Lead Architect (1856)

London EC3M, United Kingdom

Job Description


Overview: Are you an experienced Architect who can effectively communicate processes and solutions?
Our Lead Architect Steers & Manages solution design across a portfolio of Enterprise IT & Business owned services that are used across IQUW Group, with a specialization in at least two IT Architecture domains.
The location for this role is our London office, and the classification is Hybrid. This involves two days collaborating with colleagues in the office and three days working from home per week.
Reporting to the Chief Architect your main accountabilities in the role will be to:

  • Support the Chief Architect in designing Target Architecture and Transition State Roadmaps that help achieve strategic priorities for the Group.
  • Act as the first point of contact for Architectural impact assessment during project initiation and any architecturally significant change within defined porfolio of business functions & IT applications.
  • Produce Architecture Standards, Patterns and Guardrails to guide Product & Project teams.
  • Maintain working partnership with Data & Analytics, Information Security Office, IT Operations, Platform & Product Engineering teams.
  • Direct the development of new methods or techniques and own the design of key platform services \xe2\x80\x93 not just an advisor but act with a sense of ownership.
  • Steer 3rd party vendor assessments using Well Architected Frameworks, Architecture Standards & NFRs.


What you\xe2\x80\x99ll get in return:
  • 25 days holiday
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Annual holiday buy (up to 3 extra days)
  • Salary sacrifice benefits
  • Annual benefits reviews
  • Professional qualifications and study support


We\xe2\x80\x99d like for you to get in touch if you have below skills and experience:
  • Prior experience working for commercial insurance organisation or other financial services B2B business.
  • Prior experience with Enterprise IT architectures that operate through SaaS (Software as a Service).
  • Prior experience in an engineering capacity building cloud service, preferably on Azure, and can demonstrate application of 12-Factor application development principles.
  • Prior experience in architectural governance roles in both functional and technical capacity.
  • Can communicating effectively current processes & solutions in place that benefit the Business and promote new technologies & ways of working to the business.
  • Deep specialization in at least two of the following IT Architecture domains:
    • Network & Security Infrastructure
    • Platforms & Infrastructure
    • Integration and Middleware Systems Architectures
    • Web Application Architecture
    • Workplace Technologies (Microsoft Suite) Services
    • Data, Insight & Artificial Intelligence



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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3011812
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    London EC3M, United Kingdom
  • Education
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