Lead Architect

Provide end-to-end architecture leadership for Heathrow’s Corporate Applications domain, with a primary focus on Oracle-based platforms. Own the domain architecture strategy, roadmaps, standards and design governance, ensuring alignment to Heathrow’s Technology strategy, enterprise architecture principles and business priorities.

Provide specialist architectural expertise and leadership across technology, business stakeholders, delivery teams, third-party suppliers and support partners, ensuring solutions are coherent, fit for purpose, secure, cost-effective and capable of supporting long-term business outcomes.

• Develop and maintain policies, architectures, frameworks, roadmaps, and technical standards for corporate domain that deliver the strategic Technology goals, business priorities and comply with HAL’s technical and industry/regulatory standards
• To take part in the technology Governance processes providing specialist knowledge and assurance that Project designs are fit for purpose and comply to HAL Standards and guidelines
• Provide solution/technology design oversight, design quality, assurance, and advice to ensure compliance of projects and programmes (and services) to architectural standards and roadmaps, resolving or escalating potential non-compliance issues
• Ensure technical knowledge and integrity of Products and Solutions is transitioned into the BAU/Support organisation
• Develop innovative solution architectures that are cohesive, fit for purpose and ensure cost effective delivery (and OpEx) of Technology strategy and business priorities

• Proven track record in developing large-scale, pragmatic, business-centric solutions that address critical business challenges.
• Strong capability in defining architectural direction and harnessing innovation to deliver business benefit.
• Demonstrable success in building, maintaining, and influencing relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience serving as the design authority for a project portfolio or major programme.
• Ability to demonstrate sound decision-making when managing and working with a major outsourced supplier.