Head of Technical Architecture

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 architectsExperience 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.