Managed Services Lead Architect - Manchester

Managed Services Lead ArchitectUp to £115,000 + bonus and benefitsManchester | Five days onsiteSC eligibility requiredThis is a senior technical leadership role with responsibility for the architecture of a large, complex, live managed-services account.You''ll be the overall technical authority across infrastructure, cloud, networks, security, workplace and other core technology services. Rather than owning one particular technology tower, you''ll maintain oversight of the entire estate and ensure its architecture remains resilient, supportable and aligned with the client''s long-term strategy.You''ll lead and challenge specialist Domain Architects, govern technical designs and changes, and advise senior client and account stakeholders.This role requires the right balance of technical depth and strategic oversight. You''ll understand infrastructure technologies well enough to challenge specialists on subjects such as networking, resilience and disaster recovery-but you''ll also know when to step back from the detail and consider the wider account, operational and commercial picture.What you''ll be responsible forOwning the end-to-end architecture of a major managed-services estateSetting its overall technology strategy and future directionLeading and challenging Domain Architects across multiple technology areasGoverning technical designs, changes and architecture decisionsManaging technology roadmaps, technical debt and obsolescenceEnsuring new solutions are operationally ..... full job details .....