At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape enterprise architecture and drive strategic improvements for digital transformation.
- Company: Join a leading firm focused on innovation and technology strategy.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on mentoring and knowledge sharing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by aligning technology with business goals in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Senior architecture experience with expertise in business, application, data, or integration domains.
The Enterprise Architect will operate at a strategic level, working closely with both business and technology stakeholders to ensure HL's medium- to long-term business strategy is enabled by a coherent and forward-looking technology strategy. This role is central to shaping the enterprise architecture landscape across business, application, data, technology and integration domains, supporting HL's multi-year digital transformation.
You will collaborate with the Head of Technical Architecture and Head of Solution Architecture to ensure architectural alignment across domains and drive strategic improvements that deliver client value, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. This role is suited to a senior architecture professional with deep expertise in one or more enterprise domains and a strong understanding of agile delivery environments.
- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps aligned to HL's strategic objectives.
- Apply EA best practices in agile environments, including frameworks such as CSVLOD.
- Ensure architectural alignment across business capabilities, technology platforms, and transformation initiatives.
- Contribute to architecture governance forums and strategic planning cycles.
Domain Expertise
- Provide depth in one or more of the following domains:
- Business Architecture: Capability modelling, value stream mapping, and strategic alignment.
- Application Architecture: Portfolio rationalisation, application lifecycle management, and modular design.
- Data Architecture: Data strategy, governance, lineage, and migration planning.
- Integration Architecture: API strategy, middleware, event-driven design, and interoperability.
Work with senior business stakeholders to understand strategic goals and translate them into architectural outcomes. Partner with technology leaders to ensure architecture supports agile delivery, scalability, and resilience. Influence investment decisions and prioritisation through architectural insight. Identify opportunities for innovation and simplification across the enterprise landscape. Promote architectural thinking and capability across HL through mentoring and knowledge sharing. Support the evolution of architecture tooling, modelling, and documentation practices.
Enterprise Architect in Bristol employer: Hargreaves Lansdown
HL is an exceptional employer for the Enterprise Architect role, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration between business and technology stakeholders. With a strong focus on employee growth, HL provides opportunities for professional development and innovation, ensuring that team members are equipped to drive strategic improvements in a multi-year digital transformation. Located in a vibrant area, the company promotes a culture of agility and forward-thinking, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
