Enterprise Architect

We’re working with a Fleet-based IT managed service provider and consultancy supporting SMEs across infrastructure, cloud, cyber security and managed services.

They are looking for an Enterprise Architect to provide architectural leadership across a key customer engagement, while also acting in a fractional IT Director capacity for their wider client base.

The role blends strategic oversight with hands‑on architecture and carries line‑management responsibility for a small architecture and analysis team.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural leadership, governance and strategic oversight on a major client engagement.
• Act as a fractional IT Director across a portfolio of clients, owning IT strategy, road‑mapping and advisory.
• Lead technical audits and assurance reviews.
• Support onboarding of new clients and environments.
• Contribute to pre‑sales and new business activity.
• Design and assure Microsoft and Azure‑based infrastructure and cloud solutions.
• Engage senior stakeholders with confidence and translate business goals into technical direction.
• Manage and develop a small team, including two architects and a contract Business Analyst.

Requirements

• Strong Microsoft and Azure expertise.
• Solid networking and infrastructure background.
• Proven experience operating at both strategic IT Director level and hands‑on architectural level.
• Experience within an MSP, IT consultancy or client‑facing environment.
• Confident senior stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Track record across IT strategy, road‑mapping, governance or technical assurance.

Nice to Have

• Background progressing from infrastructure / 3rd line into architecture.
• Microsoft / Azure certifications, such as AZ-305, AZ-104 or SC-300.
• ITIL, ISO 27001 or ISO 9001 familiarity.
• Pre‑sales or bid‑support experience.
• Experience managing or mentoring technical teams.

Details

• Hybrid in Fleet, with 5 days onsite in every 10 working days.
• Leadership responsibility for a small architecture / BA team.

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