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Allen Lane are delighted to be supporting the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in their search for a Lead Architect. This is a key role within the Digital, Data & Technology team providing leadership in the design of technology solutions to support RBKC’s strategic priorities.
This is a hands-on role in which you’ll lead a small team of architects to ensure that best practices in solution design and problem-solving are upheld.
Please note that this is a hybrid position with 2 days per week required on-site.
The role
As a Lead Architect you will:
- Foster a collaborative and innovative environment that supports the strategic vision, roadmaps and plans of stakeholders across the council
- Be a hands-on leader, guiding and mentoring architects and other colleagues ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to succeed
- Uphold Architecture best practices, standards and design principles across the organisation enabling the consistency and scalability of technology solutions
- Ensure solutions developed within the team meet council standards, policies and governance requirements
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, curiosity and innovation.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, implement improvements to existing systems, processes and standards that add value to council services.
Key skills required
As a Lead Architect you must have:
- Previous experience as a hands-on Solution Architect within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- The ability to work in cross functional teams and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
- Working knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies, frameworks and tools
- Experience in leading/mentoring small architecture teams
- The confidence to deliver highly technical topics to a wide range of audiences
- Demonstrable experience in identifying strategic & operational issues, applying analytical and creative skills to find appropriate solutions
What you get in return
A salary of £75,000 plus a range of excellent benefits
How to apply
Please submit a CV & a supporting statement (no more than 1 page)
