What is the opportunity?

This is an opportunity for a keen technologist to work in dynamic team who are focused on the development and delivery of the IT Strategy for the Bank of Ireland.

The lead architect will engage with peer Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Change colleagues, business and IT stakeholders and will work in a well-established, respected, collaborative and supportive EA team.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to strategy definition and the development of roadmaps and reference architectures for Infrastructure, Cloud and Service Management capabilities, in support of business strategic priorities and challenges.
• Support project colleagues with Enterprise technology landscape knowledge.
• Direct and guide change programmes in their architecting and design of changes for Infrastructure, Cloud and Service Management solutions, maintain oversight and play an architecture governance role throughout the lifecycle of a change project
• Direct, guide and support solution architects to design architectures that implement or influence the Infrastructure, Cloud and Service Management strategies and roadmaps in compliance with the guidance from Principles, Standards, Policies and Guidelines.

What will make you stand out?

The successful candidate will have proven experience in developing enterprise architectures and have broad experience across infrastructure domains including operating system, virtualisation, networking, database, digital workplace, storage, AWS, Azure and hybrid cloud.

You will have familiarity with infrastructure enablement of AI solutions and I&O AI use cases, strong verbal and written communications skills and be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Be able to create a shared purpose vision and direction and encourage others to work towards it.

Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out but is not necessary in order to apply for this role;

• Relevant Cloud certification, AWS and / or Azure.
• Ability to work with deep-dive technical SME's and decisive when presented with disparate technical solutions.
• Ability to recognise the need for change and move people, process and technology in a new direction.

Essential Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role.

More about the team

As a Lead Architect you will be integral to the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team. A well-established and respected team who are passionate about modernising and simplifying the technology of Bank of Ireland to enable the best experiences for customer and colleagues.

The team is innovative and knowledgeable, with skills in IT Architecture, IT Consulting, and deep technology understanding. These skills are used to build IT Strategies, Roadmaps, and Architectures that drive the transformation of the Bank's technology.

This is a hybrid role and can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin. Travel will be required for in-person collaboration -exact frequency to be agreed with manager.

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Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!