Computacenter

Computacenter

united kingdom, London

Lead Solution Architect

Full-Time£51,000 - 91,000 per yeardünUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £51,000 - 91,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Proven leadership of enterprise architecture or consulting teams.
  • Success leading strategic accounts and transformation programmes.
  • Strong commercial judgement and executive influence.
  • Critical experience with Broadcom, Dell, NVIDIA, Cohesity, Rubrik and HPE.
  • Strategic, commercially minded and outcome focused.
  • Credible communicator, leader and coach.
  • Committed to customer success and people development.
Responsibilities:
  • Set Data Center architecture strategy, standards and governance.
  • Shape go-to-market propositions and strategic solutions.
  • Sponsor innovation and major customer engagements.
  • Advise senior customer stakeholders on technology strategy and investment.
  • Lead executive workshops, reviews and transformation planning.
  • Own architectural escalations across key accounts.
  • Lead, coach and develop architects and consultants.
  • Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing culture.
  • Own recruitment, succession and capability development.
  • Govern complex transformation programmes involving Private Cloud, Data, HPC and AI technologies.
  • Assure architecture quality, consistency and risk management.
  • Drive delivery excellence and resolve major challenges.
  • Drive revenue, profitability and consulting growth.
  • Support strategic bids and executive presentations.
  • Plan capability, utilisation and partner engagement.
Technologies:
  • AI
  • Cloud
  • CTO
  • Support
  • Mobile
  • Architect

More:

We are Computacenter, a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We advise organisations on IT strategy, implement appropriate technology and manage customer infrastructures at the heart of digitisation. This CTO-level player-manager role is based in Mobile England, UK, within IT Consulting, and is offered as a standard contract. The role is accountable for Data Center technology and architecture strategy, customer outcomes, team leadership, delivery governance and practice growth. Success is measured through technology growth, stronger strategic customer relationships, successful programme delivery, customer satisfaction, and improved team capability, engagement and practice maturity. We offer a friendly, open working environment with a strong sense of community, and value teamwork, performance, diverse strengths, encouragement, empowerment and support.

last updated 40 week of 2026

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About Computacenter

Computacenter

Computacenter

united kingdom

IT

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