Role : Strategic Bids Enterprise Architect Location - Solihull, Hook, or London (hybrid) Salary - up to £95K base + benefits Industry : Business Process Outsourcing/Public services industry Purpose: The Strategic Bids Enterprise Architect leads the development of major strategic bids, ensuring proposed solutions align with standard architectures and deliver a competitive, winning proposition for the company. They work closely … and technology components are effectively addressed, engaging the digital and technology function early in the process. This includes overseeing the selection and governance of strategic partners and suppliers. The Enterprise Architect must understand both the technical and commercial aspects of each bid—assessing how proposed technologies influence win probability and the profitability of awarded contracts. Responsibilities: • Lead the development … of technology solutions for strategic bids, ensuring they are affordable, competitive, and aligned with EnterpriseArchitecture and IT strategy. • Provide systems engineering support to ensure requirements are effectively cascaded to technology partners and vendors. • Serve as the Design Authority for solution components delivered by technology partners and vendors on strategic bids. • Offer architectural leadership and guidance to Senior More ❯
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Sellick Partnership
Lead Enterprise Architect Salary: £57,515 + digital and data allowance of up to £22,885 Multiple locations - Newcastle, Leeds, Oldham, Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Birmingham or Yeading - Candidates based in Yeading will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000 Full time, 37 hours per week Hybrid working Permanent Overview Sellick Partnership is delighted to be partnered with the … Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) to recruit a Lead Enterprise Architect. The ideal candidate will report to the Chief Architect you will work in a team consisting of Lead Enterprise Architects, Lead Technical Architects and Lead Solution Architects and play a pivotal role within the Architecture Management Office leading the overall direction of business and digital … capabilities. Key responsibilities Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to: Provide enterprise solutions to specific business problems and challenges across one or more EnterpriseArchitecture domains Assist with requests of new Digital Transformation work and support in the building of business cases Responsible for the design and communication of high-level structures to enable and More ❯
Title - Head of Enterprise Solutions Architecture Location - West Midlands Working Pattern - Hybrid (2 days at home) Sector - Software Development/SaaS Salary - Competitive Contact - callum.bell@forsythbarnes.com Our client stands out as a pioneering force in delivering advanced technology solutions, committed to helping businesses realise their digital goals. With an unwavering focus on quality and a customer-centric ethos … this organisation excels in offering innovative enterprise solutions that enable companies to succeed in today's competitive environment. Job Description As Head of Architecture, you’ll set the strategic direction for product and solution design, oversee architecture governance, and ensure consistency and quality across delivery teams. You’ll work closely with clients, product managers, engineers, and business … leaders to define best-in-class SaaS and integration architectures that scale across multiple enterprise customers. You will: Lead and mentor a team of architects and senior engineers. Define and own the enterprisearchitecture blueprint across product and client implementations. Drive architectural design for complex, integrated SaaS platforms (React/Node/Postgres/AWS/API More ❯
Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Network IT
Role: Head of Architecture Location: Birmingham (Hybrid) Salary: £75,000 - £95,000 Network IT is recruiting for a Head of Architecture to lead enterprise and solution architecture within a large-scale, complex technology environment— specifically within the higher education sector . This is a senior leadership role requiring not only technical expertise but also a deep … appreciation of the intricate structures, governance, and strategic priorities unique to universities and academic institutions.You’ll define and drive the architecture strategy across infrastructure, data, applications, and business processes, ensuring all technical decisions align with both enterprise standards and the evolving needs of a modern higher education organisation.You’ll lead a team of architects and analysts, collaborating with … senior academic and administrative stakeholders to shape a long-term technology roadmap that supports digital transformation, operational efficiency, and academic excellence. Key Responsibilities: Develop and evolve the enterprisearchitecture vision and roadmap in alignment with institutional strategy and sector-specific challenges. Lead solution design across complex domains, ensuring consistency, interoperability, and scalability across research, teaching, and administrative systems. More ❯
birmingham, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
BNP Paribas Personal Finance
some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way. The Role: To propose Information System (IS) level architecture solutions, ensuring their consistency, adaptability and sustainability in alignment with the UK EnterpriseArchitecture Data strategy. As a Data Architect within the EnterpriseArchitecture Team … your role will involve defining and building data architectures to enable the business to utilize data strategically. You will ensure compliance with standards related to data architecture, management, quality, integrity, and protection. Key Responsibilities: Contribution and implementation of the data vision, designing architecture solutions that are in line with the Architecture rules and principles, long-term business … objectives and compliant with data regulations (GDPR, BCBS239...) Define, in collaboration with key partners in IT, business lines and functions, of "best-in-class" architecture for data platform, data management, data quality, modelling, storage, etc. Develop conceptual, logical and physical data models to support data analysis and new usages (API, data science...) Create and maintain current-and target-state More ❯
ensure designs comply with the company's architectural standards. • Present and take ownership of solution designs and cost models within the bid governance framework. • Collaborate with IT professionals (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Technical Leads) to design solutions for business operations and bids. • Ensure project and bid implementations adhere to approved architectural designs. • Provide architectural guidance and leadership to delivery teams … Work with IT Project Managers and BU DP to ensure solution design milestones are achieved according to project plans. • Develop solution and service designs that align with business needs, EnterpriseArchitecture roadmaps, and IT strategies. • Evaluate supplier proposals to ensure deliverability, quality, and alignment with EnterpriseArchitecture and standard services. • Document solution and service designs in More ❯
in solution reviews and governance boards to ensure designs meet copmany architectural standards. • Present solution designs and cost models within the bid governance framework. • Engage with IT professionals (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Technical Leads) to design solutions for business operations and bids. • Ensure project and bid implementations comply with approved architectural designs. • Provide design leadership and architectural guidance to delivery … the IT Project Manager and BU DP to ensure solution design milestones are met according to the project plan. • Produce solution and service designs that align with business needs, EnterpriseArchitecture roadmaps, and IT strategies. • Review supplier proposals to confirm deliverability, quality, and alignment with EnterpriseArchitecture and standard services. • Document solution and service designs in More ❯
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Sellick Partnership
Head of Technical Architecture Salary: £57,515 + digital and data allowance of up to £22,885 Multiple locations - Newcastle, Leeds, Oldham, Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Birmingham or Yeading - Candidates based in Yeading will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000 Full time, 37 hours per week Hybrid working Permanent Overview Sellick Partnership is delighted to be partnered with … the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) to recruit a Head of Technical Architecture. The ideal candidate will work within a team of Lead Enterprise Architects and Lead Solution Architects; you will report directly into the Chief Architect and play a vital role within the Architecture Management Office. Key responsibilities Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited … solution architect team that lead technical designs of systems and services, and who articulate key design decisions effectively Provide mentoring within teams and provide leadership to architects within DVSA architecture community Required experience/qualifications Essential qualifications: Qualified to a degree level in a Digital Development and Technology discipline (further information can be provided) A formal architectural qualification in More ❯
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Architect to lead the strategic design, implementation, and governance of enterprise infrastructure across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments. This role ensures that all infrastructure systems are secure, scalable, and cost-effective, supporting both current and future business needs. The Infrastructure team provides structure, control, and monitoring for technical operations spanning hardware … software, and networking in physical and virtual environments. Our mission is to minimise downtime, maintain productivity, and optimise processes through technology. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain infrastructure architecture across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments. Define and evolve infrastructure standards, patterns, and frameworks. Develop strategic roadmaps for infrastructure solutions, including data centres, cloud platforms, networking, servers, and storage. Collaborate … with enterprisearchitecture, security, operations, and application teams to align infrastructure strategies with business objectives. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements for performance, resilience, and scalability. Provide expert guidance on cloud migration, hybrid environments, and automation. Lead capacity planning and performance optimisation. Ensure governance and compliance with change management and security processes. Act as technical authority and product More ❯
like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and predictive analytics platforms. Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., OpenAI API, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and automation platforms. Strong understanding of data integration, APIs, and enterprise architecture. Ability to translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions. Project management expertise across ideation, execution, and stakeholder coordination. Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts More ❯