Enterprise Architect

Lockton Companies; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockton Companies is seeking an Enterprise Architect to define and implement the architectural roadmap for the UK/EU business. The role involves leading cloud initiatives, guiding infrastructure engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with architectural standards to optimize cloud solutions and application landscapes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a previous Architect role with a focus on cloud technologies, preferably Azure.
• Strong background in insurance or technology sectors.
• Proficient in various application delivery methods and advanced in software quality processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and document the architectural roadmap for UK/EU and international operations.
• Guide infrastructure teams on rationalization and cloud migration.
• Develop standards for large-scale technology solutions and evaluate application performance.

Skills

Cloud Solutions

Architectural Oversight

Agile Delivery Models

Infrastructure as Code

Collaboration

Job description

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Lockton is establishing Enterprise Architecture capabilities to enable a Global Infrastructure Operations and Security model, moving to the Cloud and extending/transforming its Digital capabilities.

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to drive these initiatives forward by defining and documenting the architectural roadmap for the UK/EU business, supporting the implementation of the target state application landscape, guiding infrastructure engineering and application teams, and producing scalable, high-performing, and resilient designs for new or improved services.

Key responsibilities

Collaborate with the Global Enterprise Architecture team to define and document the architectural roadmap for UK/EU and international operations, ensuring alignment on standards and processes.

Define and support implementation of the target application landscape, integrating systems and leveraging Lockton capabilities (APIs), with a strong understanding of business functions and improvement opportunities.

Guide infrastructure and application teams on rationalization and cloud migration (Azure), providing architectural oversight.

Develop companywide standards and best practices for engineering complex, large-scale technology solutions.

Specify technologies, application architectures, and data structures to support internal assets.

Deliver secure, scalable, high-performing software solutions and support Application Managers in product roadmap development.

Manage architecture exceptions, ensuring documentation, approval, and remediation where possible.

Monitor application performance against non-functional requirements and collaborate on product availability and continuity.

Help create and govern compliance with Hybrid Cloud standards and optimize cloud architecture for security, cost, and stability.

Develop cloud playbooks/runbooks in partnership with US and international teams, providing guidance to development and vendor teams.

Analyze and recommend technical approaches for cloud development and integration challenges, embedding security controls with InfoSec.

Support vendor/product cloud selections, including RFPs and security/compliance audits.

Lead cloud architecture for UK products with plans to extend internationally, enabling application and data teams to utilize cloud benefits.

Participate in architectural governance and collaborate with PMO and delivery teams to ensure enterprise consistency, speed to market, and impact assessment of project scope changes.

Requirements:

Previously held Architect role and demonstrable experience with Cloud preferably Azure

Prior work experience in an insurance or technology field preferred

Working understanding of the Cloud and cloud-based solutions

Proficiency with multiple application delivery models including Agile, iterative and waterfall

Advanced skills in developing tools, frameworks and processes intended to maximise software quality and minimize time-to-delivery

Strong experience with PaaS, IaaS & PaaS services; understands leading practices and adoption patterns

Experience automating the provisioning and automation of your architectures and solutions (infrastructure as Code)

Ability to build effective relationships across all levels both internal and external to the organisation

High levels of organisational skills and self-motivation