Job Description
Enterprise Architect (Banking domain):
Our client is a global IT services organization seeking a highly experienced and talented Enterprise Architect to join the team in London. The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for all architecture decisions within the supported area and will play a crucial role in building compelling architecture strategies and roadmaps in alignment with their business objectives and technology strategy. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of various technologies and methodologies and be able to influence client’s investment portfolios and the direction of major change programs to ensure strategic architecture outcomes.
Key responsibility:
Make all architecture decisions for the area supported.
Build compelling architecture strategies and roadmaps in collaboration with Business, Engineering, Operations, Industry and Vendors.
Proactively drive the agenda to simplify and modernize the technology landscape.
Keep up-to-date with the latest industry direction and vendor offerings to ensure their strategies capitalize on new opportunities.
Influence investment portfolios and the direction of major change programs to ensure strategic architecture outcomes.
Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with key business and engineering stakeholders, including CxOs.
Be an authority for an architecture domain with deep and broad knowledge of technology, methodology and assurance techniques.
Desirable technical experience:
The ideal candidate should have a broad experience covering many of the following, with a deep knowledge of at least one.
Cloud platform technologies covering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services on Azure and GCP.
Hybrid hosting architecture of cloud and tradition platforms including Midrange Unix and Mainframe technologies.
API architecture standards including OpenID Connect profiles, API gateways, microservices including event-driven architectures.
Data trends including relational, NoSQL databases, data warehouses and data lakes.
Designing critically important systems which have challenging service parameters, for example RPO/RTO Zero.
Broad appreciation of cybersecurity (e.g., zero trust) and the architectural implications it has on application design.
Modern progressive technologies – e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, etc.
Important note:
It is a Director level opportunity.
To perform in the role effectively, banking particularly investment domain experience is essential.
Candidate must have the right to work in the UK.