Technical Architect - Contract

Requirements

• Define and maintain technical architecture across infrastructure, EUC, identity, network, and security domains
• Provide architectural governance and design assurance across all migration and transformation workstreams
• Support the design and integration of enterprise services during large-scale device migration activities
• Ensure alignment of solutions with enterprise standards, security policies, and strategic roadmaps
• Review technical designs across infrastructure, EUC, Active Directory, networking, and security
• Work closely with infrastructure, EUC, security, networking, and application teams to ensure end-to-end solution alignment
• Support the definition of target-state architecture and transitional states during migration programmes
• Identify risks, dependencies, and design gaps across technical solutions and provide mitigation strategies
• Ensure identity and access management models are scalable and secure across enterprise systems
• Oversee network and security architecture, including segmentation and firewall strategy utilising Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture
• Provide architectural input into major incidents, problem investigations, and root cause analysis where required
• Interviews with buiness stakeholders to understand requirements and drivers
• Support vendor and third-party solution assessments and design validation
• Contribute to enterprise roadmaps, standards, and reference architectures

Requirements

• Proven experience in enterprise architecture across large-scale IT environments and transformation programmes
• Strong background in infrastructure, Active Directory/identity, networking, and security architecture
• Experience delivering architecture within large-scale migration, modernisation, or enterprise transformation initiatives
• Deep understanding of enterprise IT operations, service delivery models, and ITIL-based governance frameworks
• Experience working in regulated or highly controlled enterprise environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and executive levels
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced project delivery environments
• Strong technical expertise in: o Enterprise infrastructure and identity architecture (Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows and Linux Server)
• Enterprise networking (LAN/WAN, VPN, wireless, Cisco technologies, segmentation, firewall architecture)
• Security architecture (including Palo Alto firewalls, Zero Trust principles, secure access models, endpoint/security alignment)
• Citrix or VDI environments

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