Head of Architecture Standards & Policy Automation

Intelix.AI; London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Head of Architecture Standards & Policy Automation to drive governance through code and standardise multi-cloud platforms. This senior role involves leading a team of architects and ensuring the automation of architecture controls, aimed at reducing technical debt and enhancing cloud efficiency. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technology leadership, particularly in regulated environments, and a strong background in policy-as-code and multi-cloud strategies.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology leadership, with 5+ in enterprise-architecture.
• Experience in highly regulated environments, preferably financial services.
• Proven success in leading cloud migrations and platform rationalisation.

Responsibilities

• Codify enterprise architecture frameworks into reusable blueprints.
• Design secure, scalable landing zones for multi-cloud platforms.
• Lead a large architect guild and chair the Design Authority.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multi-cloud expertise

Policy-as-code

Infrastructure-as-Code

Education

TOGAF certification

AWS or Azure Solutions Architect

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

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Head of Architecture Standards & Policy Automation

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FS provider executing a multi-year technology modernisation. We need a senior architecture leader to industrialise governance through code, standardise multi-cloud platforms, and cut time-to-market across diverse product lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Codify enterprise architecture frameworks into reusable blueprints and embed policy-as-code (e.g., OPA, native cloud policies) directly in CI/CD pipelines, eliminating the bulk of manual reviews.
• Design and maintain secure, scalable landing zones for Azure, AWS and GCP using Infrastructure-as-Code and Compliance-as-Code methods.
• Lead a 25–40-person architect guild, chair the Design Authority, and own KPIs for reuse, technical-debt reduction and FinOps savings.
• Drive legacy-exit programmes and migrate core workloads to microservices, event-driven and data-mesh patterns.
• Translate architecture strategy into board-level outcomes while partnering with investment, retail and corporate-technology leaders.

About You

• 15+ years in technology leadership, including 5+ years running enterprise-architecture functions in highly regulated environments (financial-services preferred).
• Demonstrable delivery of policy-as-code or compliance-as-code in production pipelines.
• Deep expertise in multi-cloud landing-zone design, Terraform/Bicep automation and guard-rail enforcement.
• Proven success leading large-scale cloud migrations and platform rationalisation programmes.
• Confident communicator able to influence C-suite and engineer alike.
• Certifications such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, AWS or Azure Solutions Architect are advantageous.

What Success Looks Like

• More than 80 percent of architecture controls fully automated.
• At least 80 percent reuse of reference blueprints across business units.
• Quantifiable year-on-year reduction in technical-debt index and cloud spend.
• Environment-provisioning lead-time cuts.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media and Financial Services

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