Lead Architect

Lead ArchitectJob Type: Full-Time, PermanentLocation: Hybrid, 3 days a week onsite in Clapham Junction Hours: 40 per weekA new exciting permanent opportunity has become available for an experienced Lead Architect, to join an UK leading gym group where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the architectural blueprint that enables their technology vision.Reporting directly to the CTO and leading a team of Solution Architects, Technical Architects, System Analysts, and Solution Designers, you will be responsible for maintaining robust and comprehensive documentation of current and target states across their technology landscape.This strategic and hands-on role involves setting architectural vision, enabling scale, and ensuring technical excellence in execution.Day-to-day of the role:Own and evolve the enterprise architecture blueprint, reference architectures, and target state definitions.Shape architecture principles and governance, driving alignment across business, data, applications, infrastructure, and security.Lead technical decision-making across the cloud platform including 3rd party integrations.Act as the senior technical voice in executive and programme-level forums, influencing both strategic investments and day-to-day designs.Drive architectural runway, risk management, and lifecycle planning to support growth, resilience, and innovation.Foster architectural standards, documentation, and tooling adoption (e.g., C4, Archimate, UML, LeanIX).Required Skills and ..... full job details .....