Enterprise Architect

As our organisation continues to undergo digital transformation, we are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to help shape the future of our technology landscape. Our value streams are evolving quickly, driven by increasing regulatory demands, rising customer expectations, and the need to modernise legacy systems.

This role will provide dedicated architectural leadership for a specific value stream, aligning technology strategy with business goals and enabling seamless collaboration between IT and business stakeholders.

If you are passionate about driving innovation, influencing strategic decision‑making, and helping an organisation realise the full value of digital transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

Expectations

• Align Technology and Business Strategy: The EA will work directly with senior Value Stream leaders to translate business objectives into actionable technology strategies, ensuring that IT investments drive measurable business value and support long-term growth.
• Drive Modernization and Innovation: The EA will lead the evolution of existing systems to modern, modular architectures, enabling agility, scalability, and faster time-to-market for new insurance products.
• Enhance Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management: With deep industry experience, the EA will ensure that technology solutions meet evolving regulatory requirements and support robust risk management practices.
• Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: By acting as a bridge between business and IT, the EA will break down silos, streamline operations, and improve data sharing and customer experience. The EA will act as a bridge between business and IT, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders. This includes engaging with senior business leaders to understand their strategic priorities and ensuring that the technology strategy supports these priorities.
• Develop Technology Strategy: The EA will assist senior leaders in defining a technology strategy that is responsive to the evolving needs of the Value Stream. This includes developing a common architecture that supports both local and enterprise-wide needs, allowing for rapid development and integration of new technologies.

Role Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and communicate mid- to long-term technology strategies, target architectures, and capability roadmaps that align with Value Stream business goals.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with senior business and IT stakeholders, ensuring alignment and buy-in for architectural decisions.
• Capability Assessment: Evaluate current and future-state capabilities, identify gaps, and recommend investments to support business objectives.
• Governance and Standards: Establish and enforce architectural principles, standards, and measurements to guide technology change and ensure compliance.
• Mentorship and Thought Leadership: Share industry insights, mentor domain architects, and represent the organization at industry forums and conferences.

Required Experience & Skills

• Insurance Industry Expertise: Proven track record as an Enterprise Architect in the insurance sector, with a strong understanding of regulatory, operational, and customer challenges.
• Business Acumen: Ability to balance technical depth with commercial awareness, ensuring that technology solutions deliver tangible business outcomes.
• Change Leadership: Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives, modernizing legacy systems, and fostering a culture of innovation.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional communication skills to engage senior leaders, influence decision-making, and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Stakeholder Engagement Skills: Effective communication and stakeholder management skills are crucial for the EA to build strong relationships with business executives. The ability to articulate the value of enterprise architecture and its role in enabling business capabilities is vital for gaining buy-in from senior leaders.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

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