Enterprise Architect

M&G; Stirling; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Scotland seeks an Enterprise Architect to design the Real Estate target architecture and ensure alignment with investment technology strategies. This role involves reviewing applications, guiding data domain development, and managing project lifecycles. The firm promotes a flexible work environment and offers competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and generous annual leave.

Benefits

18% pension scheme

38 days annual leave

Private Healthcare

Critical Illness cover

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Expert in aligning architecture with broader investment technology strategies.
• Proficient in designing and reviewing solutions for investment desks.
• Experience managing project lifecycles effectively.

Responsibilities

• Review and design Real Estate application alignment.
• Guide the development of data domains within Asset Management.
• Contribute to the Investment Technology strategy.

Skills

Architecture alignment

Solution design

Project lifecycle management

Technical and Business expertise

Job description

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Enterprise Architect

Architecture

• Review current Real Estate application and data architecture to determine alignment with broader Private Markets target architecture.
• Design the Real Estate target architecture and architectural roadmap, ensuring that it aligns with the broader target architecture for Private Markets and Asset Management.
• Design and provide guidance over the development of Real Estates data domain, ensuring in alignment with the wider Asset Management Data Strategy and Private Markets Transformation.
• Work with the Enterprise Architect for Asset Management, contributing to the overall target architecture for the Private Markets Data Platform.

Solution Design

• Design and review solutions within Real Estate and the wider Private Markets investment desks, ensuring they align with architectural principles.
• Provide guidance and consultation for Business Analysts, Software and Data Engineers, and project managers.

Strategy

• By designing the Real Estate target architecture, you will be making a significant contribution to the Investment Technology strategy.
• By collaborating with the Asset Management Technology and Change teams, you will help to ensure alignment of solution implementation to target architecture.

Delivery

• Project lifecycle management - Input into the strategic aspects of projects and solutions
• Provide Technical and Business Subject Matter Expertise on a broad range of topics across Real Estate and Private Markets, including knowledge on enterprise applications and custom software developed solutions.

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.
• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions.

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