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Architecture Governance (& Practice) Lead - Milton Keynes About MIB At MIB our people are passionate about making roads safer by getting uninsured and hit-and-run drivers off our roads. Working in partnership with the Police, Insurers and Government our collective aim is to make it a thing of the past but, until that’s accomplished, we’re here … by uninsured and hit-and-run drivers and paid over £400 million in compensation to support victims rebuild their lives. About the role Ready to shape the future of architecture at the Motor Insurers’ Bureau? We’re looking for a visionary Architecture Governance & Practice Lead to set the standard for excellence. In this pivotal role, you’ll … lead the charge in defining and embedding best practices, ensuring architectural integrity and delivery success across our organisation. You’ll design robust governance frameworks, champion innovation, and cultivate a high-performing architecture community that drives real impact. Key responsibilities Governance Maintain and evolve the architecture governance framework, including policies, principles, and review processes Run the More ❯

tenth largest in the world. Flying over 70 million passengers a year, we employ over 12,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing. TEAM IT Architecture incorporates the Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, Data Architecture, Cyber Security Architecture plus oversight of Principle Software Engineers working within our Technology & Product … collaboration with colleagues across IT and the broader business. We also play a leading role in developing complex IT solutions which have cross-functional impact, implement new technology/architecture approaches etc. We're looking for a Solution Architect to join our growing Solution Architecture team. Aligned to the Airline Operations domain, you'll be at the forefront … that directly impact our business. You will work closely with fellow architects, business stakeholders, and product delivery teams to define IT solutions that align with our broader strategy, enterprise Architecture and ambitious goals. JOB PURPOSE As the Solution Lead for a product mission team, you will partner with the Head of Products, Principal Software Engineers, and Product Managers to More ❯

business... https://www.nccgroup.com/uk/The Opportunity: The purpose of the Enterprise Architect role is to support the design and evolution of the organisation’s enterprise architecture and architectural governance to ensure alignment between business strategy, processes, information, technology, and infrastructure. This role acts as a strategic advisor, bridging business objectives with IT capabilities, and … guiding large-scale transformation and modernisation initiatives, specifically the rationalisation of business applications Responsibilities: Strategic Architecture Planning: Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and standards. Align architecture strategy with business goals and objectives. Ensure vendor solutions align with enterprise architecture standards Architecture Governance: Establish architecture review boards and enforce compliance with … architectural standards. Maintain architecture documentation and ensure proper version control. Technology and Capability Roadmaps: Develop current-state and future-state architecture views. Define and manage architecture roadmaps and transition states. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, and solution architects to understand needs and provide architectural guidance. Communicate architectural decisions and their business impact. Solution Design More ❯

in London Victoria, and offers hybrid working, with majority of the working week in the office. We recommend discussing arrangements with the hiring manager. The Team: The Strategy and Architecture team, part of Landsec Data and Technology department, is responsible for ensuring that Landsec's technology architecture is robust, business-aligned, and future-ready, supporting transformation and value … delivery across the organisation. Our activities include: Defining and maintaining architecture standards across all technology domains Reviewing and assuring solution designs for alignment and integrity Managing architecture deliverables for business initiatives Guiding technology decisions and resolving architectural risks Leading architecture governance forums Acting as trusted advisors to the business The role: The purpose of this role … domain (Lifestyle, Workplace, Residential or Group) for a broad range of technologies, platforms and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes.The role is a key function within the Strategy & Architecture team whose purpose is to: Ensure that Landsec Tech "do the right things" by delivering technology solutions that deliver the desired business strategy and outcomes. Support the design & delivery More ❯

offering serving an international client base from a multi office footprint. They are currently looking to appoint a talented technology Architect who would take a lead on the technical architecture strategy and guide the platform engineering capabilities across the organization, ensuring technology foundations support business growth and operational excellence. Establish their first enterprise architecture function to provide strategic … technology leadership for a Microsoft-centric, Azure-native estate. This is a greenfield opportunity to define architecture strategy, governance frameworks, and drive transformation. Define data architecture strategy for disparate legacy systems across numerous business lines. Maximise 200k+ annual Microsoft E5 licensing investment. Design CSS portal multi-tenancy architecture enabling US enterprise expansion. Establish architecture governance appropriate for scale. Optimise Azure spend and modernise infrastructure. The Person: Candidates should ideally be degree qualified, with proven Enterprise Architecture experience in a financial services, professional services or technology services environment. Demonstrable experience in establishing architecture governance in mid-sized organisations. Architecture strategies, standards, and roadmaps experience. Regulated environment understanding (FCA, compliance etc.). More ❯

offering serving an international client base from a multi office footprint. They are currently looking to appoint a talented technology Architect who would take a lead on the technical architecture strategy and guide the platform engineering capabilities across the organization, ensuring technology foundations support business growth and operational excellence. * Establish their first enterprise architecture function to provide strategic … technology leadership for a Microsoft-centric, Azure-native estate. This is a greenfield opportunity to define architecture strategy, governance frameworks, and drive transformation. * Define data architecture strategy for disparate legacy systems across numerous business lines. * Maximise £200k+ annual Microsoft E5 licensing investment. * Design CSS portal multi-tenancy architecture enabling US enterprise expansion. * Establish architecture governance appropriate for scale. * Optimise Azure spend and modernise infrastructure. The Person: * Candidates should ideally be degree qualified, with proven Enterprise Architecture experience in a financial services, professional services or technology services environment. * Demonstrable experience in establishing architecture governance in mid-sized organisations. * Architecture strategies, standards, and roadmaps experience. * Regulated environment understanding (FCA, compliance etc.). More ❯

architectural significance Formulating the data model and standards to be used by the data platform to support interoperability and federation to support pathogen monitoring and research Communicating the data architecture to various stakeholder groups within EIT Developing data architectures including different data flows, data lifecycle, data security, durability, as well as applying consistent documentation standards and architecture methods … Supporting developers and making sure they can realise the data architecture by a combination of mentoring and direct involvement Responsible for producing architecture artifacts and presenting the work through architecture governance Verifying implementations and ensuring the delivered systems is consistent with the agreed architecture and meets requirements Defining architecture data standards are defined to … Accreditation (where relevant) Ensuring that squads have available a set of standard patterns, guidance, and technical standards to help them deliver Ensuring solutions are documented and assured through defined architecture governance processes Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Knowledge and experience of architecting and delivering modern data platform standards, tools and patterns including data lakes, lake houses, iceberg, data More ❯

a solid framework is in place for future planned solution architecture. In full: About the role: We are currently looking for a Lead Architect to join the Strategy and Architecture team supporting the Engineering and Customer Solutions Directorate focusing on Connections Reform. This new role will allow the post holder an opportunity to be influential in defining the End … to-End Solution and Roadmaps for the Strategic Architecture for Connections Reform. The Lead Architect role is a strategic and delivery-focused leadership role responsible for shaping, assuring, and governing architecture across Connections Reform. This role acts as the single point of design authority, ensuring alignment with the business’ enterprise architecture standards, digital transformation goals and business … Drive options and recommendations for review. Lead resolution of design issues within the team/domain in collaboration with specialists and architects. Managing escalations as required. Apply and support architecture team and delivery teams across waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodologies. Architecture Governance Act as the authority for Process, Data, Security, and Technology within the domain in collaboration More ❯

per annum through to 90,000 per annum An exciting new opportunity has become available, working with a growing public sector body, for a Principal Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership across the business organisation. This role involves defining and maintaining target and transition architectures, ensuring alignment with our strategies, frameworks, policies, principles, and standards. You will be reporting … directly to the Head of Architecture & Design. Day-to-day of the role: Ensure alignment with organisational strategies, frameworks, policies, principles, and standards. Network and communicate with senior stakeholders, actively seeking opportunities for improvement. Support multiple communities and teams, utilising best practices and emerging technologies. Inspire other architects and help them understand how to meet organisational goals. Horizon scan … risks and support the successful delivery of the long-term strategy. Required Skills & Qualifications: Broad knowledge of data, application, technology, and security architecture. Proven track record of applying Enterprise Architecture frameworks and tools to deliver business outcomes, ideally within a financial services organisation or a regulator. Experience in defining and maintaining target and transition architectures. Proficient in managing and More ❯

per annum through to £90,000 per annum An exciting new opportunity has become available, working with a growing public sector body, for a Principal Enterprise Architect to provide architecture leadership across the business organisation. This role involves defining and maintaining target and transition architectures, ensuring alignment with our strategies, frameworks, policies, principles, and standards. You will be reporting … directly to the Head of Architecture & Design. Day-to-day of the role: Ensure alignment with organisational strategies, frameworks, policies, principles, and standards. Network and communicate with senior stakeholders, actively seeking opportunities for improvement. Support multiple communities and teams, utilising best practices and emerging technologies. Inspire other architects and help them understand how to meet organisational goals. Horizon scan … risks and support the successful delivery of the long-term strategy. Required Skills & Qualifications: Broad knowledge of data, application, technology, and security architecture. Proven track record of applying Enterprise Architecture frameworks and tools to deliver business outcomes, ideally within a financial services organisation or a regulator. Experience in defining and maintaining target and transition architectures. Proficient in managing and More ❯

is responsible for aligning IT strategy with business goals, ensuring that technology investments deliver maximum value, and enabling scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions across the organization. Your Role: Architecture Strategy & Governance Define and maintain the solution architecture framework, principles, and standards. Develop multi-year architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategy and digital transformation goals. Lead … architecture governance processes to ensure compliance and consistency. Technology Planning & Integration Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to inform strategic planning. Guide the integration of systems, platforms, and data across business units. Collaborate with solution architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to ensure cohesive architecture. Stakeholder Engagement Partner with senior leadership to translate business needs into technology strategies. Communicate … architectural vision and decisions to technical and non-technical audiences. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation and efficiency. Risk Management & Security Ensure architecture supports robust cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. Identify and mitigate architectural risks related to scalability, performance, and interoperability. Domain Domain Expertise Documenting solution documents Banking solution experience is must Mobile application architecture Understanding More ❯

is responsible for aligning IT strategy with business goals, ensuring that technology investments deliver maximum value, and enabling scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions across the organization. Your Role: Architecture Strategy & Governance Define and maintain the solution architecture framework, principles, and standards. Develop multi-year architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategy and digital transformation goals. Lead … architecture governance processes to ensure compliance and consistency. Technology Planning & Integration Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to inform strategic planning. Guide the integration of systems, platforms, and data across business units. Collaborate with solution architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to ensure cohesive architecture. Stakeholder Engagement Partner with senior leadership to translate business needs into technology strategies. Communicate … architectural vision and decisions to technical and non-technical audiences. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation and efficiency. Risk Management & Security Ensure architecture supports robust cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. Identify and mitigate architectural risks related to scalability, performance, and interoperability. Domain Domain Expertise Documenting solution documents Banking solution experience is must Mobile application architecture Understanding More ❯

Solution Architect Team Lead – Architecture Consultancy *WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS POSITION* Location : London or Manchester Working arrangement : Hybrid Remuneration : Up to £120k + bonus + benefits About Our Client Our client is a specialist architecture consultancy, delivering high-impact architecture services across Financial Services. With a focus on driving measurable business value, they … provide expert-led solutions that bridge strategy and execution. As they continue to expand, they are looking for a Solution Architect Team Lead to help shape and scale their architecture services. Role Overview We’re looking for a Solution Architect Team Lead to take ownership of large-scale architecture services, ensuring best practices, high-quality delivery, and continued … growth across Financial Services. This role is pivotal in defining architecture approaches, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring solutions align with business objectives. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader, capable of driving architecture excellence while supporting the expansion of the consultancy’s services. What You’ll Be Doing as a Solution Architect Team Lead: Leading More ❯

Solution Architect Team Lead – Architecture Consultancy *WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS POSITION* Location : London or Manchester Working arrangement : Hybrid Remuneration : Up to £120k + bonus + benefits About Our Client Our client is a specialist architecture consultancy, delivering high-impact architecture services across Financial Services. With a focus on driving measurable business value, they … provide expert-led solutions that bridge strategy and execution. As they continue to expand, they are looking for a Solution Architect Team Lead to help shape and scale their architecture services. Role Overview We’re looking for a Solution Architect Team Lead to take ownership of large-scale architecture services, ensuring best practices, high-quality delivery, and continued … growth across Financial Services. This role is pivotal in defining architecture approaches, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring solutions align with business objectives. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader, capable of driving architecture excellence while supporting the expansion of the consultancy’s services. What You’ll Be Doing as a Solution Architect Team Lead: Leading More ❯

RETAIL Platform Architecture Lead (Programme Architect) – SAP ECC Outstanding contract opportunity to shape the future of enterprise & business architecture at this famous global retailer across their fashion, home and beauty division. We're looking for a strategic and visionary Platform Architecture Lead/Programme Architect to drive the direction, governance, and stakeholder alignment for their FH … B transformation programme. 🔍 What You’ll Do: Set the vision for FH&B platform architecture and ensure alignment across teams. Define and uphold tech outcomes and guardrails to guide governance and delivery. Champion standardisation and clean core principles — no unnecessary customisation. Own programme architecture governance , ensuring E2E integrity and strategic alignment. Minimise regret work when integrating … new platforms with legacy systems like ECC. Review and approve architecture deliverables , KDDs, and documentation. Engage stakeholders across Programme, Product, and Architecture communities. 🎯 What You'll Bring: Proven experience in enterprise & business architecture leadership within large-scale retail transformation programmes. Strong understanding of platform strategy, governance frameworks, and clean core principles. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication More ❯

RETAIL Platform Architecture Lead (Programme Architect) – SAP ECC Outstanding contract opportunity to shape the future of enterprise & business architecture at this famous global retailer across their fashion, home and beauty division. We're looking for a strategic and visionary Platform Architecture Lead/Programme Architect to drive the direction, governance, and stakeholder alignment for their FH … B transformation programme. 🔍 What You’ll Do: Set the vision for FH&B platform architecture and ensure alignment across teams. Define and uphold tech outcomes and guardrails to guide governance and delivery. Champion standardisation and clean core principles — no unnecessary customisation. Own programme architecture governance , ensuring E2E integrity and strategic alignment. Minimise regret work when integrating … new platforms with legacy systems like ECC. Review and approve architecture deliverables , KDDs, and documentation. Engage stakeholders across Programme, Product, and Architecture communities. 🎯 What You'll Bring: Proven experience in enterprise & business architecture leadership within large-scale retail transformation programmes. Strong understanding of platform strategy, governance frameworks, and clean core principles. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication More ❯

platform that will underpins the future state of the architecture. As part of this programme we are looking for a Solution Architect to contribute to shaping the future-state architecture that enables the organisation to meet its strategic business goals. This role ensures that technology solutions directly support desired business outcomes - such as improved efficiency, customer experience, scalability, and … and applications across the enterprise and regularly reviews the application portfolio to maximise value, reduce complexity, and ensure agility. A complex business environment, you will work closely with senior architecture leadership to translate strategic business objectives into scalable, future-ready architectural solutions. You'll partner with business and product leaders to ensure technology decisions enhance business capability, value delivery … maintainable, and aligned with enterprise strategy. In addition you'll champion standardisation and reuse across the solution landscape to reduce redundancy and increase agility. With a pragmatic approach to architecture governance and best practice you'll contribute to the defining and enforcing architectural principles, technology standards, and design patterns that balance innovation with operational integrity. You'll lead More ❯

platform that will underpins the future state of the architecture. As part of this programme we are looking for a Solution Architect to contribute to shaping the future-state architecture that enables the organisation to meet its strategic business goals. This role ensures that technology solutions directly support desired business outcomes - such as improved efficiency, customer experience, scalability, and … and applications across the enterprise and regularly reviews the application portfolio to maximise value, reduce complexity, and ensure agility. A complex business environment, you will work closely with senior architecture leadership to translate strategic business objectives into scalable, future-ready architectural solutions. You'll partner with business and product leaders to ensure technology decisions enhance business capability, value delivery … maintainable, and aligned with enterprise strategy. In addition you'll champion standardisation and reuse across the solution landscape to reduce redundancy and increase agility. With a pragmatic approach to architecture governance and best practice you'll contribute to the defining and enforcing architectural principles, technology standards, and design patterns that balance innovation with operational integrity. You'll lead More ❯

platform that will underpins the future state of the architecture. As part of this programme we are looking for a Solution Architect to contribute to shaping the future-state architecture that enables the organisation to meet its strategic business goals. This role ensures that technology solutions directly support desired business outcomes - such as improved efficiency, customer experience, scalability, and … and applications across the enterprise and regularly reviews the application portfolio to maximise value, reduce complexity, and ensure agility. A complex business environment, you will work closely with senior architecture leadership to translate strategic business objectives into scalable, future-ready architectural solutions. You'll partner with business and product leaders to ensure technology decisions enhance business capability, value delivery … maintainable, and aligned with enterprise strategy. In addition you'll champion standardisation and reuse across the solution landscape to reduce redundancy and increase agility. With a pragmatic approach to architecture governance and best practice you'll contribute to the defining and enforcing architectural principles, technology standards, and design patterns that balance innovation with operational integrity. You'll lead More ❯

first company, we’re pioneering the next generation of cloud-based solutions that don’t just digitise processes—they intelligently automate them. Our modernisation journey focuses on cloud-native architecture, advanced analytics, and AI-powered insights that enable our customers to work smarter, stay compliant effortlessly, and focus on what matters most to their success. We remain committed to … management Establish and drive comprehensive quality culture including TDD/BDD practices, testing standards, automated quality gates, and team code review excellence Define team security standards ensure team compliance governance, and drive security-first culture within the engineering team Stay technically current through code reviews, architectural discussions, strategic technical involvement and ensure alignment with broader organisational technical strategy Delegate … maintaining oversight and accountability Define AI strategy and ensure responsible AI culture across teams Empower team decision-making within established frameworks and escalation criteria Define team documentation strategy establish governance frameworks for the team, and ensure knowledge management within the engineering team People Management (20%) Line manage engineers including coaching, performance reviews, career planning, and regular 1:1s Create More ❯

first company, we’re pioneering the next generation of cloud-based solutions that don’t just digitise processes—they intelligently automate them. Our modernisation journey focuses on cloud-native architecture, advanced analytics, and AI-powered insights that enable our customers to work smarter, stay compliant effortlessly, and focus on what matters most to their success. We remain committed to … management Establish and drive comprehensive quality culture including TDD/BDD practices, testing standards, automated quality gates, and team code review excellence Define team security standards ensure team compliance governance, and drive security-first culture within the engineering team Stay technically current through code reviews, architectural discussions, strategic technical involvement and ensure alignment with broader organisational technical strategy Delegate … maintaining oversight and accountability Define AI strategy and ensure responsible AI culture across teams Empower team decision-making within established frameworks and escalation criteria Define team documentation strategy establish governance frameworks for the team, and ensure knowledge management within the engineering team People Management (20%) Line manage engineers including coaching, performance reviews, career planning, and regular 1:1s Create More ❯

associated with applications transformation and modernisation Develop flexible, adaptable, modular, and reusable solution designs in collaboration with business stakeholders and the IT development teams while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards Support the definition of high-level operational models, and prepare business cases in alignment with the IT security and quality guidelines. Present business cases, for operational and tactical … technical initiatives, for approval, funding and prioritisation Uphold appropriate solution architecture governance processes and tools while maintaining focus on design patterns and technology standards Be the accountable individual for the finalisation, acceptance and approval of solutions you architected, by relevant stakeholders Act as an enabler of Agile and DevSecOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support … technical solutions Support the requirements gathering process to right-size initiatives and solution strategy Collaborate with development teams and assist with the application of Agile and DevSecOps techniques within architecture and designs Create comprehensive solution architecture specification documents and other required documentation Knowledge and Skills Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with thorough attention to detail. Excellent planning More ❯

Enterprise Architect in the public sector. This fixed-term contract position based in Brighton requires a professional with a strong background in technology to shape and implement effective enterprise architecture solutions. Client Details This organisation operates within the public sector and is committed to delivering robust services and solutions. As a medium-sized entity, they are focused on leveraging … Enterprise Architect provides strategic architectural leadership across the organisation, defining and maintaining target and transition architectures that align with long-term business objectives. This role shapes technology direction, strengthens governance, and ensures that architecture decisions drive measurable business outcomes. This is a 6 month FTC, where you will then join permanently after. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain enterprise … wide target and transition architectures, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, frameworks, and standards. Develop and manage architecture roadmaps, principles, and governance processes to support consistent decision-making. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and innovation. Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, assessing their potential impact on organisational strategy. Lead and mentor architects and technical More ❯

Enterprise Architect provides strategic architectural leadership across the organisation, defining and maintaining target and transition architectures that align with long-term business objectives. This role shapes technology direction, strengthens governance, and ensures that architecture decisions drive measurable business outcomes. This is a 6 month FTC, where you will then join permanently after. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain enterprise … wide target and transition architectures, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, frameworks, and standards. Develop and manage architecture roadmaps, principles, and governance processes to support consistent decision-making. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and innovation. Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, assessing their potential impact on organisational strategy. Lead and mentor architects and technical … teams, fostering capability growth and alignment with architectural best practice. Drive architectural governance, risk management, and assurance to enable high-quality, transparent decision-making. Strengthen communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve shared understanding and commitment. Support continuous improvement and operational efficiency through proactive portfolio management and reuse of existing assets. The Successful Applicant Skills and Experience More ❯

/Hybrid (Leeds)/up to £100,000 + 10% Bonus + Benefits We're hiring a Principal Cloud Architect to join a leading organisation's Technology and Enterprise Architecture function - a key leadership role responsible for maturing architectural capability, governing the cloud estate, and shaping the strategic direction across Cloud, M365, Data & AI, and Digital Workplace platforms. You … and ensure cloud platforms are automated, secure, scalable, and future-ready. What do we need from you? Strong architectural background (TOGAF-aligned), with deep experience in Azure or AWS architecture Proven experience leading and developing teams - coaching Solution and Platform Architects to grow capability and maturity. Ability to translate business goals into actionable architectures and artefacts (HLDs, reference architectures … MVAs). Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, capable of bridging business and technology. Proven experience within an Agile, product-centric environment. Experience maturing architecture operating models or governance frameworks in large, complex organisations. Nice to have: Exposure to Data & AI or Digital Workplace domains. Understanding of SaaS and product architecture evolution. Experience with evidence-based architecture More ❯