AboutTheRole WerelookingformultipleLeadTechnicalArchitectswhowillplayacentralroleinthesuccessfuldeliveryoftechnologyprojects.Youwillworkcloselywithclientsandinternalteamstounderstandcontext,co-designsolutions,andleadtechnicalteamsthroughproductdevelopment. Inthisrole,youwillleadarchitectureworkonclientprogrammes.Youwilldesignandoverseeend-to-endtechnologysolutionsthatarescalable,secure,user-centred,andethicallyresponsible.Thisroleinvolvestranslatingbusinessneedsintotechnologysolutions,creatingarchitectureartefacts,andsupportingclientstomakesustainableanduser-focusedtechnologychoices. Youmightbeaspecialistinaparticulartechnologydomainorplatform-suchaslegacysystemmigration,m365,Azure,GCP,AWS,dataplatformsorintelligentprocessautomation-butyouwillapplyatechnologyagnosticperspective. You'lloperateasatrustedadvisor,oftenleadingsmallerengagementsorplayingaseniorroleonlargerones,butmayalsoworksoloorcontributeasamemberofateamasneeded.Youwillbethesourceoftechnicaloversightandadviceforthewiderteamandfortheclient. Youwillalsosupportthedevelopmentofjuniorcolleagueswhilecontributingtopracticeimprovementandbusinessdevelopment. Wearecommittedtohavingapositiveimpactontheclientsandthecommunitiesweserve.Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfromwomen,disabled,Black,Asian,andMinorityEthniccandidatesandhistoricallyunder-representedgroups. Responsibilities Leadprojectworkstreamsorsmall/mediumclientengagementsintechnologyengagements. Collaboratewithclientteamstoaligntechnicalsolutionswithorganisationalstrategiesanduserneeds. Defineandcommunicateend-to-endsolutionarchitecturesforprogrammesandservices,translatingbusinessanduserneedsintoscalable,ethical,andmaintainabletechnicaldesigns. Conductthoroughtechnicalassessmentsandprovideactionablerecommendationsfordecision-makers.Explainthepotentialimpact,costs,benefits … andwrittenbriefs. Createartefactssuchastechnologyroadmaps,optionsappraisals,andarchitecturediagrams. Communicatecomplextechnicalinformationtonon-technicalstakeholders. Collaboratewithmultidisciplinaryteamsacrossdesign,data,anddelivery. Inputintobidsandproposalswithafocusontechnologycontent. Maintainastrongunderstandingofemergingtrendsandtechnologies. Mentororlinemanagemorejuniorconsultantsandcontributetointernallearning. Providethoughtleadershipandcontributetobusinessdevelopmentandmarketingactivities. Contributetothecontinualdevelopmentofourtechnologyanddatapractice. Developandmaintainstrongclientrelationships,buildingtrustwithseniorstakeholders. AboutYou Essential Strongexperiencedesigningarchitecturesforcomplexsolutionsensuringconsistencywithagreedrequirementsandstandards Knowledgeofenterprisesystems,APIs/integration,cloudplatforms(AWS,Azure,GCP),anddataecosystems Experiencedevelopingandreviewingarchitectureartefacts.Experienceofarchitecturemodelling(C4,ArchiMate,UML),andtoolssuchasVisio,LucidchartorDraw.io Provenabilitytoworkwithstakeholdersatmultiplelevelsacrossorganisations Experienceofcommunicatingtechnicalconceptsandrecommendationstobothtechnicalandnon-technicalaudiences Experienceofleadingarchitecturalgovernanceandassurance Experienceworkingwithagileproductdeliveryteamsincomplexorganisationalsettings Experiencethroughouttheproductlifecycle Experiencedeliveringprojectsinaconsultancyenvironment Experienceofuserresearchinthecontextoftechnologyandproductdevelopment Committedtopersonalandprofessionaldevelopment,stayingabreastofindustrytrends. Atechnologyandplatformagnosticperspective. Strongverbalandwrittencommunicationskills. Desirable Experienceworkingwithpublicsectorarchitecturestandardsandplatforms(e.g.gov.ukPaaS,NHSSpine ...