IT System Architect

Job description

[…] Digital are seeking a seasoned, hands-on Senior IT Technical Lead to drive a separation delivery for core IT Foundation tracks within a high-profile business carve-out programme. The assignment starts asap and lasts until June 2027. with a possible prolongation.

This assignment spans three critical areas: Identity & Collaboration, Network & Infrastructure, and Service Desk / Site & Facility IT. The guiding objective is to ensure business continuity, avoid unnecessary transformation or redesign, and deliver pragmatic, robust technical solutions to hit critical separation milestones.

Please note: This is a hands-on technical ownership and delivery role, not a coordination or PM layer. You will be expected to dive deep into architectures, solve complex problems with engineering teams and vendors, and take definitive technical ownership.

• Technical Ownership: Own unresolved, cross-domain technical challenges through to resolution alongside internal engineers, service owners, and third-party suppliers.
• Roadmaps & Solution Design: Translate high-level separation requirements into actionable roadmaps and technical designs across identity, collaboration, infrastructure, and site services.
• M365 & Identity Architecture: Lead and challenge solution designs regarding Microsoft 365, tenant-to-tenant migration, coexistence, and identity separation.
• Pragmatic Scope Control: Determine exactly what must change at each milestone versus what can be