Enterprise Architect Resume Sample

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Naomi Sterling

Enterprise Architect

Aligning technology to strategy across the whole business

+44 20 5550 0575
linkedin.com/in/naomi-sterling-architect

Enterprise architect with twenty years in technology, the last eight shaping enterprise and solution architecture for large organisations in London. Defines the target-state architecture, sets standards and roadmaps, and makes sure technology investment actually serves business strategy across applications, data, integration and cloud. Led the architecture of a group-wide cloud and data-platform transformation that consolidated dozens of legacy systems. Governs solution designs, chairs the architecture review board, advises executives on build-versus-buy and risk, and brings delivery teams along rather than dictating from an ivory tower. Strong across the technical depth and the business and stakeholder politics the role demands. Pragmatic about trade-offs. Looking for an enterprise- or principal-architect role with an organisation undergoing serious technology change.

Work Experience

London Financial Group - London, UK

Enterprise Architect April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months

Define the target-state architecture and the roadmaps right across applications, data, integration and the cloud.
Led the architecture of a group-wide cloud and data transformation consolidating dozens of legacy systems.
Set the architecture standards and govern all the solution designs through the architecture review board.
Advise the executives on build-versus-buy, on technology risk and the big technology investment decisions.
Align the technology strategy to business goals and bring the delivery teams along with the vision.
Mentor the solution architects and steadily raise the architecture maturity right across the whole organisation.

City Technology Consulting - London, UK

Solution Architect / Lead Developer August 2003 to March 2016 12 years & 8 months

Designed and built the enterprise applications and complex integrations for many clients.
Progressed from senior developer to solution architect on major client programmes.
Led the architecture and the technical design across many complex client projects.
Gained the TOGAF certification and then moved into an enterprise-architect role.

City Technology Consulting - London, UK

Software Developer June 2000 to July 2003 3 years & 2 months

Built and maintained the enterprise applications and complex integrations for many clients.
Learned software design, databases and the integration hands-on on the job.
Built the engineering depth that good solution architecture is built on.
Moved into a senior developer and architect track from there afterwards.
Education

Imperial College London

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (September 2000 to June 2003)

Computer science degree covering software engineering, systems and architecture, the technical grounding behind the role. It built a deep understanding of how complex systems are designed and built. Led into a career progressing from developer to architect.

The Open Group

TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect (January 2013 to June 2013)

TOGAF certification covering enterprise architecture frameworks, governance, building blocks and roadmaps. It formalised the architecture discipline practised daily across the organisation. Applied directly to target-state design and architecture governance.
Highlights

Group-wide transformation

Led the architecture of a group-wide cloud and data-platform transformation that consolidated dozens of legacy systems. Simplifying a tangled estate frees a business to move faster and spend less.

Architect, not ivory tower

Brings delivery teams along with the vision rather than handing down designs from above. Architecture only delivers value when the teams building it genuinely buy in.
Key Programmes

Integration Platform Build

Enterprise Architect (January 2019 to June 2020)

Set the architecture for a new integration platform connecting the group's core systems, choosing the patterns and standards so teams could build to it consistently for years.

Target Operating Model Design

Enterprise Architect (January 2021 to September 2021)

Designed the technology target operating model with the executive team, mapping capabilities to systems and a roadmap that tied each investment to a clear business outcome.
Activities & Interests
Certifications

TOGAF Certified

The Open Group (June 2013 to Present)

TOGAF certification covering enterprise architecture frameworks, governance and roadmaps. It formalised the architecture discipline practised daily. Applied directly to target-state design and architecture governance.

Cloud Architecture (AWS/Azure)

Amazon Web Services (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in cloud architecture across AWS and Azure covering migration, integration and well-architected design. It supports the group-wide cloud and data transformation work led in the role.
Technical Skills
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Solution Architecture
  • TOGAF / Frameworks
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Data & Integration Architecture
  • Technology Roadmaps
  • Architecture Governance
  • Strategy Alignment
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Build-vs-Buy Analysis
Langauges

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

German

Professional Working Proficiency
Personal Info

Location

London, UK

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Notice Period

3 months

Date of Birth

1982-05-12
Personal Skills

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Pragmatism

Influence

Leadership

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