The Role:
Package: Market Leading + Comprehensive Benefits and Bonus
Location: Central London (hybrid working 60/40)
Our client is a well established fast growing professional services organization with a market leading 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.).
* Deep Azure expertise, with M365 ecosystem governance: Power Platform, E5 optimisation, Azure integration services such as Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management).
* Cloud cost management and FinOps practices.
* Candidates should also possess considerable data architecture strategy development experience in complex, multi-system environments.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills are essential for success in post, with excellent communication skills presenting to C-suite and translating technical to business value.
* Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, M365 Enterprise Administrator, Fabric Analytics Engineer etc would be highly desirable.
If you feel you have the qualities we are seeking, please forward your CV and covering letter indicating your current package to Lee Rankin at GEM Partnership, or for a discreet conversation call our Peterlee office.
GEM Partnership is acting as an employment agency on this exclusive vacancy.
Back to searchSenior Enterprise Architect
GEM Partnership
Posted a day ago, valid for 10 days
London, Greater London EC3V 3LA, England
£80,000 - £96,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The role is for a Technology Architect in a fast-growing professional services organization located in Central London, offering a market-leading package with comprehensive benefits and bonuses.
- Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, ideally within financial services, professional services, or technology services environments.
- The position involves establishing the first enterprise architecture function, defining architecture strategy, governance frameworks, and optimizing Azure spend.
- Deep expertise in Azure and experience in data architecture strategy development in complex environments are essential, along with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- The salary is competitive, with a focus on maximizing a £200k+ annual Microsoft E5 licensing investment and driving transformation across the organization.
