• Lead the definition of a Technology/Application Lifecycle Management framework, with emphasis on application lifecycle, technology obsolescence and end-of-life risk governance.

• Define lifecycle states, governance accountabilities, decision points, escalation paths and forward-planning controls for upgrades and remediation ahead of vendor end-of-life.

• Lead the Enterprise Architecture contribution to the enterprise resilience strategy and target-state resilience architecture, including the principles and patterns required to improve recoverability and reduce failover constraints.

• Align lifecycle governance and resilience architecture so that obsolescence, recoverability and resilience risks are considered consistently across the two workstreams.

• Coordinate architecture inputs from Technology Platforms, IT GRC, DR/Operations, Cyber Security, Procurement, Finance and application owners.

• Establish architecture governance, traceability and decision records for the two workstreams, including alignment to EA standards, target states and review forums.

• Guide the Resilience Architect / Technical Architect and consolidate technical outputs into an executive-level strategy and roadmap.

  • Maintain the EA boundary: lead strategy, architecture and governance while operational control implementation, testing and evidence production remain with accountable delivery and platform teams.

Desired Candidate Profile

Required Skills

• Deep experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, application portfolio management and lifecycle governance.

• Strong understanding of technology obsolescence, vendor end-of-support risk, investment planning and architecture governance.

• Experience shaping enterprise resilience strategies and target-state architectures across applications, infrastructure, data, integration and cloud.

• Ability to establish pragmatic governance frameworks, RACI models, control points, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

• Strong executive communication, cross-functional leadership, facilitation and decision-paper writing skills.

• Experience in banking, financial services or another highly regulated sector is strongly preferred.

Key Deliverables

• Technology/Application Lifecycle Management framework covering lifecycle stages, technology obsolescence and end-of-life risk governance.

• Defined lifecycle taxonomy, governance model, ownership model, control points and escalation approach.

• Forward-planning approach for identifying and budgeting upgrades or remediation before vendor end-of-life.

• Enterprise resilience strategy and target-state resilience architecture, including architecture principles, patterns, priorities and transition considerations.

• Integrated roadmap, dependencies and governance plan across the lifecycle and resilience workstreams.

• Architecture decision records, executive updates and governance submissions supporting implementation and ongoing governance.

CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Certifications Preferred: TOGAF certification. Additional relevant certifications may include ITIL 4, COBIT, PMP/PRINCE2, AWS or Microsoft Azure architecture credentials, and CBCI or equivalent resilience qualification.

Preferred Tech Stack Enterprise architecture repository and modelling standards; application portfolio and CMDB data; hybrid infrastructure and cloud architecture; resilience and lifecycle management capabilities.

Tools / Platforms ServiceNow CMDB/APM; Jira; Confluence; Microsoft Power BI; Microsoft 365.