Enterprise Architecture Strategist & Governance Leader

CamWebDir; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Medical cover

Parental leave

Gym membership

Community involvement

Job summary

The Financial Times is seeking an Enterprise Architect to develop and sustain long-term technology architecture strategy across the technology organization. You will deliver enterprise-wide architectural direction aligning investments, platforms, capabilities and operating models with business priorities while balancing innovation, resilience and maintainability.

You will partner with Technology Directors, Product leaders, Principal Architects and Data teams to modernise the estate, simplify

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture or senior architecture roles.
• Track record of developing enterprise technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience influencing technology decisions across teams without direct authority.
• Experience managing complex technology portfolios balancing objectives with delivery.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, SaaS ecosystems and integration patterns.
• Ability to evaluate investments from technical and business perspectives.
• Strong communication to senior leaders.
• Collaborative and relationship-building across functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise technology strategy, target-state architecture and roadmaps.
• Maintain a company-wide perspective on platforms, services and capabilities against strategic goals.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, modernise and rationalise the technology estate.
• Define and uphold enterprise architecture principles, standards and governance processes.
• Translate business priorities into technology roadmaps with product and tech leadership.
• Provide architectural direction for major transformation projects.
• Oversee technology lifecycles, platform strategy and major suppliers.
• Address technology risks and architectural trade-offs in the portfolio.
• Advise the CTO and SLT on technology strategy and investment decisions.
• Foster alignment across Product, Engineering, Data and Delivery teams.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Tech Strategy

Transformation Roadmaps

Influence without authority

Portfolio management

Cloud platforms

SaaS ecosystems

Enterprise integration

Delivery practices

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

The Financial Times is seeking an Enterprise Architect to develop and sustain long-term technology architecture strategy across the technology organization. You will deliver enterprise-wide architectural direction aligning investments, platforms, capabilities and operating models with business priorities while balancing innovation, resilience and maintainability.

You will partner with Technology Directors, Product leaders, Principal Architects and Data teams to modernise the estate, simplify