Lead Enterprise Architect

Overview

Location: Coventry or Manchester (Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite)

Permanent

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Enterprise Architect with strong Payments Architecture expertise to join a large-scale technology transformation programme within the Financial Services sector.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future payments landscape, driving enterprise-wide architecture strategy, and supporting a major payments modernisation initiative.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver enterprise architecture strategy for payments.
• Develop long-term technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Lead architecture for a large-scale payments transformation programme.
• Collaborate with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Influence strategic technology decisions across multiple programmes.
• Guide solution architects and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend future capabilities.
• Support architecture governance and strategic investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong Payments Architecture background within Financial Services.
• Experience with payment rails, payment gateways, payment schemes, BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments and Open Banking.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Strong strategic thinking with excellent communication skills.
• TOGAF (or equivalent Architecture certification) is highly desirable.
• Financial Services or Banking experience is highly preferred.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of operational resilience and regulatory requirements.
• Consultancy experience delivering architecture within Financial Services.
• Lead a high-profile enterprise-wide payments transformation.
• Influence long-term technology strategy.
• Work with senior business and technology leaders.
• Hybrid working with excellent flexibility.
• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a large, complex organisation.

If you’re an experienced Enterprise Architect with deep payments expertise and enjoy shaping technology strategy rather than hands-on delivery, we’d love to hear from you.

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