Enterprise Architect

Are you someone who thrives on shaping strategic change and influencing senior stakeholders? Do you enjoy simplifying complex challenges and leading architectural thinking across a business domain? If so, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

A bit about the job:

As an Enterprise Architect, you’ll work closely with business leaders to understand customer needs and shape the change portfolio over a 12–18 months horizon. You’ll guide a team of Solution Designers, ensuring their work aligns with our architectural principles, standards, and roadmaps. Your role will be pivotal in governing IT solutions and running Technical Design Authorities (TDAs). You’ll also build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders who will look to you for thought leadership and strategic direction.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven experience delivering change portfolios that meet business goals and align with technology roadmaps
• Ability to simplify complex concepts and communicate clearly at all levels
• Strong leadership experience in architecture, with a track record of delivering complex programmes
• Skilled in influencing, storytelling, and navigating ambiguity within agile environments

What you’ll get for this role:

• National salary circa £92,000, London salary circa £120,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on 07353 138456 or send an email to harjot.kaur@aviva.com.

We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.