Senior it architect Work, Jobs in Birmingham, Eng (with Salaries)

Lead IT Technical Architect
High Speed Two (HS2) —Birmingham
- £54,878 - £64,562 a year
- Full-time
- IT
- Leadership
Chief Architect - NGET
National Grid —Warwick
- £78,000 - £110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
- Life insurance
Senior Software Engineer (UK Remote)
Turnitin, LLC —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Remote
- Java
- AWS
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Business Solution Architect - Senior Manager
KPMG —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree
- AI
Solution Architect - Clara Technology & Solutions - Senior Manager
KPMG —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Azure Fabric Architect
Capgemini —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Analysis skills
- Machine learning
Head of Solution Architecture â€“ SAP
BBC —Birmingham
- Up to £140,000 a year
- Full-time
- AI
- Communication skills
4h
Integration Development Lead, IT Business Services
Deloitte —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
Senior Architect
Sainsbury's —Coventry
- Organisational skills
- Agile
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
14d
Cloud Solution Architect
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) —Coventry
- £70,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
1d
Software Engineer
Low Carbon Contracts Company —Birmingham
- £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Quick apply
BIRMINGHAM – Junior to Lead Business Process, Automation & Change Roles for 2026
Vantage Point —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- SQL
- Analysis skills
- SharePoint
Director, Data Architecture, Global
Deloitte —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Salesforce
- Machine learning
Senior Manager - Principal AI Engineer
KPMG —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Doctoral degree
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
VP Engineering
LRQA group —Chelmsley Wood
- AI
- Leadership
Principal Network Engineer
National Grid —Warwick
- £70,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
- No degree
- Life insurance
7d
Engineering Lead - Order Management Automation (Spain or UK remote)
Product and Technology —West Midlands
- Full-time
- Remote
- Azure
- DevOps
- JavaScript
- Employee discount
Azure Data Solution Architect
Capgemini —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Analysis skills
- Machine learning
Senior Cloud and Network Engineer
thyssenkrupp Materials UK —Cradley Heath
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
5d
OT Cybersecurity Solution Architect - SC Cleared
Resillion —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
Quick apply

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Lead IT Technical Architect

High Speed Two (HS2) -
Birmingham

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Job details

Full-time
£54,878 - £64,562 a year

Qualifications

IT
Leadership

Full job description

Base salary: £54,878pa to £64,562pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

Job purpose

The Lead Technical Architect is responsible for developing HS2’s IT technical architecture which embeds the strategic application of information and technology to address business needs. The role owns the technical domain architecture and ensures that guardrails and standards that guide the delivery of services are aligned to enterprise-wide IT strategy and policies.

About the Role

Accountable for the IT Technical Architecture capability within HS2 IT, planning and leading activity to ensure technology is implemented in such a way where it ensures innovative, high-quality, and cost-efficient outcomes that meet business objectives.
Develop and implement enterprise-wide technical architecture policies, patterns, processes and guardrails to embed the strategic application of Information & Technology across HS2.
Establish and manage the Technical Architecture practice and capabilities across HS2, leading knowledge sharing and skills development efforts and driving consistency across HS2.
Lead definition and continued maturity of Technical Architecture frameworks which aligns to wider enterprise-wide architecture.
Plan and drive scoping, requirements definition, and prioritisation for technical architecture activities within Infrastructure & Operations.
Lead the technical design of IT services working with SLT and other key stakeholders across HS2.
Support the translation of business drivers, goals, and constraints into technical solutions.
Contributes subject matter expertise and ideas to the technology innovation agenda.
Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical design decisions or architectural risks.
Actively promotes and embeds Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You

Skills:

Enterprise and business architecture. Able to align technical architecture to the enterprise-wide architecture and IT strategy.
Emerging technology monitoring. Able to identify and assess new and emerging technologies and their relevance and impacts to HS2.
Solution Architecture. Developing and communicating a multi-dimensional solution architecture to deliver agreed business outcomes.
Consultancy. Provides expert advice in areas of technology and architecture, influencing stakeholders and assuring quality.
Innovation. Leads the identification and implementation of new and emerging technologies to deliver business value.

Knowledge:

Experience leading the design and assurance of complex technical architectures across multiple domains, platforms, or delivery workstreams.
Knowledge of architecture frameworks and how to apply them pragmatically to guide technical strategy and solution design.
Knowledge of current and emerging technologies across infrastructure, cloud platforms, application development, integration, and data, and how they can enable business outcomes.
Knowledge of architectural governance processes, including design assurance, technical risk management, and decision-making frameworks.
Knowledge of how to balance architectural integrity, delivery velocity, and technical debt in large-scale digital and IT programmes.

Type of experience:

Experience working with senior stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into practical architectural solutions and roadmaps.
Experience providing architectural leadership within large-scale digital, infrastructure, or enterprise platform programmes.
Experience balancing long-term architectural vision with short-term delivery priorities in a fast-paced or regulated environment.

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senior it architect jobs in birmingham, eng

Lead IT Technical Architect

Chief Architect - NGET

Senior Software Engineer (UK Remote)

Business Solution Architect - Senior Manager

Solution Architect - Clara Technology & Solutions - Senior Manager

Azure Fabric Architect

Head of Solution Architecture â€“ SAP

Integration Development Lead, IT Business Services

Senior Architect

Cloud Solution Architect

Software Engineer

BIRMINGHAM – Junior to Lead Business Process, Automation & Change Roles for 2026

Director, Data Architecture, Global

Senior Manager - Principal AI Engineer

VP Engineering

Principal Network Engineer

Engineering Lead - Order Management Automation (Spain or UK remote)

Azure Data Solution Architect

Senior Cloud and Network Engineer

OT Cybersecurity Solution Architect - SC Cleared

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