Enterprise Architect at Ventula Consulting, London, £Contract Rate

Enterprise Architect - £700 p/d (Outside IR35) - 6-week initial contract - London (2/3x a Week Onsite)

A growing technology consultancy is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to support complex digital transformation initiatives across its UK enterprise client base. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role in shaping enterprise architecture, modernising Legacy technology estates and aligning technology investments with wider business objectives.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, including CTOs, CIOs and technology leadership teams, the Enterprise Architect will be responsible for defining target-state architectures, developing transformation roadmaps and establishing architectural governance frameworks. You will also support pre-sales activities, providing technical expertise and strategic guidance across major enterprise transformation opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and develop enterprise architecture strategies, target-state architectures and technology transformation roadmaps.
• Assess existing application portfolios, infrastructure and technology landscapes to identify modernisation opportunities.
• Lead architecture maturity assessments and recommend practical solutions to improve efficiency, scalability and cost optimisation.
• Establish architectural governance frameworks, standards and design principles.
• Work closely with C-suite stakeholders to align technology strategies with commercial and business objectives.
• Support technical pre-sales activities, including RFP responses, solution validation and architectural assessments.
• Collaborate with Data, AI and Cloud teams to ensure alignment across enterprise technology solutions.
• Provide strategic guidance on Legacy modernisation, cloud adoption and enterprise integration.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience operating as an Enterprise Architect within a consultancy or large enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, including TOGAF, Zachman or SAFe.
• Proven experience defining enterprise architecture strategies and technology transformation roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), hybrid cloud architectures and API-led integration.
• Experience with application portfolio rationalisation, Legacy modernisation and architectural governance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience advising CTOs, CIOs and senior business leaders.
• Experience supporting technical pre-sales, RFPs and enterprise technology advisory engagements.
• Relevant enterprise architecture or cloud certifications (desirable).

If you're an experienced Enterprise Architect with a strong background in digital transformation, enterprise architecture strategy and senior stakeholder engagement, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Dat Rate: £700 p/d (Outside IR35)

Location: London, 2/3x a week onsite

Duration: Initial 6-week contract