Principal Architect in RTGS Technology

at  Bank of England

This role reports into the Head of the Technology Strategy and Architecture division with services provided by the role and its reports, along with day to day management, delivered in the RTGS Technology Domain.
The role will be focused on applying architectural risk assessments for all changes and releases to the RTGS technology platforms and applications, including business as usual changes. The role will work with all of the RTGS technical teams in developing their component roadmaps. A key aspect of the role is to work with both business and operational policy areas to help them define and shape the future roadmap for RTGS over a multi-year horizon This will also require being clear on where architectural direction must be unique to the RTGS agenda and where it should align with the Bank’s wider architectural direction or controls.
The role will require a balance of strategic expertise and a material delivery attitude. While directive in nature, and with governance and control responsibilities, the role will exist in a delivery-oriented environment and is required to both ‘lead through others’ and participate ‘hands-on’.
This role requires confidence, leadership, and excellent communication skills. You will need to influence senior management and facilitate the development of technology enabled strategies and investments with the business.

In this role, you are responsible for:-

• Subject matter expertise for the RTGS technical estate, informing, shaping, supporting and challenging both technical and business area.
• Senior partner and peer influencing and management
• Supporting and directing any staff in your reporting line and ensuring adherence to any necessary standards practices
• Understanding the vision and direction for your domain, at the same time as feeding into and supporting relevant enterprise wide technical strategies, roadmaps and guardrails
• Playing the part of a key member of both the RTGS management team and the Technology Strategy & Architecture management team
• Participating and contributing to the Bank’s current and future architectural governance processes and boards
• Representing RTGS as its Principal Architect in any discussion with colleagues from Technology Strategy and Architecture to both inform and support the development of its services and architectural practices