Enterprise Architect
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Supported by Head of Enterprise and Domain Architecture.
Job Purpose
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to shape the organisation’s AI strategy, focusing on Generative AI, Agentic AI, and governance to deliver business value.
Main Duties
* Build long‑term, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders to align technology and business strategies.
* Work with senior management to review the effectiveness of current capabilities and strategies in support of business objectives.
* Identity, create and communicate capability‑level strategies in support of the business strategy and technical capability plans.
* Provide technology support in building a multi‑year business capability investment plan.
* Research, create and communicate reports, strategies and industry insights about emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques and their potential impacts, threats, and opportunities.
* Provide support, strategic guidance to change initiatives by principally fostering positive engaging relationships with CTO architecture communities.
* Develop and maintain knowledge of at least one technical specialism at a high level by, for example, reading relevant literature, attending conferences and seminars, meeting and maintaining contact with others involved in that technical specialism, and through taking an active part in appropriate professional and trade bodies.
* Promote at least one technical specialism within Admiral and closely associated organisations such as partners, and actively campaigns for appropriate action.
* Write, or contribute to, articles, and papers and speak at conferences, user groups, or specialist subject groups on topics involving at least one technical specialism. Plays a leading role in special interest groups concerned with that technical specialism.
This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.
Essential Experience
* Recognised expertise in at least one technical specialism, the technology involved, current developments, the most commonly available products, and the application of the specialism within a technical or business environment. Persuasive in communicating at all levels and can ensure that is acted upon.
* Keeping organisational objectives and strategies in mind and ensuring courses of action are aligned with the strategic context.
* Understanding commercial considerations and ensuring alignment with them when making decisions or recommending actions.
* Being proactive, anticipating opportunities for improvement or development and taking appropriate action(s).
* Taking innovative approaches to problem solving and/or devising inventive and creative solutions.
Desirable
* Combines technical competence with business and commercial awareness and first‑class communication skills. Possesses some knowledge of all types of information systems and detailed knowledge of more than one type.
* Previous experience operating in a heavily regulated environment including external regulated consumer products and service offerings.
* Current and emerging standards associated with IT practice nationally and internationally, published by authorities such as IEEE, IEC, BSI, ISO.
* Principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of budgets to manage costs and ensure cost‑effectiveness and value for money.
* Methods and techniques for delivering effective presentations, either face‑to‑face or online within various contexts and to a variety of audiences.
* Organisational structures; their mission, objectives, strategies and tactics adopted by organisations; measures of performance such as critical success factors and key performance indicators; organisational cultures and cultural dimensions.
* Methods, tools and techniques to analyse and optimise processes in order to improve the quality of a product or service.
* Applying techniques that help investigating, analysing, modelling and recording a business area or system of interest, leveraging Admiral’s investment in architecture tooling.
* The analytical comparison of technology options against specified criteria (including costs) to determine the right outcome for Admiral.
* Performing a proof of concept or prototyping exercise to demonstrate or evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of applying a particular technological business change in order to meet a business need.
Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It is a place where you can Be You, show up as you are, and grow and progress at a pace and direction that suits you. You can make a difference for our customers and each other, share in our future, and receive up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.
We’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We are fully committed to ensuring progress is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any protected characteristic.
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