Lead Technical Business Architect

Lead Technical Business Architect

Salary: Up to £75,000 + 10% bonus + 10% pension

Location: Hybrid (2 days a week in Nottingham)

Working week: 35 hours

Plus: 1 day per month fully protected for personal development

Let s be clear from the start

This is not a traditional Architect role.

You won t be buried in low-level design.

You won t be expected to own solution architecture.

And you won t be sat miles away from delivery drawing diagrams no one uses.

Instead, this is a role for someone who understands how business, product and technology actually come together and knows how to keep it all moving in the right direction.

What s the role really about?

This business is scaling, fast.

Multiple teams. Multiple products. Lots happening at once.

Naturally, that creates gaps

Between teams. Between systems. Between good ideas and what actually gets delivered.

That s where you come in.

You ll sit across the landscape and:

• Connect the dots between business goals, product decisions and engineering delivery
• Spot risks, gaps and dependencies before they become problems
• Help teams understand how their work impacts the wider platform
• Work closely with Tech Leads, BAs, Product and stakeholders to shape the right approach
• Translate complex ideas into something clear, usable and actionable

Think of it as being the glue across the organisation making sure everything joins up properly.

What you ll be doing

• Working across multiple teams and products to keep delivery aligned
• Supporting and shaping initiatives that span different systems and domains
• Mapping processes, systems and data flows so everyone understands the bigger picture
• Facilitating conversations between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Helping define what should be built and why not just how
• Keeping things pragmatic balancing long-term thinking with real delivery

What they re looking for

This is where it gets interesting.

There s no perfect background but the strongest candidates tend to come from:

• Senior / Lead Technical Business Analyst
• Technical BA stepping into a broader, more strategic role
• Product or Delivery professionals with strong systems understanding

You ll likely have:

• Experience working in a tech-led environment (SaaS, eCommerce, logistics, platforms)
• Strong understanding of how systems, integrations and data flows work
• The ability to operate across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Confidence to challenge, influence and ask the right questions
• A natural ability to simplify complexity and bring clarity

Most importantly

You re someone who sees the bigger picture, not just your lane.

What you won t be doing

• Writing low-level technical designs
• Acting as a pure Solution Architect
• Living in RAID logs, Gantt charts or status reports

This is about impact, alignment and momentum not process for the sake of it.

Why it s worth your time

• Up to £75k salary + 10% bonus (consistently paid)
• 10% employer pension contribution genuinely strong
• 35-hour working week proper work-life balance
• 1 full day per month dedicated to your development (protected, not lip service)
• Hybrid working with a collaborative, grown-up environment
• A chance to step into a role where you ll genuinely shape how things are done

Final thought

If you ve outgrown being just a BA

but don t want to become a deep technical architect

This is that sweet spot.