Principal Architect: Networks, Security & Cloud Strategy

Construction; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

15% bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Construction seeks an experienced Principal/Enterprise Architect to lead strategic technology direction for a major customer in a highly regulated sector. You will shape enterprise architecture, define multi-year strategy, and develop roadmaps across Networking, Security, UC, Contact Centre and Cloud.

You will advise senior and CIO-level stakeholders and provide governance across architectural domains. The role requires credible technical leadership, exposure to TOGAF/MBSE/ITIL/DevOps, and

Qualifications

• Proven Enterprise Architecture experience in regulated environments.
• Technical credibility beyond pure governance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement at CIO level.

Responsibilities

• Develop multi-year technology and solution roadmaps across Networking, Security, UC, Contact Centre and Cloud.
• Provide governance and mitigate technical risks at enterprise level.
• Provide technical leadership across virtual architecture, engineering and delivery teams.
• Balance customer requirements with technical quality and commercial objectives.

Skills

Enterprise Networking

Cybersecurity

Unified Communications

Contact Centre tech

Cloud platforms

TOGAF/MBSE/ITIL/DevOps

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto

Microsoft Teams

Avaya

Genesys

Terraform

NetBrain

Job description

Construction seeks an experienced Principal/Enterprise Architect to lead strategic technology direction for a major customer in a highly regulated sector. You will shape enterprise architecture, define multi-year strategy, and develop roadmaps across Networking, Security, UC, Contact Centre and Cloud.

You will advise senior and CIO-level stakeholders and provide governance across architectural domains. The role requires credible technical leadership, exposure to TOGAF/MBSE/ITIL/DevOps, and