Lead Enterprise Architect - Asset & Investment Management | London, UK | Hybrid

Strike IT • London, England, GB • £900 - £1 / day • 11h ago

Lead Enterprise Architect is required for a 12-month initial contract with a leading Asset Manager based in London. As the Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for shaping, influencing, and guiding the architectural direction of strategic initiatives across technology and business functions within the Data, Operations, Client and Investment domains. This role ensures alignment between IT capabilities, business strategy, and regulatory requirements while driving innovation, scalability and resilience across investment platforms, data, and digital ecosystems.

Responsibilities:
• Define and drive the enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology vision. • Own the target architecture and develop transition roadmaps across key domains: Data, Operations, Client, and Investment. • Lead architectural governance, standards, and best practices across the firm. • Provide oversight and guidance on major technology initiatives including cloud adoption, data platforms, and systems integration. • Partner with senior stakeholders and product owners to shape enterprise-wide architecture decisions. • Lead and mentor a team of enterprise and solution architects, fostering collaboration and innovation.

Experience:
• 7-10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology strategy roles within Asset Management or Financial Services. • Deep knowledge of investment management processes, including portfolio construction, risk management, trading and data governance. • Expertise in cloud architectures (AWS, Azure), microservices, API management, and event-driven architectures. • Strong understanding of investment data platforms, including Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Snowflake, Data Bricks and data mesh architectures. • Proficiency in data modelling, ETL pipelines and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, GraphDB and distributed ledgers). • Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks, Python, R, and big data processing technologies (Spark, Databricks).

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