Head of Architecture and Design

Head of Architecture and Design - Governmental Financial Services
Join a dynamic team within the Digital, Data, and Technology function of a governmental financial services organisation. Lead the transformation towards a modern, efficient, and customer-centric digital landscape. Benefit from recent migration to Microsoft Azure and the development of an enterprise-scale data platform.
Responsibilities:
Define and manage enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmaps.
Lead and develop solution and technical architects, fostering innovation and cross-functional capabilities.
Champion architectural practices, build stakeholder relationships, and align decisions with enterprise architecture.
Advise on business, technology, and data decisions for sustainability and scalability.
Ensure adherence to architectural principles, policies, and standards, and oversee technology portfolio planning.
Requirements:
Demonstrated expertise in leading Solutions and Technology Architecture.
Experience in guiding complex technology design and delivery.
Knowledge of methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, ITIL), Web, Cloud, API, and Database architecture principles.
Ability to operate across tactical and strategic levels, translating vision into tangible results.
Industry accreditations such as TOGAF, BCS Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture, MSP, PRINCE 2, SAFe are desirable.