Senior Enterprise Architect
Join a large-scale transformation programme as a Senior Enterprise Architect, shaping architecture strategy across multiple business domains in the UK.
No. of Positions: 12
Location: Edinburgh | Manchester | Bristol | Leeds
Language: English (mandatory)
Role Overview
We are looking for Senior Enterprise Architects for one of our clients across multiple UK locations. You will be embedded within the CTO Architecture function, covering vacancies, secondments, and maternity leave. In this senior role, you will produce high-level architecture views, roadmaps, and emerging technology strategies while working closely with programme workstream leads and stakeholders across business domains.
What You'll Do
Produce high-level architecture, future/north star, and emerging technology views and roadmaps
Drive implementation of Architecture as Code across the programme
Provide architectural guidance on trends, best practices, strategy, principles, standards, and guardrails
Support transition states, designs, and architecture delivery
Collaborate with workstream leads to define scope, requirements, and design roadmaps
Engage with internal and external stakeholders across the programme
Deliver designs, tooling strategy, and data delivery patterns
In-Scope Technologies & Domains
Architecture as Code & Composability
Stakeholder Management & Architecture Governance
Banking domains: Payments, Loans, Cards, Pensions, Markets
Blockchain & DLP
Cloud Services
Machine Learning, Agentic AI & Artificial Intelligence
Who You Are
Must-Have Requirements:
Strong across multiple architecture disciplines
Solid understanding of Architecture as Code and composability concepts
Ability to work across diverse business domains
Capability to build architecture components independently
Experience in banking or financial services architecture
Familiarity with emerging technologies including AI, ML, Cloud, and Blockchain
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Fluent in spoken and written English (mandatory)
About Sperton
This Position is Sponsored by Sperton Global, a recruitment and consulting company with an international reach. We are committed to helping our clients achieve success in their hiring processes, finding the right people for the right positions.
- Department
- Information Technology
- Locations
- United Kingdom
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Job location
- Edinburgh | Manchester | Bristol | Leeds
- Employment Level | Seniority
- Senior Level
Workplace & Culture at Sperton
At Sperton, we believe that great results come from great people.
Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared passion for delivering quality in everything we do.
We are a Norwegian-owned international company with colleagues across Europe, Asia, and the USA, working together seamlessly across time zones and cultures. Our teams are diverse, yet united by the same goal — to connect people and companies in meaningful ways.
We value openness, initiative, and continuous learning. Everyone at Sperton is encouraged to take ownership, share ideas, and challenge existing ways of working to make our solutions even better.
Even though we operate globally, our approach is personal. We take pride in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where people feel heard, respected, and motivated to grow — both professionally and personally.
