Average Service Architect salary in the UK

Solution Architect 6 Months Contract Inside IR35 Manchester Based Must have worked in a higher educational envrioment The Role We are seeking a skilled Solution Architect to join the architecture team within the ITS Strategy & Architecture function of a leading higher education institution. This team is responsible for architectural design and governance, translating IT strategy into actionable design principles, standards, and guidance. The team plays a critical role in shaping and articulating the institution's evolving IT needs, with expertise spanning information architecture, solution architecture, business analysis, and business architecture. This position will initially be aligned with the Evolve Programme, a strategic initiative to provide stable, reliable, and future-ready IT services that support the institution's academic and operational ambitions. The successful candidate will focus on the "Colleague and Student Compute" and "Environments" workstreams. Your responsibilities will include stakeholder engagement, product fit/gap analysis, creation of High-Level Design documentation, and providing technical leadership. Ensuring our technology services are embedded effectively through high-quality service design will be key to the success of this role. Colleague and Student Compute: Deliver an enhanced user experience for students in computing clusters and a more robust service for staff. Expand services that support flexible and remote access to teaching and learning software. Produce documented designs and processes for both new and existing computing services. Strengthen collaboration between IT Services and the teaching and learning community. Environments: Provide on-demand, high availability, reusable, and stable environments using industry-standard tools. Develop automated environment builds for core systems. Enhance release management and implement improved data obfuscation processes. Define and maintain robust guidelines, standards, and governance practices. Implement a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution to safeguard privileged accounts, mitigate risks, and align with industry best practices.

Are you ready to shape the future of digital technology? Our leading client has an exciting new opportunity for a Lead Architect and be at the forefront of an exciting digital transformation! This is your chance to play a pivotal role in defining and executing their digital strategy, driving innovation, and embedding a leading digital culture within the organization. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Define and shape the digital technology strategy, target architecture, and technology roadmap.Innovative Design: Design new digital applications and services to foster a leading digital culture and capability.Technical Governance: Manage partner technical relationships to ensure efficient delivery of digital products.Solution Support: Research and recommend pragmatic technical solutions to support product teams, highlighting technical considerations for solution delivery.Roadmap Planning: Align digital technology teams to work towards a simpler, more manageable digital estate through strategic roadmap planning.Agile Processes: Develop architecture processes that align with agile delivery methodologies.Detailed Design: Create and maintain design viewpoints that illustrate the detailed workings of the digital architecture landscape. What You'll Bring: Certification: TOGAF or equivalent certification in architecture methods.Supplier Management: Experience in third-party supplier management.Governance Framework: Experience working within IT Governance, Technical Design Authority, and Change Advisory Boards.Technical Expertise: Deep technical experience with key software/hardware technologies, including cloud, cyber, CRM, Microsoft development tools (.NET, API, microservice frameworks), Azure, AWS, mobile app technologies, hosting platforms (SaaS/IaaS/PaaS), and Big Data solutions.Lifecycle Understanding: Comprehensive understanding of the full software development lifecycle.

Role: Security Architect Location: Leeds or North East Salary: £70,000 Package Includes: Bonus, 12% Pension, Car Allowance (~£20,000 Package) Start Date: ASAP (Live Vacancy) Are you a skilled Security Architect with a passion for large-scale digital transformation? Join a major £100M transformation programme, driving both innovation and the modernisation of back-office systems, IT infrastructure, and cloud integrations. You'll play a key role in ensuring security is embedded at every stage across a diverse business and technology landscape. As a Security Architect, you'll take a secure-by-design approach to enterprise-wide architecture, working across On-Prem Data Centers, Hybrid Cloud Services, and Operational Technology (OT). You'll collaborate closely with stakeholders, Solution Architects, and Cybersecurity teams, ensuring robust security frameworks, compliance, and supporting system integrations and infrastructure upgrades. What You'll Do * Lead security architecture across multiple technology areas, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency. * Engage with stakeholders at all levels, balancing technical depth with business strategy. * Drive security architecture across Digital and ITSM transformation, assessing system upgrades. * Embed secure-by-design principles across all architectural solutions. * Assess and enhance security across hybrid cloud, on-prem data centers, and OT systems. * Provide guidance on risk, governance, compliance, and security best practices. * Support Digital and ITSM transformation and identify security improvements. What You'll Need * 3+ years' experience as a Security Architect. * Experience working in IT/OT environments. * Strong background in large-scale transformation projects. * Excellent stakeholder engagement & leadership skills.