FDM Group
Enterprise Architect
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Enterprise Architect - Finance Sector
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Enterprise Architect to work for our client within the Finance sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.
About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect with strong Solution Design expertise to support the delivery of complex business and technology change initiatives.
This role will act as the bridge between enterprise strategy and project delivery, ensuring that solutions are aligned to architectural principles, business objectives, security standards, and technology roadmaps. The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, business stakeholders, delivery leads, and technical SMEs to shape, review, and govern solution designs across a range of programmes and projects.
The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable operating at a strategic level while providing hands-on guidance to delivery teams throughout the solution lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, and target-state architectures.
- Support project teams in the creation and review of solution designs and technical architectures.
- Ensure solutions align with business strategy, enterprise standards, security requirements, and technology roadmaps.
- Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and governance forums.
- Provide thought leadership on architecture best practices, emerging technologies, and modern design approaches.
- Work with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable and supportable solutions.
- Identify opportunities to simplify technology landscapes, reduce technical debt, and improve operational efficiency.
- Develop architecture artefacts including:
- Solution architecture documents
- High and low-level designs
- Integration architecture diagrams
- Data flows and process models
- Non-functional requirements
- Support investment and programme planning by providing architectural assessments and recommendations.
- Mentor solution architects, technical leads, and project teams on architecture methodologies and design principles.
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About You
- Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technical Architecture roles.
- Proven experience designing and governing large-scale enterprise solutions.
- Strong background in solution design across multiple technology domains.
- Experience working within complex transformation programmes.
- Ability to balance business priorities with architectural integrity.
- Experience facilitating workshops and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of architecture governance and assurance processes.
Technical Knowledge
- Experience in several of the following areas:
- Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Enterprise integration and API architectures
- Microservices and event-driven architectures
- Data architecture and information management
- Security and identity management principles
- Application modernisation
- Infrastructure and platform architectures
- DevOps and CI/CD practices
- SaaS and enterprise platforms
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- Desirable experience with:
- TOGAF
- ArchiMate
- Zachman
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Enterprise architecture modelling tools
Stakeholder Management
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience engaging with senior leadership, programme directors, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers.
- Able to challenge constructively while driving consensus and delivery outcomes.
About Us
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial, or local laws.
Why Join Us
- Career coaching, mentoring, and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
- Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
- Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths, and build a skillset within your field
- Annual leave and workplace pension
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