Enterprise Architect

Lockton; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockton seeks an Enterprise Architect to advance its Global Infrastructure Operations and Security model. This role involves defining the architectural roadmap for UK/EU business, guiding teams in cloud migration, and ensuring the development of secure, scalable solutions. Ideal candidates should have experience in cloud technologies, particularly Azure, along with strong skills in organizational and relationship management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in architect role with a focus on Cloud (preferably Azure).
• Experience in an insurance or technology field is preferred.
• Proficiency in various application delivery models (Agile, iterative, waterfall).

Responsibilities

• Define and document the architectural roadmap for UK/EU business.
• Guide infrastructure and application teams through rationalization and cloud migration.
• Develop companywide standards for engineering complex technology solutions.

Skills

Cloud

Organizational skills

Automation

Agile methodologies

Relationship building

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance and Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

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