Managing Architect - Infrastructure

As the Managing Architect, you will be a core part of the Leadership team for the Chief Technology Office (CTO). You will be accountable for leading our technical infrastructure architecture domain on behalf of the CTO. You will actively champion the creation of technical architecture assets needed to ensure the effective delivery of strategic change. You will understand and manage the technical risks across infrastructure, bringing your SME knowledge.

As a member of the Technical Design Authority (TDA), you will act as the gateway to the TDA, escalating items of broader enterprise significance or where clear direction is needed to enable effective delivery. You will bring strong, effective and constructive challenge to pragmatically close outstanding architectural questions and ensure delivery programmes impacting your domains are aware of the relevant CTO-owned controls.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team at a time of real change, where you will be at the heart of driving this agenda, and able to make a real impact.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either of our offices (Swindon/London). If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

What you'll be doing

In addition to the above, in this role, you will be responsible for contributing to the development and execution of enterprise infrastructure architecture roadmaps, managing technical risks, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of strategic outcomes. You will also lead and develop teams, build strategic relationships, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Additionally, you will solve complex problems of strategic nature, assess implications of tactical solutions, and work on long-term planning to support the society's goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acknowledged SME in infrastructure technologies with multi-site design experience.
• Full E2E implementation / Delivery of large scale Infrastructure architecture change projects.
• Established leader with previous Senior Management experience in leading, coaching, influencing and setting the pace of reporting teams.
• An understanding of cloud, on prem and IAAC technologies
• Sound understanding of the project lifecycle with excellent analytical skills and creative thinking.

About you

We are looking for someone with outstanding leadership qualities and extensive experience in technical architecture. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading the definition and delivery of architecture dimensions of Solution Architectures at enterprise scale, along with significant business experience at a senior management level. You should be a conceptual and strategic thinker, able to work at an executive level to define strategy, influence, and lead change.

Key qualifications and skills include:

• Acknowledged SME in infrastructure technologies with multi-site design experience.
• Full E2E implementation / Delivery of large scale Infrastructure architecture change projects.
• Established leader with previous Senior Management experience in leading, coaching, influencing and setting the pace of reporting teams.
• An understanding of cloud, on prem and IAAC technologies
• Sound understanding of the project lifecycle with excellent analytical skills and creative thinking.

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

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The extras you'll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 30 days holiday, pro rata
• Individual healthcare cover