Head of Technical Architecture
Leeds (Hybrid)
Up to £73,000
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Technical Architecture to lead and evolve our Technical Architecture practice within a large, complex organisation undergoing significant technology transformation.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for defining technical architecture direction across infrastructure, cloud, platforms, networks and security, while building and leading a high-performing team of architects.
The Role
As Head of Technical Architecture, you will:
- Lead and develop the Technical Architecture practice, including recruitment, mentoring and capability building
- Define and maintain technical architecture principles, standards, patterns and governance
- Provide architectural leadership across major programmes and transformation initiatives
- Act as a senior technical advisor to IT and organisational leadership
- Ensure technology partners and delivery teams align to agreed architectural standards
- Drive modernisation initiatives, including Infrastructure as Code, automation and DevOps practices
- Contribute to enterprise-wide architecture planning, particularly across cloud, infrastructure and platform domains
This role combines strategic direction, governance ownership and hands-on architectural expertise.
What We're Looking For
Essential Experience
- Extensive experience operating as a Technical Architect across the full delivery lifecycle
- Broad enterprise infrastructure and cloud architecture expertise (compute, storage, networking, platform software, resilience and security)
- Experience designing and governing cloud and hybrid platforms (IaaS and PaaS)
- Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code and DevOps principles
- Experience with technical product selection and RFI/RFP processes
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate technical risk into business language
- Demonstrable experience leading an architecture practice or managing multiple architects
- Experience defining architecture roles, capability frameworks and career pathways
Desirable Experience
- Experience with major cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Exposure to automation tooling (e.g. Terraform, configuration management tools)
- Knowledge of virtualisation, networking, database and enterprise productivity platforms
- Experience in large, federated or complex organisational environments
Personal Attributes
- Strong leadership and people development capability
- Credible and respected technical authority
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Delivery-focused and outcome-oriented
- Collaborative, pragmatic and forward-thinking
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to:
- Shape and mature a federated Technical Architecture function
- Influence strategic technology direction at organisational scale
- Lead modernisation initiatives across cloud and infrastructure domains
- Work in a dynamic, transformation-focused environment
If you are an experienced Head of Technical Architecture or a Senior Technical Architect looking to progress your career into Leadership; then I would like to hear from you.
Please apply directly online, and if your application is successful, one of the team will be in touch.
