Hybrid Enterprise/Solution Architect – Contract

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• Job title: Enterprise/Solution Architect – Contract
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £650 per day
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Enterprise/Solution Architect needed for a major rail transformation initiative in the UK. Assessing architecture and guiding system transitions for digital technology objectives.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess the current (as-is) architecture across the Client’s systems.
• Lead discussions on transition planning, system documentation, and access management during the migration period.
• Propose and design the target (to-be) architecture for the post-transition environment.
• Prepare architecture design documentation, including system blueprints, solution roadmaps, and technical recommendations.
• Provide expert direction on architecture considerations covering infrastructure, cloud, data, security, and digital technology.
• Recommend and define data sharing processes and supporting architecture.
• Sponsor and oversee architecture governance activities, including Architecture Change Board submissions and approvals.
• Collaborate with Client stakeholders and partner organisations to clarify system movements, dependencies, and design decisions.
• Hold regular (weekly or fortnightly) alignment sessions with the Client’s architecture team to ensure consistency with wider technical strategy.
• Identify gaps, redundancies, and integration challenges across the technology stack.
• Highlight opportunities where automation, data analytics, or artificial intelligence can drive value and efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven track record in enterprise or solution architecture within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience in designing and delivering complex system transitions or migrations.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, data architecture, integration, and security design principles.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading architecture governance and contributing to architecture boards or equivalent structures.
• Ability to identify and implement opportunities for innovation using automation, data, or AI.
• Desirable
• Previous experience within transport, infrastructure, or public sector programmes.
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools and methodologies.