TL;DR

Senior Enterprise Architect (Cloud): Leading cloud and platform strategy development and transformation initiatives for public and private cloud platforms with an accent on secure, scalable architecture and modern engineering practices. Focus on designing architecture roadmaps, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving innovation in a large regulated financial services environment.

Location: Hybrid with at least two days per week onsite in Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, or Leeds

Salary: £90,440 - £106,400

Company

%hirify_global% is a leading UK financial services corporation investing in technology and innovation to transform banking for millions of customers.

What you will do

Define and evolve cloud and platform strategies aligned with Group priorities
Lead transformation initiatives delivering secure, scalable public and private cloud platforms
Provide architecture governance, create roadmaps, and offer technical leadership
Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and technical teams to influence decisions
Champion modern engineering practices including microservices, DevOps, and event-driven design
Drive innovation and mentor colleagues to share expertise

Requirements

Location: Hybrid work with minimum 40% onsite presence in Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, or Leeds
English: Proficient communication and storytelling skills for senior stakeholder engagement
Deep knowledge of architecture principles, cloud-native and traditional technologies
Proven experience in application-level architecture and engineering for Cloud Native solutions
Experience in large regulated organizations, preferably financial services
Awareness of emerging technologies like Gen AI and Quantum with ability to assess impact

Nice to have

Experience shaping enterprise-scale cloud strategies and roadmaps
Executive-level stakeholder engagement and collaboration
Designing for non-functional requirements and performance at scale

Culture & Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution and annual performance bonus
Share schemes including free shares and flexible benefits
30 days holiday plus bank holidays and wellbeing initiatives
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and disability confidence
Flexible working patterns and reasonable workplace adjustments