The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to support large-scale transformation and architecture initiatives across a range of business domains including Consumer, Commercial, Data & AI, Enterprise Functions, and Insurance platforms. You will be responsible for shaping future-state architecture, supporting transformation programmes, defining architecture standards and guardrails, and driving the adoption of modern approaches such as Architecture as Code and composable architectures.
Key Responsibilities
- Define enterprise architecture strategy, roadmaps, and future-state target architectures
- Produce high-level architecture views, capability models, and transformation plans
- Support the adoption of Architecture as Code and composable architecture principles
- Provide architectural leadership across applications, integration, data, infrastructure, and cloud platforms
- Define architecture standards, principles, guardrails, and governance processes
- Support solution feasibility assessments and technology evaluations
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure architecture is practical and deliverable
- Define integration strategies including API-led and event-driven architectures
- Shape data architecture and technology delivery patterns
- Identify and manage cross-domain dependencies, risks, and architectural decisions
- Engage with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions
- Support architecture reviews, assurance activities, and governance forums
- Extensive Enterprise Architecture experience within complex organisations
- Experience in CAPITAL MARKETS in financial services organizations
- Strong understanding of application, integration, data, infrastructure, and cloud architecture
- Experience defining target-state architecture and enterprise roadmaps
- Strong knowledge of API-led and event-driven architectures
- Experience with hybrid cloud and modern hosting architectures
- Ability to work across multiple business domains and transformation programmes
- Experience producing architecture artefacts, decision records, and governance documentation
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skillsAbility to bridge strategic architecture and hands‑on engineering delivery
- Understanding of composability and Architecture as Code concepts
- Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Commercial or Consumer domain experience
- Cloud-native platforms and modern engineering practices
- Payments, Loans, Cards, Pensions, Markets, or Insurance platforms
- Machine Learning, AI, Agentic AI, or Data Platforms
- Blockchain, DLP, Security, or Enterprise Risk domains
- Architecture tooling and automation platforms
Senior Enterprise Architect in Manchester employer: Queen Square Recruitment
As an Operational Acceptance Test (OAT) Lead, you will join a dynamic and innovative team within a global technology and consulting organisation that prioritises employee growth and development. Our collaborative work culture fosters creativity and encourages you to take ownership of your projects, while our commitment to large-scale transformation programmes ensures that your contributions have a meaningful impact on critical national infrastructure services. With access to modern cloud technologies and a focus on service transition practices, this role offers unique opportunities for professional advancement in a complex enterprise environment.
