Enterprise Architect

Job Advert: Enterprise Architect / Strategy and Architect
Location: London, UK
Contract Term: 24 Months (with potential for extension)
Reports to: IT Director

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to lead the strategic direction of our technology landscape. This is a senior leadership role within the IT team, responsible for shaping and evolving our enterprise architecture across business, applications, data, and infrastructure domains.

You’ll work closely with the Project Management Office and business stakeholders to ensure that all technology initiatives align with our strategic goals, delivering scalable, resilient, and innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Technology Leadership

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy
• Liaise between business and IT to align technology with organisational goals
• Develop long-term technology roadmaps
• Evaluate and recommend platforms and architectural approaches
• Lead technology assessments and resolve complex challenges

Enterprise Architecture Development

• Design and implement architecture frameworks
• Establish technology standards and governance
• Analyse existing systems and propose modernisation strategies
• Lead transformation and migration initiatives

Governance and Oversight

• Implement governance frameworks
• Provide high-level oversight of projects to ensure strategic alignment

Emerging Technology and Innovation

• Monitor emerging trends and assess their impact
• Lead initiatives to implement innovative solutions

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work with PMO, business leaders, and technical teams
• Facilitate alignment on architectural decisions

Technical Proficiency

• Ensure robust cloud and infrastructure solutions
• Provide leadership and guidance to IT and project teams

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree-level education
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or in senior IT roles
• Background in energy or manufacturing sectors
• Experience with significant technology change projects
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft, Dynamics, Azure, and ERP migrations

Key Competencies

• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Broad technical knowledge and enterprise architecture expertise
• Strategic thinking with a focus on business outcomes
• Proactive, curious, and quality-driven mindset
• Ability to build positive working relationships and share ideas

Who are enfinium?

As one of the UK’s leading energy from waste operators, enfinium is supporting our country’s journey to a Net Zero economy. We do this by operating and developing six decarbonisation hubs around the UK, where we use waste that would otherwise go to landfill to generate homegrown energy.

Today, enfinium has an annual waste processing capacity of over 2.3 million tonnes, and a total combined electric generating capacity of 265MW (gross) - enough energy to power more than 500,000 UK homes. enfinium is owned by infrastructure investment funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners

At enfinium we’re guided by five principles, we use these to make sure we’re not only doing a great job, but we’re doing it in the right and safe way: 

One Team - Pride Matters - Safety on Purpose - Make a positive impact - Take Ownership

As a Company, we really value our employees and as such, offer a generous employee benefits package which includes the following:

• Vitality Private Medical care
• Private Dental Care
• Life Assurance
• Company pension with a 6% company contribution
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Uniform provided
• Continuous learning and development through our e-learning portal and access to role-based qualifications
• EV/Hybrid Car scheme