Managed Services Lead Architect
Managed Services Lead Architect
Up to £115,000 | Hybrid working | Bristol & Wider South West region
Sole UK National/SC Cleared or SC Eligible
This is a genuinely senior architecture leadership role—not a single-domain or purely project-focused position.
You’ll act as the technical authority for a large, complex managed-services account, owning its end-to-end architecture and shaping its future technology direction. Working alongside the account leadership team, you’ll govern change, protect architectural integrity and provide trusted advice to senior client stakeholders.
You’ll also lead and inspire a team of Domain Architects and Engineers operating across cloud, infrastructure, security, networks, workplace and other core technology services.
Responsibilities
- Owning the end-to-end architecture of the managed-services estate
- Governing technical change and architecture decisions
- Defining technology strategy, roadmaps and future-state architecture
- Leading Domain Architects and guiding engineering teams
- Building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Balancing technical quality with contractual, commercial and operational realities
- Driving resilience, modernisation and continuous service improvement
Experience you will bring includes:
You’ll be an established Lead, Chief or Enterprise Architect with:
- Experience governing large, complex technology estates
- Broad knowledge across multiple infrastructure and technology domains
- Strong architecture governance and technical leadership credentials
- Experience leading architects and influencing engineering teams
- Excellent senior stakeholder and customer-engagement skills
- Commercial awareness gained within managed services or similarly complex live-service environments
- A technical or engineering background before progressing into architecture leadership
Previous managed-services account leadership is highly desirable, but we’ll also consider senior architecture leaders from complex enterprise environments who can demonstrate broad estate ownership, governance and commercial judgement.
Clearance requirements
You must be a sole UK national, have lived continuously in the UK for the past five years and be eligible to obtain SC clearance.
Salary: Up to £115,000 + bonus + bens
If you’ve moved beyond individual projects or technology towers and are ready to take technical ownership of an entire client estate, get in touch for a confidential conversation.