Senior Manager - Tech Transformation 1

KPMG-UnitedKingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is expanding its Architecture team, seeking a Senior IT Architect with expertise in enterprise architecture and financial services. This role involves leading project delivery, ensuring quality, and applying architecture principles to complex environments. The firm offers flexible working arrangements and is committed to employee development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Mobility opportunities

Qualifications

• Senior IT Architect with a proven track record in IT architectures.
• Exceptional technical delivery skills for large-scale projects.
• Experience in enterprise-wide complex transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of complex programmes and projects.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and quality assurance.
• Manage stakeholder communications effectively.

Skills

Technical Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Enterprise Architecture

Financial Services Experience

Transformation Leadership

Tools

EA Tooling

Job description

Job description

KPMG's Enterprise Architecture practice is a leading independent advisor for Technology Architecture professional services. We help CIOs, CTOs, and their management teams transform their businesses and IT services. Our clients develop robust and executable strategies that account for continual technological development, with a focus on digital disruption, cloud technologies, and modernising the IT estate.

We assist organisations in understanding and evaluating strategic options, building business cases, designing roadmaps, and continually optimising. Our deeply skilled architects support this journey throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

We are expanding our Architecture team to meet increasing demand, particularly seeking technologists with architecture backgrounds and experience in Enterprise Architecture within the Financial Services sector.

The Role

• Leading the technical delivery of complex programmes and large projects, including planning, managing, and executing engagement or project delivery, with responsibility for review and quality assurance of deliverables.
• Providing 'hands-on' technical leadership in delivering high-quality strategy and technology architecture throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Managing client-facing stakeholder communications effectively.
• Applying enterprise architecture methodologies, such as TOGAF, and staying updated on market trends and approaches to delivering enterprise solutions.
• Applying architecture principles to application, data, and infrastructure components within an enterprise architecture framework.
• Leading and contributing to proposals and sales activities.
• Developing a vibrant technology capability within the team.

The Person

• Senior IT Architect with a proven track record in defining and delivering IT architectures in complex environments.
• Exceptional technical delivery skills for large-scale projects and programmes.
• Deep hands-on technical experience with both packaged and bespoke systems.
• Significant experience in enterprise architecture and technology within the financial services sector.
• High energy levels with a strong desire to deliver high standards within set timeframes.
• Practical experience in large-scale, enterprise-wide, complex transformations providing technical leadership throughout.
• Experience using EA tooling.

At KPMG, your long-term future is important to us. We offer great training, development, mobility opportunities, and corporate responsibility activities. Our flexible working arrangements support a balanced lifestyle, including part-time roles, flexible hours, and remote work options.

KPMG is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and fair treatment throughout the recruitment process. We are proud to be recognized as one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for.