Are you ready to shape the future of digital technology? Our leading client has an exciting new opportunity for a Lead Architect and be at the forefront of an exciting digital transformation This is your chance to play a pivotal role in defining and executing their digital strategy, driving innovation, and embedding a leading digital culture within the organization. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Define and shape the digital technology strategy, target architecture, and technology roadmap. Innovative Design: Design new digital applications and services to foster a leading digital culture and capability. Technical Governance: Manage partner technical relationships to ensure efficient delivery of digital products. Solution Support: Research and recommend pragmatic technical solutions to support product teams, highlighting technical considerations for solution delivery. Roadmap Planning: Align digital technology teams to work towards a simpler, more manageable digital estate through strategic roadmap planning. Agile Processes: Develop architecture processes that align with agile delivery methodologies. Detailed Design: Create and maintain design viewpoints that illustrate the detailed workings of the digital architecture landscape. What You'll Bring: Certification: TOGAF or equivalent certification in architecture methods. Supplier Management: Experience in third-party supplier management. Governance Framework: Experience working within IT Governance, Technical Design Authority, and Change Advisory Boards. Technical Expertise: Deep technical experience with key software/hardware technologies, including cloud, cyber, CRM, Microsoft development tools (.NET, API, microservice frameworks), Azure, AWS, mobile app technologies, hosting platforms (SaaS/IaaS/PaaS), and Big Data solutions. Lifecycle Understanding: Comprehensive understanding of the full software development lifecycle.