Enterprise Architect (Lead Central Services) | S3 | CIO

Enterprise Architect (Lead Central Services) | S3 | CIO
Country: United Kingdom
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We have a fantastic opportunity to join the bank as an Enterprise Architect within Santander Enterprise Services. Here you'll work closely with other architecture teams, such as Functional, Technical, Data & Security Architecture and will collaborate with Business and IT colleagues in Santander UK as well as Santander Global Architecture.
You'll use your expertise to create domain specific sustainable architecture strategies aligned with Santander's goal of helping people to prosper and realise maximum potential. You'll also work closely with stakeholders throughout the organisation and will guide a portfolio of solutions within the local Santander Architecture landscape and governance framework.
If you're keen to be part of an Architecture Community that spans all functions and domains across the bank and shares knowledge and support with one another to ensure the ongoing evolution of Architecture this could be the role for you.
The difference you'll make:
Managing the solution architecture and ratification of all architectural decisions proposed by the Business Architect and Solutions Architect
Maintaining architecture strategy within the specific domain
Ensuring all solutions align with enterprise, group and domain architecture strategies, documentation standards and best practices
Identifying any inter-dependencies between various changes within the domain and/or wider
Providing guidance, including input into the goals and objectives of the Business Architect and Solutions Architect
Managing the caveats and actions for each change to ensure effective resolution in the agreed timeframe
What you'll bring:
Comprehensive Domain Specific knowledge in
Central Services:
All aspects of the Central Services: Recruitment, Workforce Management (Permanent & Contingent), Learning & Knowledge Management, Payroll, Expense Payments, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Legal & Audit, Procurement, Corporate Communications
Domain driven design experience, with a working knowledge of the BIAN framework, TOGAF, ArchiMate and API & microservice architecture solutions
Proven experience in defining & maintaining complex Strategic and Transitional Architectures
The ability to communicate complex concepts, to challenge and influence a diverse set of stakeholders
Experience of planning and organizing concepts, whilst managing the Domain Solution Architects to review solution design for projects
Experience in driving and managing change by creating practical, workable architectures aligned to the bank's IT principles and governance
It would also be nice for you to have:
Experience of using Architecture tools, such as Avolution Abacus
Knowledge & experience of AWS & Cloud Architectures
Experience in defining & building APIs
Well-developed understanding of the Group's overall aims, structures, and policies, together with a detailed understanding of the Group IT vision, strategy and culture
What else you need to know:
We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.
By working this way we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we're happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.
This is a Permanent position.
The role is based in Milton Keynes and current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.
If you're interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.
Application process
If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :-
1st Stage - Technical Interview - this will a 60min technical interview with two members of the team.
2nd Stage - A one-hour formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions. This can be done virtually or face to face depending on your situation.
If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.
Inclusion
At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we'll reward you.
As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.
We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
£6,000 car allowance per year
Company funded individual private medical insurance
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
Share in Santander's success by investing in our share plans
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
What to do next:-
If this sounds like a role you're interested in, then please apply.
If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it's a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we're available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at ##### or call 0870 414 9080.