Enterprise Architect

Location Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract Type Permanent
Hours Full-Time

We’re Atom bank

The bank that’s leading the fintech charge!

We’re not like the rest. We’re true innovators, and we’re redefining what a bank should be. Ours is a bank for today and the future, a mobile-first bank. Forget the stuffy branches, with Atom you can bank whenever, wherever, faster, and simpler.

Could you be the next innovator to join us?

What will your ‘typical’ day look like? Different that’s for sure…:

We are seeking a proactive and innovative Enterprise Architect to join our team. This is a pivotal role where you’ll be instrumental in delivering industry-leading value, efficiency, and resilience by transforming our Technology estate.

You’ll need to be a very strong communicator, capable of building and maintaining crucial relationships with both leadership and subject matter experts across the business. You will work with a high degree of autonomy, so a self-starter mentality is essential.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Strategic Architecture: You will lead the assessment of new technology for future financial products and technical platforms. You’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining multi-year roadmaps and architectural blueprints to drive efficiency and innovation.
  • Vision & Influence: You will lead and socialise long-term initiatives that will shape our Value Stream roadmaps. Your work will create proactive alignment for the strategic direction of our technology, helping the bank identify the best strategic technology partnerships to achieve market differentiation.
  • Proactive Change: You’ll identify, deliver, and maintain best-in-class value in our technology estate.
  • Autonomy & Relationships: You will be expected to autonomously build knowledge and cultivate relationships with executive stakeholders. This is key to gaining organisational commitment for enterprise-level architecture initiatives.
  • Architectural Governance: You will provide architectural consulting to various initiatives You will ensure that architectural governance is a fair, consistent, and transparent process

What do we need from you?

  • Extensive background in architecture, with previous experience across enterprise or solution architecture.
  • A very clear communicator, both written and verbally.
  • Have the ability to unblock issues with third parties through relationships and escalation, minimising negative impacts on delivery.
  • Strong understanding of Digital, Data, Cloud, APIs, Middleware, and Web technologies.
  • Proven experience demonstrating good industry practices and behaviours in architecture and broader technology.
  • Strong project management skills, ideally with experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
  • An architecture certification like TOGAF or equivalent is advantageous

What you’ll get from us:

  • Flexible hybrid working
  • Salary range £70k-£80k
  • 4-day work week
  • Incredibly generous company pension scheme (maximum of 13% of Atom input – you can put in more)
  • ‘All About Me’ fund: £200 per year to spend on personal development
  • 22.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
  • Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan & Life Insurance
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme

PLEASE NOTE: You must have the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role as Atom is unable to support Visa Applications/Sponsorship

Atom is an equal opportunities employer. We value you as an individual and therefore disregard race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, age, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership and disability in any hiring decisions we make. Atom will always adhere to the Equality Act 2010.

All roles within Atom must adhere to the Conduct Rules as set out by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

As part of Atom bank’s commitment to the FCA’s Consumer Duty, Atom will, take all reasonable steps to avoid causing foreseeable harm to customers, take all reasonable steps to enable customers to pursue their financial objectives and act in good faith.

The legal bit.

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