Infrastructure Architect - Northampton

As an Infrastructure Architect, I am responsible for: - Producing and owning the technology strategy and architecture for one or more domain areas within Consumer Banking & Payments, such as Cards and Payment Gateways. - Defining the technology strategy, roadmaps, and vision in alignment with wider Group standards, using enterprise architecture techniques focused on business outcomes. - Ensuring our technology services are customer and client-centric by providing innovative products and services and collaborating with Business Units to achieve their client and customer strategies. - Leading the evaluation of technology industry and market trends to assess their potential impact on the architecture of the domain. - Conducting technical briefings and recommending next steps to Operations & Technology stakeholders at all levels, including researching relevant technologies and developing proof of concepts as needed. - Defining the technology architecture and strategy for domain areas in Consumer Banking & Payments, with a specific focus on Payment Gateways and Cards. - Creating target and transition architectures to enable the organization to effectively pursue and realize business strategies. - Reviewing concepts and end-to-end solutions, ensuring appropriate architectural governance approvals are obtained. - Leading evaluations of the current technology environment to identify critical deficiencies and recommend improvement solutions. - Supporting the implementation of resilient, scalable solutions for the business line while ensuring compliance with group policies and applicable laws and regulations. - Partnering with engineers, architects, and colleagues within Operations & Technology and the business community to coordinate strategies and technology investment recommendations. - Maintaining and tracking technical debt resulting from changes to target state solutions to accommodate various projects. - Staying updated on relevant technologies and serving in a Subject Matter Expert capacity. - Articulating and establishing best practices and anti-patterns regarding technology applications.