KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/p>\n
Practice leadership & capability development<\/p>\n
\tLead, develop, and support architects across the practice (Solution, Lead, and Enterprise Architects)
\n\tBuild a cohesive, high-performing architecture practice with clear roles, expectations, and ways of working
\n\tDrive capability development, mentoring, and skills uplift aligned to organizational needs
\n\tPlan and manage architecture practice capacity to balance demand, priorities, and available resources across the portfolio
\n\tFoster a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement<\/p>\n
Operational enablement of architecture & technical debt<\/p>\n
\tEnable consistent identification, documentation, and visibility of architectural risks and technical debt
\n\tSupport the Principal Architect in maintaining visibility of the technical debt baseline and agreed remediation actions
\n\tEmbed architecture engagement into governance, service lifecycle, and planning processes
\n\tCoordinate inputs and follow-through across architects, delivery teams, and governance forums<\/p>\n
Integration, governance & reporting<\/p>\n
\tIntegrate the architecture practice into portfolio, demand, and governance forums
\n\tEnsure architecture engagement is predictable, timely, and clearly understood across the organization
\n\tEnable effective use and adoption of architecture tools, repositories, and artefacts to support decision-making, governance, and practice maturity
\n\tEnsure architecture information remains accessible, accurate, and relevant for stakeholders and leadership
\n\tProvide visibility of architecture practice health, capacity, and effectiveness to senior stakeholders
\n\tContinuously refine architecture ways of working based on feedback and outcomes<\/p>\n
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS & CAPABILTIES:<\/p>\n
\tThe Architecture Practice Lead is expected to demonstrate the following behaviors:<\/p>\n
Enabling leadership<\/p>\n
\tEnables architects to perform at their best rather than acting as the primary technical authority
\n\tRemoves barriers and creates conditions for consistent, high-quality architectural outcomes<\/p>\n
Clear and consistent communication<\/p>\n
\tCommunicates expectations, priorities, and outcomes clearly across diverse stakeholder groups
\n\tEnsures transparency in processes, responsibilities, and performance<\/p>\n
Coordination & integration<\/p>\n
\tCoordinates across teams and functions to reduce friction, duplication, and ambiguity
\n\tAligns architecture activities with delivery, governance, and planning rhythms<\/p>\n
Respect for technical authority<\/p>\n
\tActively protects and reinforces the technical authority of senior architects
\n\tDoes not override architectural judgment on technical matters<\/p>\n
Professional integrity<\/p>\n
\tActs with fairness, transparency, and accountability in people and practice leadership<\/p>\n
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE:<\/p>\n
Required Education, training, license, registration, and\/or Certification<\/p>\n
\tBachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field<\/p>\n
Required Professional Experience<\/p>\n
Architectural practice & operating model knowledge<\/p>\n
\tStrong understanding of enterprise architecture practices, roles, and engagement models across solution, domain, and enterprise levels
\n\tExperience embedding architecture into governance, portfolio management, and delivery lifecycles
\n\tUnderstanding of how architectural standards, technical debt, and risk management operate in complex organizations
\n\tWorking knowledge of architecture repositories, artefacts, and methods sufficient to enable consistent practice adoption and quality outcomes<\/p>\n
Stakeholder leadership & communication<\/p>\n
\tStrong experience engaging senior business and technology leaders on architecture outcomes, priorities, and performance
\n\tAbility to translate architectural work into clear business value, risks, and maturity progress for executives
\n\tProven ability to influence without direct authority across federated teams and functions
\n\tExperience managing competing priorities, expectations, and organizational change<\/p>\n
People & practice leadership experience<\/p>\n
\tExperience leading or enabling professional teams in a capability or practice model
\n\tExperience coaching, developing, and performance-managing senior technical professionals
\n\tExperience building consistent ways of working, standards adoption, and continuous improvement<\/p>\n
Operational & governance experience<\/p>\n
\tExperience coordinating work across multiple teams, initiatives, and governance forums
\n\tExperience tracking practice performance, capacity, and outcomes to support leadership decision-making
\n\tExperience improving operational maturity of professional services or technical practices<\/p>\n
ROLE BOUNDARIES & ESCALATION:<\/p>\n
\tThis role does not act as the primary technical authority for architectural decisions
\n\tThis role does not override architectural judgment made by senior architects
\n\tTechnical arbitration, architectural trade-offs, and technical debt prioritization remain with the Principal Architect<\/p>\n
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