Salary: £45,000 - 70,000 per year Requirements:
* I am looking for proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, particularly in banking or financial services environments.
* You should have a strong track record of collaborating with CTOs or senior technology leaders to influence strategic direction.
* Expertise in capability mapping, estate rationalization, and future-state architectural planning is essential.
* A deep understanding of modern enterprise architecture practices, including cloud platforms, integration, data architecture, and service design is required.
* I value experience in navigating early-stage or evolving architecture functions and the ability to bring structure to ambiguous situations.
* Familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar is a plus.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills are crucial, as you will need to operate confidently at the executive level.
Responsibilities:
* You will work directly with the CTO to gain control over the current-state architecture, encompassing applications, platforms, infrastructure, and data.
* Identifying technical debt, capability gaps, and areas for consolidation or enhancement will be part of your role.
* I expect you to develop a target-state capability map that aligns with our business strategy, growth plans, and regulatory needs.
* It will be your responsibility to define and document the future-state architectural approach, focusing on scalability, security, resilience, and compliance.
* You will collaborate with stakeholders across technology, operations, data, and third-party delivery teams.
* Supporting the introduction of governance frameworks, architectural principles, and tooling where appropriate is essential.
* Acting as a trusted advisor to leadership, you will translate complex architectural concerns into clear strategic guidance.
Technologies:
* Architect
* Cloud
* CTO
* Security
* TOGAF
* Support
More:
This is an exciting high-impact opportunity for you to influence enterprise-wide decisions, shape our strategic direction, and introduce structure to a growing and evolving technology landscape. The position is based onsite in East Kilbride, initially contracted for 3 months and is outside IR35. We offer a competitive day rate for the right candidate who is ready to take on this strategic engagement with our banking client.
last updated 38 week of 2025