Enterprise Data Architect

Job Description

As a Barclays Data Enterprise Architect, you will be focused on building long term strategic roadmaps aligned to both business requirements, technology capabilities & engineering best practice. You will partner across the organisation to align businessand IT strategies and maximize the value of technology investments and maintain an active view of industry and technology trends and their relevance, identifying opportunities to advance business strategy through innovation and technology adoption. Barclays is one of the worlds largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creatingfinancial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. Hybrid WorkingWe are currently operating in a hybrid working environment, meaning that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern optionsfor the role with the hiring manager. What will you be doing Maintaining a depth of understanding of how own role and team integrates with other teams across the Bank, contributing to their goals Providing architectural governance in line with business and control requirements Facilitating decision making and arbitration relating to trade-offs both within and between different solution platforms Supporting architects and engineers in ensuring project deliveries align to strategy and roadmaps Identifying opportunities for simplification, standardisation and reuse across the technology estate, enabling increases in operational efficiency Undertaking technical evaluation of partnerships, 3rd party vendors and technologies You will actively communicate technology strategy and architecture to the wider technical community Collaborating with other Business Unit CTOs to drive the Group wide standards on design and architecture What were looking for: A technology professional, able to build trusted relationships with business, COO and CIO stakeholders Experience of shaping and defining reusable solutions and architecture across disparate technologies that resolve complex business issues Experience in one or more data focused architectural areas Skills that will help you in the role: Experience / Understanding of the role Data Enterprise Architecture plays in a large organisation Able to deal with issues in a positive and constructive manner, driving resolution and accountability Actively promote collaboration, able to bring together colleagues to find the right technology solution for the business Where will you be workingYou will be based in Radbroke, Knutsford. The Barclays Technology Campus just outside Manchester is our tech command centre and a vital strategic powerhouse behind our global operations. The campus is set in a 64 acre self-contained site, in a beautiful greenenvironment and it offers unrivalled facilities for work and for play. We have an onsite gym, as well as outdoor tennis, football and cricket areas, as well as onsite restaurant and coffee shops. #YS2021