Enterprise Application Architect

Job Description:

Job Title: Enterprise Application Architect

Location: Remote/Virtual UK

Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Shape the Future of the London Insurance Market

Velonetic sits at the heart of the London insurance market, processing over £115 billion in premium and claims transactions each year. As we continue our technology transformation journey, we're looking for an Enterprise Application Architect to help shape the future of our application landscape and drive strategic technology decisions.

The Role

As part of the Enterprise Architecture team, you'll define and evolve our application strategy and application portfolio, ensuring our technology estate supports current business needs and future growth. You'll work closely with business leaders, architects, and delivery teams to align applications with business capabilities and guide modernisation, governance, and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise application strategy and roadmap.
• Develop current, transition, and target-state application architectures.
• Lead application modernisation, rationalisation, and optimisation activities.
• Maintain application portfolios, lifecycle roadmaps, and target-state architectures.
• Establish architecture standards, principles, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align applications, business capabilities, and technology strategy.
• Ensure applications are secure, resilient, and aligned to regulatory requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Experience designing and governing enterprise-scale application architectures.
• Strong understanding of application strategy, roadmaps, and portfolio management.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, APIs, microservices, enterprise applications, and legacy systems.
• Ability to engage and influence both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience supporting transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Familiarity with TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks.

Experience within insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry is advantageous, but candidates from other sectors with relevant transferable experience are encouraged to apply.

Our Commitment To you:

Velonetic is committed to building diverse teams. We actively encourage applications from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We're proud to offer:

• Equal opportunities and inclusive recruitment practices
• Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process
• Supportive networks and mentorship programs
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance

What we can do for you:

• Competitive compensation
• Pension scheme DXC Select – (benefits package)
• Perks at Work
• DXC incentives

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