Architecture Implementation Lead- London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Architecture Implementation Lead to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.

You will be joining the Group Architecture team in a leadership position. Group Architecture defines the strategic architecture direction and drive convergence towards a clear target state for the Bank, partnering with stakeholders to align business objectives with technology capabilities.

The Group Architecture team is a proactive partner to technology and business teams:

• Identify and address changing business requirements, opportunities from emerging technologies and industry trends
• Drive the integration of technology, systems, processes, and data in a risk weighted and cost optimized way
• Establish and maintain architectures, principles, standards, tools and best practices
• Assure and implement architecture alignment through structured control and assurance systems
• Support teams across the bank to understand and adhere to architecture standards and best-practice

You will play a crucial role in establishing an effective operating model for the federated architecture teams and translating architectural designs into concise directives for the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the Group CTO Council (GCC) bringing together the Bank’s Domain Architects to drive the implementation of architecture standards
• Collaborating with architects to distil complex technical information into concise and compelling content for diverse audiences
• Creating and maintaining documentation, presentations and visual aids that effectively communicate architecture principles and decisions
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather feedback and refine architecture implementation direction based on evolving business needs
• Working with the Head of Technical Architecture to drive architecture practices across the architecture and engineering community
• Delegate for the Head of Group Architecture as directed, representing Group Architecture on appropriate forms as required, and effectively communicating on behalf of Group Architecture