Enterprise Architecture Head

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enterprise Architecture Governance & Strategy

• Define and maintain the Enterprise Architecture framework, principles, technology reference architecture, and enterprise roadmap.
• Lead architecture review processes and provide sign-off on significant technology decisions.
• Partner with the Technology Business Management office to ensure architecture decisions are visible in technology investment and portfolio governance.

Architecture Practice Leadership & People Management

• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports: Enterprise Architect, Solution Architects, and Cybersecurity Architect.
• Establish consistent ways of working, quality standards, and governance rhythm across the practice.
• Provide architectural oversight and mentorship to Data and Cloud Architects (dotted line) during their establishment phase.

Transformation Programme Architecture

• Provide architectural direction and governance across active transformation programmes including cloud migration, unified data, IAM, cybersecurity uplift, and digital capability initiatives.
• Ensure cross-domain coherence so no initiative creates architectural debt or integration complexity.

Integration Strategy & Governance

• Define and own the organisation's integration strategy covering API design principles, middleware, data flow standards, and platform choices.
• Exercise functional authority over Integration Platform Admins and Engineers (dotted line).
• Establish and govern integration patterns across third-party and internal systems.

Development Practices & Standards

• Establish and maintain organisation-wide development practices including coding standards, code review processes, branching strategies, testing standards, and technical debt management frameworks.
• Influence and evangelise adoption across development and product teams (dotted line).

Stakeholder Engagement & Technology Business Management Partnership

• Build trusted relationships with engineering, product, operations, and business leaders.
• Communicate architecture strategy and decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences including the CIO.
• Represent architecture in programme governance, steering groups, and vendor discussions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE:

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in IT, Business, or Architecture is advantageous.
• Architecture certifications (e.g. TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent) preferred.

​​Required Professional Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise, solution, or technical architecture roles, with at least 3–5 years in a senior or lead architect capacity.
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture governance across complex, multi-domain transformation programmes.
• Proven track record in defining and implementing integration strategy in multi-system environments.
• Experience establishing or significantly uplifting architecture governance frameworks and development standards.
• People leadership experience managing and developing small, senior technical teams.
• Comfortable operating in environments where functions and practices are still being established.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills — able to drive alignment across dotted-line relationships without direct authority.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications

• Familiarity with technology cost/value governance.
• Experience with modern integration platforms (e.g. Azure Integration Services, AWS EventBridge, or equivalent).
• Exposure to IAM architecture, cybersecurity frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001), and data architecture principles.
• Experience in organisations undergoing significant transformation at a comparable scale.
• Prior experience working within or alongside a Technology Finance func