Lead Solution Architect

Overview

In this CTO-level role, you will set Data Center architecture strategy, govern delivery, and shape customer solutions across key accounts. You’ll lead engagement with executives, drive practice growth, and build high-performing teams to deliver transformation programmes. You will influence both strategy and delivery, sponsor innovation, and ensure architectural quality and risk management. This is a customer‑facing, leadership role focused on turning complex IT transformations into measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Set architecture strategy, standards and governance
• Shape go-to-market propositions and strategic solutions
• Sponsor innovation and major customer engagements
• Advise senior customer stakeholders on technology strategy and investment
• Lead executive workshops, reviews and transformation planning
• Own architectural escalations across key accounts
• Lead, coach and develop architects and consultants
• Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing culture
• Own recruitment, succession and capability development
• Govern complex transformation programmes from Private Cloud, Data, HPC and AI technologies
• Ensure architecture quality, consistency and risk management
• Drive delivery excellence and resolve major challenges
• Drive revenue, profitability and consulting growth
• Support strategic bids and executive presentations
• Plan capability, utilisation and partner engagement

Key requirements

• Proven leadership of enterprise architecture or consulting teams
• Success leading strategic accounts and transformation programmes
• Strong commercial judgement and executive influence

• Strategic thinking
• Credible communication
• Leadership and mentoring
• Customer-focused
• Experience governing Private Cloud, Data, HPC and AI transformation programmes
• Vendor ecosystems familiarity with Broadcom, Dell, NVIDIA, Cohesity, Rubrik and HPE

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