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Main area
DDaT - Enterprise Architecture
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (per annum)
Job ref
193-8323337CORB8b-LTA
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lead Technical Architect (Infrastructure & Cloud)

NHS AfC: Band 8b

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

The Infrastructure Design team is responsible for technical
design and assurance through a project's lifecycle, acting as
experts in various technologies, supporting RBFT and NHS
organisations. Operating a cloud-first strategy, architects are
required to oversee on-premise services and facilitate the
transition to cloud services.


A Lead Architect is responsible for converting the technical
requirements of a project into the architecture and design that
will guide the final product. The post holder is also responsible
for bridging the gaps between complex business problems and
solutions in the cloud whist supporting the on premise estate.
The Lead Technical Architect is the technical lead for a range of
programmes across Royal Berkshire NHS Trust. This role has
responsibility for defining strategic direction of technology and
leading the technical design for of all systems and services,
justifying design decisions that form a critical part of the Digital vision and strategy.

Main duties of the job

• Co-responsible for the strategic definition and development of the Trust IT Infrastructure and Cloud architecture. The Trust IT architecture covers clinical and non-clinical systems and support for links and access with the wider healthcare community.
• Act as the Trusts Infrastructure and Cloud Technical Design Authority who provides a focus for Infrastructure elements of design across all IT systems, hardware and software. Manages the development and adherence to the IT architecture and participates in project governance ensuring alignment of projects within the architectural IT roadmap and strategy of the Trust.
• Lead the implementation of infrastructure and cloud architecture solutions across a group of clinical and business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, architecture principles, business capabilities and business requirements.
• Understand the business (its drivers and capabilities) and determine corresponding enterprise system designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes.
• Provide architectural ownership in lifecycle of infrastructure hardware platforms and infrastructure components of application delivery ensuring initiative is aligned with the overall enterprise architecture.
• Own and maintain the full architecture documentation and standards and monitor compliance.
• Embed the overall enterprise architecture approach, strategic technologies and architecture standards.

Working for our organisation

Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

We support flexible working wherever possible, with requests considered on an individual basis taking into account service requirements, operational needs and the requirements of the role.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible in workload duties/dealing with tasks/hours and ability to work under pressure.
• To be capable of concentrating in dynamically changing DDAT situations and a busy work environment for diagnosing complex problems

Please see the attached document for full JD and person specification. 

Person specification

1. Lead & Design robust infrastructure architectures for complex programmes

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience in designing enterprise-scale infrastructure architectures.
Desirable criteria
  • Support & Mentor colleagues through knowledge sharing, coaching and architectural leadership.

Coordinate infrastructure effort, costs and delivery activities across internal teams and partners.

Essential criteria
  • Hands-on technical expertise to design modern, user-centred digital services.
Desirable criteria
  • Architect who is technology-agnostic, commercially aware, and comfortable operating across both business and technical audiences.

Build relationships with stakeholders to establish architectural principles.

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of leading the delivery of platforms underpinning large-scale cloud transformation (e.g. migration to cloud environments, modernisation of applications harnessing cloud).
Desirable criteria
  • Experienced in building and fostering relationships with stakeholders and translating technology information as appropriate to drive effective decision making.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mustansar Hussain
Job title
Enterprise Architect
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183221111
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