Enterprise Infrastructure Architect

Spencer Rose; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

City of London commuting

Job summary

Spencer Rose Limited in London is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Infrastructure Architect to define and drive infrastructure strategy across the organisation. You will provide architectural governance, lead strategic initiatives, and ensure technology choices align with business goals.

This role is hybrid, with 3 days in City of London offices, and requires the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and collaborate with senior technology and business stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Senior Infrastructure Architect with banking/regulatory experience.
• Proven ability to develop enterprise-wide infrastructure roadmaps and architecture governance artefacts.
• Excellent communication with executives and technology teams; able to influence at the highest levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME across infrastructure domains, guiding services, platforms and solutions.
• Lead enterprise-level infrastructure architecture engagements aligned with business objectives and EA standards.
• Provide governance and oversight for infrastructure projects, releases, and change initiatives with due diligence and risk management.
• Mentor and support Infrastructure Architecture team members to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with senior technology leadership to prioritise architectural initiatives and align delivery with strategic goals.
• Build strong relationships across technology, architecture, and business teams.
• Develop an understanding of organisational objectives and operational requirements.
• Align infrastructure architecture with wider enterprise architecture domains (business, application, data, security).
• Provide cross-domain architectural leadership to support delivery teams in design of fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Contribute to technology evaluation, selection, and adoption processes.
• Identify capability gaps within existing infrastructure landscapes and drive improvements.
• Develop and maintain enterprise infrastructure standards, patterns, and governance artefacts.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the solution life cycle.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, policies, and architectural principles.
• Create and maintain architecture artefacts and governance materials.
• Challenge existing approaches to keep solutions relevant, efficient, and aligned with organisational needs.
• Support architectural review boards and approval processes.

Skills

Enterprise infrastructure strategy

Cloud & network architecture

Stakeholder management

Governance & risk management

Architectural leadership

Education

TOGAF certification

Job description

Up to £155,000 per annum + Annual discretionary bonus

I am seeking an experienced Enterprise Infrastructure Architect to play a pivotal role in defining and driving enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy within a leading international banking organisation. This is a highly visible position responsible for providing strategic leadership, architectural governance, and technology direction across multiple infrastructure domains, ensuring technology investments align with business objectives and enterprise architecture principles.

Working closely with senior technology leaders, architects, engineering teams, and business stakeholders, you will help modernise and evolve a complex technology landscape while balancing innovation, risk, compliance, and operational excellence. As a Senior Infrastructure Architect, you will provide enterprise-level oversight and direction across infrastructure architecture, connecting business and technology requirements to deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions.

The organisation is pleased to offer this role on a hybrid working basis with 3 days working from their City of London offices, therefore you must be within commutable distance of London to be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert across infrastructure technology domains, providing strategic guidance on services, platforms, and solutions.
• Lead enterprise-level infrastructure architecture engagements, ensuring initiatives align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards.
• Provide governance and oversight for infrastructure projects, releases, and change initiatives, ensuring appropriate due diligence, planning, risk management, and engineering practices are followed.
• Mentor and support Infrastructure Architecture team members, ensuring high-quality architecture deliverables and engagement outcomes.
• Work closely with senior technology leadership to prioritise architectural initiatives and align delivery with strategic business goals.
• Build strong relationships across technology, architecture, and business teams.
• Develop a broad understanding of organisational objectives and operational requirements.
• Ensure alignment between infrastructure architecture and wider enterprise architecture domains, including business, application, data, and security architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership and cross-domain expertise to support delivery teams in designing fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Contribute to technology evaluation, selection, and adoption processes.
• Identify capability gaps within existing infrastructure landscapes and drive technology improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain enterprise infrastructure standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the solution life cycle.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, policies, and architectural principles.
• Create and maintain architecture artefacts, design documentation, standards, and governance materials.
• Challenge existing approaches where necessary to ensure solutions remain relevant, efficient, secure, and aligned with organisational needs.
• Support architectural review boards and approval processes.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience operating as a Senior Infrastructure Architect, Enterprise Infrastructure Architect, or similar strategic architecture role.
• Experience within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated environments is essential.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure architecture, including cloud, networking, compute, storage, security, and platform technologies.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure design principles, governance, and risk management.
• Experience developing strategic roadmaps and driving technology transformation initiatives.
• Strong appreciation of both modern technology platforms and the challenges associated with evolving Legacy environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence senior executives and technical teams alike.
• Experience producing high-quality architecture documentation, standards, and governance artefacts.
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification.
• Experience working within complex global organisations.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and governance methodologies.