Essential Criteria

•A degree or equivalent qualification in an IT-related discipline, or equivalent professional experience, together with substantial experience in IT architecture, engineering or technical leadership within a large or complex organisation.

•Demonstrable experience of translating business, operational and regulatory requirements into end-to-end solution architectures spanning applications, data, integration, technology and security.

•Experience applying architecture principles, standards, patterns and governance throughout the delivery lifecycle, and producing clear solution designs, roadmaps and decision records.

•Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, modern application & integration architectures, data architecture & infrastructure services.

•Experience defining and assuring non-functional requirements & evaluating architectural options & trade-offs, including security, resilience, performance, supportability, whole-life cost and risk.

•Experience working collaboratively with business stakeholders, multidisciplinary delivery teams, suppliers & managed-service partners.

Desirable Criteria

• See role specification