Senior Applications Architect

Job Description:

• Define and maintain application architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategy, digital transformation objectives, and target-state architecture
• Lead the design of scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable application solutions across cloud-native, SaaS, bespoke, and legacy technology landscapes
• Establish application integration, API, event-driven, and microservices architecture standards and best practices
• Provide architecture governance, design assurance, risk management, and technical leadership across major transformation programmes
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, delivery teams, and suppliers
• Mentor architects and technical specialists
• Work across application modernisation, cloud transformation, platform engineering, and enterprise integration initiatives
• Ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value while maintaining security, resilience, and regulatory compliance

Requirements:

• Significant experience in Application Architecture, Solution Architecture, Software Engineering, or Enterprise Architecture leadership roles
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale applications, digital services, and transformation programmes within Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Payments, or similarly regulated sectors
• Strong expertise in API management, integration platforms, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and microservices
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and modern platforms including Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
• Exceptional stakeholder management, governance, risk management, and architecture assurance capabilities
• TOGAF certification and experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD, application security, observability, and modern engineering practices
• Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain SC clearance
• UK-based
• National mobility required

Benefits:

• 25 days paid leave plus National Holidays
• Pension Scheme with contributions matched up to 10%
• Private Medical Cover
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Flexible Benefits Programme
• Long-term career growth
• Internal mobility
• Opportunities to work across complex, high-profile engagements
• Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and assessment process