Enterprise Architect

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Define and evolve regional technology strategy aligned to Global Enterprise Architecture and business priorities.
• ● Develop and maintain enterprise architecture blueprints, capability maps, technology standards and reference architectures across business, application, data and infrastructure domains.
• ● Lead architectural governance by reviewing and approving significant technology solutions through Architecture Review Boards and other governance forums.
• ● Ensure solutions balance business value, simplicity, resilience, security, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
• ● Provide strategic architectural advice to senior technology leadership, supporting investment decisions, transformation programmes, complex initiatives and technology due diligence activities.
• ● Drive cloud-first architecture and modernisation strategies, with particular emphasis on AWS and enterprise platform evolution.
• ● Identify emerging technologies, assess their business value, and recommend adoption where they strengthen Experian's technology strategy.
• ● Work with engineering, security, product and delivery teams to establish reusable architecture patterns, standards and best practices.
• ● Build strong relationships across the architecture community, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing and consistent architectural practices.
• ● Mentor architects and technology leaders while contributing to the ongoing development of Enterprise Architecture across the organisation.

Requirements

• ● Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture or senior technology leadership within large, complex enterprise environments.
• ● Demonstrated success defining enterprise technology strategy and delivering large-scale transformation programmes.
• ● Strong experience establishing architecture governance and leading enterprise-level technology decision making.
• ● Practical experience designing cloud-first architectures, preferably on AWS, across modern application, data and infrastructure platforms.
• ● Experience engaging with senior executives, engineering teams, suppliers and business stakeholders to influence strategic technology direction.
• ● Strong understanding of enterprise architecture practices, governance frameworks and capability-based planning.
• ● Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at executive level.
• ● Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capability, balancing technical, commercial and operational considerations.
• ● Ability to simplify complex technology topics and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
• ● Collaborative leadership style with experience coaching architects and promoting architecture best practice.
• ● Extensive practical experience delivering enterprise architecture and measurable business outcomes is the primary requirement.
• ● Professional architecture certifications, cloud certifications (particularly AWS), or relevant technology qualifications are advantageous.