Enterprise Architect (London Area)

LOCATION: London 3-4x a week on-site

£110,000 – £130,000 + Bonus + Benefits

*No sponsorship provided*

I am working exclusively with a long standing client of CyberApt Recruitment (Global Insurance client) that are looking to add an Enterprise Architect to their growing Technology function reporting directly into the Global CIO.

THIS ROLE REQUIRES AN INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE A TECHNICAL BACKGROUND.

My client is establishing an Enterprise Architecture capability to enable a Global Infrastructure Operations and Security model, moving to the Cloud and extending/transforming its Digital capabilities.

They are seeking an Enterprise Architect to drive these initiatives forward by defining and documenting the architectural roadmap for the UK/EU business, supporting the implementation of the target state application landscape, guiding infrastructure engineering and application teams, and producing scalable, high-performing, and resilient designs for new or improved services.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Global Enterprise Architecture team to define and document the architectural roadmap for UK/EU and international operations, ensuring alignment on standards and processes.

• Define and support implementation of the target application landscape, integrating systems and leveraging capabilities (APIs), with a strong understanding of business functions and improvement opportunities.

• Guide infrastructure and application teams on rationalization and cloud migration (Azure), providing architectural oversight.

• Develop companywide standards and best practices for engineering complex, large-scale technology solutions.

• Specify technologies, application architectures, and data structures to support internal assets.

• Deliver secure, scalable, high-performing software solutions and support Application Managers in product roadmap development.

• Manage architecture exceptions, ensuring documentation, approval, and remediation where possible.

• Monitor application performance against non-functional requirements and collaborate on product availability and continuity.

• Help create and govern compliance with Hybrid Cloud standards and optimize cloud architecture for security, cost, and stability.

• Develop cloud playbooks/runbooks in partnership with US and international teams, providing guidance to development and vendor teams.

• Analyze and recommend technical approaches for cloud development and integration challenges, embedding security controls with InfoSec.

• Support vendor/product cloud selections, including RFPs and security/compliance audits.

• Lead cloud architecture for UK products with plans to extend internationally, enabling application and data teams to utilize cloud benefits.

• Participate in architectural governance and collaborate with PMO and delivery teams to ensure enterprise consistency, speed to market, and impact assessment of project scope changes.

Requirements:

• Previously held Architect role and demonstrable experience with Cloud preferably Azure

• Prior work experience in an insurance or technology field preferred

• Working understanding of the Cloud and cloud-based solutions

• Proficiency with multiple application delivery models including Agile, iterative and waterfall

• Advanced skills in developing tools, frameworks and processes intended to maximise software quality and minimize time-to-delivery

• Azure Cloud Architect Certification

• Strong experience with PaaS, IaaS & PaaS services; understands leading practices and adoption patterns

• Experience automating the provisioning and automation of your architectures and solutions (infrastructure as Code)

• Ability to build effective relationships across all levels both internal and external to the organisation

• High levels of organisational skills and self-motivation

Contact me on farhan@cyberaptrecruitment.com for more details