XDP Architect: Enterprise Architecture & Strategy Lead

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an XDP Architect to drive development and adoption of innovative technology solutions across the organisation. You will combine strategic vision with a deep understanding of modern tech to shape enterprise architecture and guide evolution of the technology ecosystem.

You will help define target-state architectures, roadmaps, and support scalable, secure solutions aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience aligning architecture with business strategy and objectives.
• Ability to define, evolve and govern target-state architectures.
• Knowledge of standardised architecture governance frameworks and data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evolve and adopt technology architecture across platforms and products.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and platform teams to guide solutions.
• Lead diverse teams to align business and technology strategy and standards.
• Assess new technologies and balance compliance, security and funding needs.
• Define and communicate architecture roadmaps and best practices across groups.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers and architects.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Target-state architectures

Domain roadmaps

Architecture governance

Data architecture

Cloud architecture knowledge

Security architecture knowledge

Job description

Barclays is seeking an XDP Architect to drive development and adoption of innovative technology solutions across the organisation. You will combine strategic vision with a deep understanding of modern tech to shape enterprise architecture and guide evolution of the technology ecosystem.

You will help define target-state architectures, roadmaps, and support scalable, secure solutions aligned with business goals.