Director of Consulting - IT Architecture

As a Director/Managing Consultant, you will work on leading programs in the Public Sector, using your passion for leading technologies to make a genuine impact on citizens. You will bring hands-on experience to design and deliver various technology business solutions, working end-to-end from high-level government individuals through to delivery. You will be a technical leader, utilizing your knowledge of technology and architecture to support and lead cross-government teams. You will have access to the latest training and certifications, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, plus our extensive courses and mentoring program.

You will have:

• Experience in leading teams, particularly development and architecture teams.
• Experience developing professional services business, such as consultancy, technical services, and system integration.
• Experience across Public Services, with a preference for central government.
• A consistent track record in providing technical leadership in areas including application, business, and integration architectures.
• Comfort across all architecture domains and specialization in at least one of:
• Architecture domain (e.g., Applications, Information, Integration)
• Business domain
• Technologies/vendors (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Experience performing solution options assessment, including product selection and analysis of patterns and sourcing approaches.
• The ability to deliver strategic thinking to stakeholders through Architecture Roadmaps, mentoring, and technical thought leadership.
• Working knowledge of architecture modeling tools and frameworks (e.g., UML, ArchiMate).
• An appreciation of the public sector, people, and organizational aspects of your work.
• Deep knowledge of the technologies you have worked with and exposure to emerging technologies and architectural trends, such as:
• Microservices vs. Packaged Solutions
• Cloud vs. On-premise
• Digital transformation enablement
• Cloud architectures (e.g., experience with AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure)
• Broad span of vendors (e.g., IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, AWS)
• The architect’s role in agile delivery
• Internet of Things

Job Title: Director/Managing Consultant
Main Skill: IT Architecture
Locations: London
Salary: Competitive, dependent on qualifications and relevant experience

Key Skills

• Leadership in development and architecture teams
• Professional services business development
• Technical leadership in application, business, and integration architectures
• Solution options assessment and strategic thinking
• Knowledge of architecture modeling tools and frameworks
• Understanding of public sector dynamics

Why should you apply? This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on government services, with access to the latest training and certifications, and a flexible working environment that supports your work-life balance.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to several high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This role is a permanent position.