Senior Enterprise Architect - Industry

Sopra Steria Next , the consulting brand of Sopra Steria, combines business insight and technology expertise to solve major organisational challenges and help clients optimise operations, leverage data & AI, and accelerate transformation initiatives across industries.

As an Enterprise Architect within the consulting team, you will help clients in strategic industry sectors translate business strategies into effective enterprise-wide technology solutions. You’ll lead architecture engagements, ensure alignment of business and IT landscapes, and drive transformation roadmaps that create measurable business value. Your industry experience (Energy & Utilities, Transport, Life Sciences, Manufacturing) will be key to understanding domain-specific challenges and solutions at scale. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, helping organisations navigate complex transformation journeys (e.g. digital transformation, platform modernisation, data-driven operating models, cloud adoption) while addressing industry-specific challenges in Energy & Utilities, Transport, Life Sciences or Manufacturing at scale.

Highly Valued Attributes

- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
- Comfortable working with C-level executives and delivery teams.
- Collaborative mindset with leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

Engage with senior business stakeholders to shape enterprise strategy and align technology direction with organisational goals.; Lead the development of target architecture blueprints, enterprise roadmaps, and transformation plans.; Define architecture principles, standards and governance processes.; Translate complex business requirements into architectural designs and IT roadmaps.; Drive cross-domain alignment across business, data, application and technology architectures, ensuring consistency between strategic intent and solution delivery.; Support implementation governance, architecture decision reviews, and risk management.; Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and mentor junior architects.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or similar strategic IT roles.; Industry experience in Energy & Utilities, Transport, Life Sciences or Manufacturing.; Strong knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate, and enterprise architecture methodologies.; Experience with cloud platforms, data integration, and modern digital architectures.; Strong communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities.