Enterprise Architect

TN United Kingdom; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an Enterprise Architect, where you'll align technology with business strategies to drive innovation. In this dynamic role, you'll develop enterprise-wide architecture, lead strategic initiatives, and create outstanding experiences for members. Your expertise in enterprise architecture, policy development, and stakeholder management will be pivotal in shaping the future of this mutual organization. With a commitment to continuous learning and a modern, collaborative work environment, this position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive work-life balance. Embrace the challenge and help us build a tech-enabled future.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

Colleague mortgage options

Salary sacrifice for hybrid/electric cars

Training and development opportunities

Private medical insurance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in policy and strategy formation.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture and related frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and review of a systems capability strategy.
• Analyze business models and market trends.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Policy and Strategy Development

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Tools

Azure

React

.NET

MS Power Platform

Dynamics

Job description

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Enterprise Architect

As an Enterprise Architect, you’ll be responsible for aligning our work in tech with our business mission, strategy, and processes as we grow our plans for a true tech enabled future.

You’ll develop enterprise-wide architecture and processes to embed strategic change that digitizes our products, creates outstanding experiences for our members, and drives our innovative tech strategy.

Who are we?

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and are a mutual organization owned by our members, not shareholders.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing new ideas to keep members at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background or goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.

In this role, you'll work on innovative projects like our UK-first Affordability Index tool and help us create outstanding experiences in savings, mortgages, and more.

We recognize the importance of tech and data, and we want them to play a key role in achieving our vision. Our tech stack includes Azure, React, .NET, MS Power Platform, and Dynamics. We support continuous learning with two days per month for development activities.

This is about creating new tech capabilities for our organization and industry—never a dull moment to join us.

What’s in it for you?

We value work/life balance and support hybrid and flexible working. Our head office is modern and collaborative.

Benefits include:

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Holiday trading scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Colleague mortgage options (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice for hybrid/electric cars
• Training and development opportunities
• Private medical insurance
• Diverse colleague networks, including Carers and Pride
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including cycle to work and gym discounts

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead the creation and review of a systems capability strategy aligned with business goals. Ensuring stakeholder buy-in, capturing environmental trends, and prioritizing initiatives are key. You’ll also set policies and standards to ensure compliance and support enterprise transformation.

The role involves:

• Developing and presenting business cases for initiatives
• Supporting strategies to deliver our corporate plan
• Analyzing business models, market trends, and technology impacts
• Assessing organizational readiness for change
• Shaping business models with planning and learning-driven approaches
• Growing our Enterprise Architecture into an internal management consultancy

What we need from you

You should have significant experience in policy and strategy formation, and in building influential relationships with senior stakeholders, including industry leaders.

Additionally, you’ll need:

• Experience in decision-making for large organizations
• Expertise in policy and strategy development
• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture and related frameworks
• Familiarity with business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SOA, APIs, microservices, event-driven IT, and analytics
• Knowledge of information management, system development life cycle, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, and IT frameworks like EA and ITIL
• Leadership skills and a drive for continuous development
• Ability to manage and mentor teams
• Effective communication skills at all levels