Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Who are weWe want to help small businesses win. Thats why were here. We connect small business owners to investors - to create jobs, help families and power economies - because we believe that people are made to do more. And we want to help them get the finance they need to thrive, creating thousands of jobs as they drive theeconomy forward. . So, we created the leading online marketplace for small business loans. Our investors have lent £13.7 billion in 171,000 loans to 122,000 small business owners. In a single year, we unlocked 100,000 jobs and contributed £7.2 billion to the UK economy. Theresnever been a better time to join! Be part of the team that changes everything. Lets build the place where small businesses can get the funding they need to win and leave a legacy behind, forever. This role sits within the "Architecture" team. This is a key function under the Technology BU at Funding Circle which is a key contributor to the organisations tech strategies and vision. This is an individual contributor at a senior level in the technologyteam. What will you be doingAs an Enterprise Architect, you will collaborate with Principal and Lead Engineers, fellow architects, and other senior stakeholders to develop an Enterprise Architecture target state that helps to realise the strategic vision.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand and communicate our business strategies in order to shape and influence the architecture to deliver them
• Author, edit, and curate catalogues, models, and other documents describing our current and proposed business and technology architecture
• Establish and maintain the common principles, standards, patterns and technologies that we use, in collaboration with domain architects and other technology stakeholders
• Help to define, operate, and continuously evolve the frameworks and processes through which we make disciplined technology decisions
• Provide guidance and direction to domain architects and other technologists to ensure cohesion and keep sight of the bigger picture

Are you

• Fluent in both the language of the business and that of technology
• Skilled in striking a balance between the need for governance and design constraints with that for enabling autonomy in order to promote agility and respond to business opportunities
• Knowledgeable about common architectural patterns and styles such as event-driven architectures, stream processing, event-sourcing, microservices, container and serverless architectures
• Experienced in the development and design of scalable, performant, robust and fault-tolerant software architectures
• Experienced in the use of AWS and a range of open source technologies including Apache Kafka and Kubernetes
• Experienced in the use of architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, O-AA
• A skilled negotiator and influencer, able to reach consensus on architectural decisions
• An excellent communicator, with the ability to get across complex ideas both verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences
• Passionate about enterprise architecture, and able to clearly articulate its benefits to a variety of audiences

Why should you join us Were gearing up for our biggest chapter yet - and its being driven by all of our Circlers. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad. A place to develop yourself, fast. Real work. Real experience. Real opportunities to collect skills. Think big remits and huge ownership to make great things happen. Yes, its target-driven and high-octane - but we like to play hard too. Thats what makes us, us. Our vibrant culture is built around potential and creating a place where you can really be you. We keep it agile and open. All voices heard. Because we believegreat ideas come from everywhere. If you show skill and willing, well back you all the way. This is the place for you to build something incredible. Its in our differences that we find our strengths.At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. Were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better. We particularly encourage applications fromapplicants from underrepresented backgrounds. We welcome applicants who may want to work flexibly. Want to Build The Incredible Wed love to hear from you.