Lead Technical Architect in Rochdale

Job Description AboutTheRole \n WerelookingformultipleLeadTechnicalArchitectswhowillplayacentralroleinthesuccessfuldeliveryoftechnologyprojects.Youwillworkcloselywithclientsandinternalteamstounderstandcontext,co - designsolutions,andleadtechnicalteamsthroughproductdevelopment. \n Inthisrole,youwillleadarchitectureworkonclientprogrammes.Youwilldesignandoverseeend -to- endtechnologysolutionsthatarescalable,secure,user - centred,andethicallyresponsible.Thisroleinvolvestranslatingbusinessneedsintotechnologysolutions,creatingarchitectureartefacts,andsupportingclientstomakesustainableanduser - focusedtechnologychoices. \n Youmightbeaspecialistinaparticulartechnologydomainorplatform - suchaslegacysystemmigration,m365,Azure,GCP,AWS,dataplatformsorintelligentprocessautomation - butyouwillapplyatechnologyagnosticperspective. \n You' lloperateasatrustedadvisor,oftenleadingsmallerengagementsorplayingaseniorroleonlargerones,. \n Youwillalsosupportthedevelopmentofjuniorcolleagueswhilecontributingtopracticeimprovementandbusinessdevelopment. \n Wearecommittedtohavingapositiveimpactontheclientsandthecommunitiesweserve.Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfromwomen,disabled,Black,Asian,andMinorityEthniccandidatesandhistoricallyunder -representedgroups. \n Responsibilities \n \n Leadprojectworkstreamsorsmall/mediumclientengagementsintechnologyengagements. \n Collaboratewithclientteamstoaligntechnicalsolutionswithorganisationalstrategiesanduserneeds. \n Defineandcommunicateend -to- endsolutionarchitecturesforprogrammesandservices,translatingbusinessanduserneedsintoscalable,ethical,andmaintainabletechnicaldesigns. \n ,costs,benefits,andrisksofrecommendations. \n Supportclientarchitecturegovernance,ensuringalignmentwithenterprise,data,andsecuritystandards \n Contributetodeliveryplanningtosupportagileproductdevelopment. \n Facilitatearchitecturedecision - makingwithclients,balancingstrategicandtacticalneeds. \n Producehigh- qualityartefactsroadmaps,diagrams,architecturemodels,andwrittenbriefs. \n Createartefactssuchastechnologyroadmaps,optionsappraisals,andarchitecturediagrams. \n Communicatecomplextechnicalinformationtonon - technicalstakeholders. \n Collaboratewithmultidisciplinaryteamsacrossdesign,data,anddelivery. \n Inputintobidsandproposalswithafocusontechnologycontent. \n Maintainastrongunderstandingofemergingtrendsandtechnologies. \n Mentororlinemanagemorejuniorconsultantsandcontributetointernallearning. \n Providethoughtleadershipandcontributetobusinessdevelopmentandmarketingactivities. \n Contributetothecontinualdevelopmentofourtechnologyanddatapractice. \n Developandmaintainstrongclientrelationships,buildingtrustwithseniorstakeholders. \n \n AboutYou \n Essential \n \n Strongexperiencedesigningarchitecturesforcomplexsolutionsensuringconsistencywithagreedrequirementsandstandards \n Knowledgeofenterprisesystems,APIs/integration,cloudplatforms(AWS,Azure,GCP),anddataecosystems \n Experiencedevelopingandreviewingarchitectureartefacts.Experienceofarchitecturemodelling(C4,ArchiMate,UML),andtoolssuchasVisio,LucidchartorDraw.io \n Provenabilitytoworkwithstakeholdersatmultiplelevelsacrossorganisations \n Experienceofcommunicatingtechnicalconceptsandrecommendationstobothtechnicalandnon -technicalaudiences \n Experienceofleadingarchitecturalgovernanceandassurance \n Experienceworkingwithagileproductdeliveryteamsincomplexorganisationalsettings \n Experiencethroughouttheproductlifecycle \n Experiencedeliveringprojectsinaconsultancyenvironment \n Experienceofuserresearchinthecontextoftechnologyandproductdevelopment \n Committedtopersonalandprofessionaldevelopment,stayingabreastofindustrytrends. \n Atechnologyandplatformagnosticperspective. \n Strongverbalandwrittencommunicationskills. \n \n Desirable \n \n Experienceworkingwithpublicsectorarchitecturestandardsandplatforms(e.g.gov.ukPaaS,NHSSpine) \n Experienceworkingindiverse,remote,andmulti -disciplinaryteams \n \n Skills \n \n Communicatingbetweenthetechnicalandnon - technicalabilitytointerpretandnegotiatebetweenneedsoftechnicalandnon - technicalstakeholders \n Requirementsdefinitionandmanagementabilitytoadviseonrequirementsmanagementapproachesandcoordinaterequirementsprioritisation \n Strategicthinkingabilitytocontributetothedevelopmentofstrategiesandpolicies \n TechnologysystemsanalysisabilitytoleadtheanalysisofITsystemcapabilities \n Governanceandassuranceabilitytoassureservicesandsupportclientstodefinegovernance \n Userfocusabilitytochampionuserresearchanddefineapproachestounderstandinguserneeds \n Lifecycleperspectiveabilitytomanagethedeliveryofproductsandservicesatdifferentphasesthroughtheproductlifecycle \n Sourcingtechnologyassetsandsolutions - abilitytoleadsupplierdiscussionsaspartofprocurementprocesses \n Solutionarchitecture - abilitytoleaddevelopmentofsolutionarchitectureinlinewithstandards \n \n Wearecommittedtohavingapositiveimpactontheclientsandthecommunitiesweserve.Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfromallgenders,ethnicities,disabledpeople,membersoftheLGBTQIA+community,a