Location: Remote with travel to sites across the UK
Exalto Consulting is supporting a leading manufacturing and supply‑chain organisation in the appointment of an Enterprise Architect, on a 6 month fixed term contract basis. This is a senior, influential role that combines strategic architectural leadership with hands‑on solution architecture delivery.
The Enterprise Architect will play a central part in shaping and governing the organisation’s technology landscape, ensuring it is coherent, scalable, secure, and aligned with long‑term business priorities. Working across complex manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics operations, the role ensures that technology decisions strengthen operational performance and future readiness.
About the Role
This position offers the opportunity to operate at both strategic and practical levels. You will provide architectural direction for the entire organisation while also producing high‑quality solution designs for key programmes and initiatives.
Although the business has dedicated Infrastructure, Data, and Security teams, this role acts as the connecting thread across these domains. You will ensure that application and technology decisions integrate effectively with core operational systems, including manufacturing execution, warehousing, supply‑chain platforms, and enterprise applications.
Acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, you will help turn business goals into architectural strategies, standards, and roadmaps that enable sustainable, long‑term growth.
This role carries delegated authority to resolve complex issues and risks that span multiple functions and business areas.
Experience Required
- 8–12 years of IT experience, including 3–5 years in architecture or senior technical leadership.
- Strong background in manufacturing, supply‑chain, logistics, or warehousing environments.
- Proven ability to produce high‑level designs and architectural artefacts.
- Experience leading or governing large, complex programmes.
- Background in transitioning from legacy platforms to modern, cloud‑based architectures.
- Experience working across Infrastructure, Data, and Security domains.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders in complex, matrixed organisations.