Lead Architect - Managed Services
Lead Architect - Managed Services
Heathrow | Onsite | Circa £115,000 + Benefits | SC Clearance
The Opportunity
We're looking for a senior Lead Architect to join the Account Leadership Team of a large and complex Managed Services environment.
This is a genuine architecture leadership role, responsible for the overall technical direction, governance and architectural integrity of the account.
You'll act as a trusted technical adviser to senior stakeholders, providing strategic direction across a broad technology landscape and leading a community of Domain Architects and Engineers.
What You'll Do
- Own the end-to-end account architecture across a complex technology estate.
- Provide architectural leadership across Cloud, Infrastructure, Networks, Security, Workplace and other technology domains.
- Define technology roadmaps and future-state architectures.
- Govern technical change and ensure alignment with standards and contractual commitments.
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
- Provide technical direction and leadership across architecture and engineering teams.
- Balance technical, commercial and business requirements within a Managed Services environment.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Lead / Account / Enterprise Architect within Managed Services.
- Broad, cross-domain architecture experience rather than a single technology specialism.
- Experience governing large and complex technology estates.
- Strong senior stakeholder and client relationship management skills.
- Proven technical leadership and influencing capability.
- Commercial awareness and experience working within Managed Services contracts and delivery environments.
If you're an experienced Managed Services Architect looking to take ownership of account-wide technology strategy and architecture, we'd like to hear from you.