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Lead Architect – Surveillance Systems
London - Hybrid Working
Salary: £Neg dep on exp + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Enterprise Architect looking to shape the technical strategy of a large-scale, business-critical infrastructure programme?
We're looking for a strategic technology leader to define the enterprise architecture, technical roadmap and long-term vision for a major CCTV and critical infrastructure programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence the future direction of a nationally significant platform while leading a highly skilled team of six technical professionals.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, customers and delivery teams, you'll provide architectural governance, technical leadership and strategic direction across multiple technology workstreams, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and fit for the future.
The Role
You will:
- Define and lead the enterprise architecture strategy and technical roadmap for a major CCTV and infrastructure programme.
- Provide architectural governance and technical assurance across multiple projects, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, standardised and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of six Solution Architects and Senior Technical Specialists.
- Act as the senior technical authority, building trusted relationships with customers, suppliers and key stakeholders throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Develop enterprise architecture blueprints, technology standards and reusable solution designs covering CCTV, enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, command and control platforms, communications and emerging technologies.
- Evaluate new technologies and drive innovation to support future platform enhancements and expansion.
- Support bids, customer engagements and business development activities by providing strategic technical leadership and solution direction.
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About You
You'll be an experienced Enterprise Architect with a proven track record of delivering strategic architecture within complex, enterprise-scale or mission-critical environments.
You'll be comfortable engaging at executive level, leading technical teams and translating business strategy into practical technology solutions.
Experience Required
- Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar strategic architecture leadership role.
- Strong background in enterprise architecture, governance, technical assurance and large-scale systems integration.
- Experience across enterprise networking, cloud platforms, infrastructure and mission-critical environments.
- Knowledge of CCTV, Command & Control platforms or VMS (Video Management Systems) would be highly advantageous, although candidates from similar critical infrastructure environments are encouraged to apply.
- Experience developing enterprise architecture roadmaps, high and low-level designs, technology standards and architectural blueprints.
- Demonstrable experience leading, mentoring and developing technical teams.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and customer stakeholders.
- Experience supporting bids, pre-sales or business development activities.
- TOGAF certification is highly desirable, with ITIL certification also beneficial.
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