-department issues at senior level Mentor teams in collaboration, team dynamics, and conflict resolution Architectural Decision-Making Lead high-risk, high-complexity architectural decisions Manage organisation-wide architectural risks Develop and lead architectural governance and assurance Enterprise Architecture Design and guide architectures covering technology, people, process, and organisation Influence structures and ways of working beyond your immediate team Ensure alignment between organisation-wide change and architecture strategy Problem Definition & Shaping Lead framing of complex or high-risk problems Coach others in challenging assumptions and shaping solution options Qualifications Required: TOGAF or ISEB (Information Systems Examination Board) One of the following: ITIL Certification IT4IT Certification COBIT Certification