Enterprise Architect

Infinity Quest; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Infinity Quest is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect to define and own the end-to-end strategy and roadmap for the Bank's technology estate. You will establish principles and target-state architectures across domains, ensuring investments align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

The role requires leadership in banking/financial services, experience with large-scale transformations, and deep cloud expertise across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise architecture functions within banking or financial services.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale technology transformation programmes.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) and open banking trends.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the Bank's end-to-end enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and target-state technology architectures across business and technology domains.
• Align technology investments with strategic business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Banking domain

Stakeholder management

Technology strategy

Regulatory compliance

Cloud architectures

Event-driven architectures

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

• Define and own the Bank's end-to-end enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and target-state technology architectures across business and technology domains.
• Align technology investments with strategic business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience leading enterprise architecture functions within banking or financial services.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale technology transformation programmes.
• Deep domain expertise in one or more of:
• Banking platforms
• Payments
• FX and Treasury systems
• High-volume transaction processing environments
• Strong understanding of both legacy and modern technology estates.
• Significant experience designing and implementing:
• Event-driven architectures
• Distributed systems
• Cloud-native solutions
• API ecosystems
• Experience working within highly regulated environments.
• Track record of influencing and partnering with executive-level stakeholders.

Desired Experience

• Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Knowledge of AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI frameworks, and intelligent automation.
• Experience defining target operating models and business capability architectures.
• Familiarity with data mesh, real-time analytics, and enterprise data platforms.
• Understanding of modern banking ecosystem trends, open banking, and embedded finance.
• Strategic thinking with strong execution focus.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong leadership presence and communication abilities.
• Commercial and business acumen.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive organizational change.
• Deep understanding of technology risk, security, and regulatory considerations.
• Passion for innovation and the future of AI-enabled banking