Head of Architecture

Spirax Group; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirax Group is seeking a Head of Architecture to shape enterprise technology systems on a global scale. This role involves setting strategic directions, engaging stakeholders, and mentoring a robust team. The opportunity to influence innovative technology and drive transformative change is paramount to the position within a leading multinational engineering group.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day

Private Medical Insurance

Bonus scheme

Sharescheme

Enhanced pension plan

Life assurance

Discount scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a technology leadership role.
• Strong track record of designing large-scale enterprise systems.
• Hands-on experience with architectural frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Setting the strategic direction for enterprise solutions.
• Engaging with business leaders to translate goals into technical vision.
• Leading transformation initiatives and mentoring a growing team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Enterprise Architecture

Innovation

Education

Professional certifications in TOGAF/Zachman

Tools

Azure

Job description

Location: Cheltenham, UK (Hybrid working) Benefits: 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Sharescheme, Enhanced pension plan, Life assurance, Discount scheme.

Role Overview

Are you a visionary technology leader ready to shape the future of enterprise architecture on a global scale? Spirax Group is seeking a Head of Architecture to define and evolve our enterprise technology systems, ensuring they drive innovation, efficiency, and tangible business value. Reporting directly to the Group IT Director, this role offers the opportunity to lead transformative change across a world-class portfolio of products and services.

Your Objectives And Responsibilities Will Focus On…

• Setting the strategic direction for enterprise solutions across all domains—applications, infrastructure, cyber-security, and data.
• Developing and maintain enterprise architecture roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Engaging with business leaders and C-suite stakeholders, translating strategic goals into a clear, actionable technical vision.
• Evaluating and advocate for emerging technologies, including AI/ML, to maintain a competitive edge.
• Establishing and enforce architectural governance, ensuring consistency, quality, and risk management.
• Leading and mentor a growing team, starting with 3 direct reports and expanding to 10, while influencing ~30 embedded architects across the business.
• Driving transformation initiatives, occasionally leading dedicated teams to deliver major change.
  
  

Your Previous Experience Is Likely To Include….

• Substantial experience in engineering architecture, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven expertise in at least three of the following domains:
• Application Architecture
• Infrastructure Architecture (Azure preferred)
• Data Architecture
• Security Architecture
• A strong track record of designing and implementing large-scale, distributed enterprise systems.
• Hands-on experience and a deep understanding of architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and modern integration patterns (APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture).
  

To be successful in this role you will…

• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times.
• Be able to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hol professional certifications in TOGAF/Zachman and cloud platforms.
• Be familiar with corporate governance and compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a passion for mentoring and upskilling global teams.
• Possess exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  
  

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments .

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.