Job Description

Are you able to:

• Lead the design and development of advanced IT architectures that align with business strategy and technology roadmaps to drive digital transformation.
• Define and enforce architectural principles, standards, and governance structures to ensure consistency, scalability, and maintainability of IT systems.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to translate business objectives into technology strategies and architectural frameworks.
• Conduct high-level solution assessments and architectural reviews to evaluate the feasibility, security, and efficiency of proposed technology solutions.
• Drive innovation by identifying, evaluating, and implementing emerging technologies that enhance organisational agility and competitiveness.
• Oversee complex system integrations, ensuring seamless interoperability between applications, platforms, and infrastructure components.
• Develop and maintain architecture models that provide a strategic blueprint for IT development and investment.
• Optimise IT performance by assessing and refining existing architectures to improve system resilience, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Establish and lead architecture working groups to drive knowledge sharing and ensure architectural alignment across teams.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior architects, fostering skills development and knowledge transfer.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies for IT implementations, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Engage with external vendors and technology partners to evaluate solutions, negotiate contracts, and drive successful technology adoption.
• Champion a culture of high performance by setting best practices, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
• Lead innovation initiatives by identifying disruptive technologies and steering their adoption within the organisation.
• Demonstrate strategic influence by engaging stakeholders and shaping IT direction through thought leadership and expert advisory.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

• Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks, cloud computing, and large-scale system design.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity, data governance, and compliance requirements in financial services.
• Proven ability to develop and execute IT strategies that align with business objectives.
• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Preferred: Honour’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; relevant enterprise architecture certification.
• 5 to 8 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 2 to 3 years ideally at management level.

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