Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect | 12 Months FTC | London Hybrid | £150- £160K Overview: A global Financial Services organisation is seeking an Enterprise Architect to define and lead its enterprise-wide technology, data, and architecture strategy. This is a high-impact leadership role shaping platforms, integrations, and data capabilities across a complex, fast-moving trading environment.Reporting directly to the CTO and sitting on the IT Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in driving CTRM transformation, modernisation of legacy systems, and enabling a scalable, secure, and data-driven enterprise architecture.Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise architecture strategy, principles, and target-state roadmap across applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure.
• Define and govern architecture standards, patterns, and design principles across the organisation.
• Lead CTRM architecture design, supporting build vs buy decisions, vendor evaluation, and long-term platform scalability.
• Drive application rationalisation and modernisation, reducing complexity and technical debt.
• Define enterprise data architecture, including domains, data ownership, lineage, contracts, and governance models.
• Chair Architecture Review Board (ARB), providing oversight and approval of key solution designs and integration approaches
• Partner closely with Trading, Risk, Finance, and Operations to translate business strategy into architecture outcomes.
• Enable engineering teams with modern practices including APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, and domain-driven design.
• Ensure security, resilience, and operational robustness are embedded across all architecture decisions.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years in enterprise, solution, or platform architecture roles.
• Strong background in data-heavy, transaction-driven environments (commodities, trading, financial services)
• Deep experience with integration architectures (APIs, microservices, event streaming).
• Strong ability to simplify complex technology landscapes into clear, executable roadmaps.
• Experience with CTRM/ERP systems and cloud platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management across technical and executive audiences.
• Proven experience building or leading architecture governance frameworks.

Package:

• £150–160K base (depending on experience)
• Hybrid working (London-based)
• Permanent senior leadership role within a global organisation

Enterprise Architect | 12 Months FTC | London Hybrid | £150- £160K