Technical Lead

4C; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

4C is seeking an experienced Technical Lead / Solutions Architect to drive the design, development, and delivery of enterprise architecture solutions across a complex business systems environment.

In this role, you will define architecture strategy, ensure alignment with business objectives, and provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of systems, applications, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Architect, or Technical Lead in large, complex environments.
• Proven ability to design and deliver enterprise-scale business systems and application architectures.
• Experience across cloud and on-premise technology environments.
• Strong understanding of architecture frameworks, standards, and governance.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale business systems and technology solutions.
• Act as the principal technical authority for applications, platforms, integrations, and supporting infrastructure across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Develop architecture roadmaps aligning technology investments with business objectives.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and resilient to evolving requirements.
• Define architecture standards, governance, and technical documentation.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Solutions architecture

Cloud and on-premise

Stakeholder management

Line management

Governance and standards

Security architecture

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead / Solutions Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise architecture solutions across a complex business systems environment.

Working within a large-scale organisation undergoing continued digital transformation, you will be responsible for defining architecture strategy, ensuring alignment between technology and business objectives, and providing technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of business-critical systems, applications, infrastructure services, and cloud-based platforms.

Alongside your architectural responsibilities, you will provide leadership and line management for a team of four technical specialists, supporting their development while driving the delivery of strategic technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale business systems and technology solutions.
• Act as the principal technical authority for business applications, platforms, integrations, and supporting infrastructure across both on-premise and cloud environments.
• Develop architecture roadmaps that align technology investments with organisational objectives and digital transformation programmes.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and adaptable to evolving business requirements.
• Define and maintain architecture standards, governance frameworks, policies, and technical documentation.
• Review project and change initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic architecture principles and long-term technology goals.
• Provide technical leadership across enterprise applications, identity services, security architecture, integrations, and infrastructure platforms.
• Identify opportunities to optimise systems, improve service delivery, reduce costs, and maximise value from technology investments.
• Support the adoption of cloud, managed, and hosted services where appropriate.
• Contribute to business cases, technology strategies, and operational planning activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Ensure all solutions incorporate appropriate levels of security, performance, resilience, accessibility, and compliance.
• Lead service transition, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with senior technology leaders, project teams, suppliers, and governance boards.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring, and line management for a team of four technical professionals.

About You

You will bring a strong combination of enterprise architecture expertise, technical leadership experience, and excellent stakeholder management skills.

• Extensive experience as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Architect, or Technical Lead within a large and complex environment.
• Proven track record designing and delivering enterprise-scale business systems and application architectures.
• Experience across cloud and on-premise technology environments.
• Strong understanding of architecture frameworks, standards, and governance.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps and strategic architecture plans.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure, applications, integrations, identity management, and security architecture.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing technical professionals.
• Ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business analysis capabilities.
• Experience contributing to digital transformation and organisational change initiatives.
• Experience within Higher Education, Public Sector, or similarly complex organisations.
• Knowledge of enterprise systems such as ERP, HR, Finance, CRM, Service Management, Identity Management, Student Systems, or comparable business-critical platforms.
• Experience working with Technical Design Authorities or architectural governance boards.
• Understanding of sustainability and green IT principles.