Vacancies and recruitment in IT Services

Solution, technical and data architecture vacancies

Lead Solution Architect

The Lead Solution Architect leads, inspires and develops a growing team of solution architects engaged in our most challenging change projects. It is critical in further developing the Solution Architecture function and will report to the Chief Technology Officer.

• Job reference number: 1316
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Grade: 9
• Closing date: 7 August 2025

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Lead Technology Architect 

The Lead Technology Architect leads the development of the University's Technology Architecture to ensure all technology-enabled solutions align with desired strategy. This role offers the opportunity to define our ambitions for Cloud adoption and build an ecosystem of on-premise, SaaS and native Cloud solutions. The role reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

• Job reference number: 1317
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Grade: 9
• Closing date: 7 August 2025

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Solution Architect x3

The Solution Architect roles are located within the Enterprise Architecture practice and will lead on the development of solution and technical architectures which meet the current and future IT needs of the business and contribute to the solution design of specific projects.

• Job reference number: 1314
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Grade: 8
• Closing date: 7 August 2025

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Technical Architect

The Technical Architect role is located within the IT Services Architecture practice and will lead on the development of technical and solution architectures which meet the current and future IT needs of the business and contribute to the analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine the impact on the existing IT technical landscape.

• Job reference number: 1315
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Grade: 8
• Closing date: 7 August 2025

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About IT Services architecture at the University

Architecture is a key part of how we work at the University. Built out over the last two years, the team works in tandem with colleagues in our Product and Technology Teams, helping define how solutions are built and how our data is managed as well as providing technical expertise and defining strategy. 

The team is split into two areas: Solution Architecture and Technical and Data Architecture, with a Lead Architect for each section who both report to the CTO. 

Across solution architecture we have a huge range of projects including potential to work on Salesforce, SAP, integration, AWS, in-house software development and more. Technical Architects support both our cloud environments (mainly AWS with some Azure) and our on-premise infrastructure while our data team are working on implementing metadata tooling to build on our existing use of AWS Glue Data Catalog.

Underpinning all of this is our repository, BizzDesign, which the team maintains. 

We are looking for architects who can challenge the status quo, work collaboratively but independently, and help elevate architecture’s role across the organisation. If you’re comfortable in an evolving structure and see constraints as a creative challenge, you’ll find a rewarding environment where your impact will be visible.

Other current vacancies

Head of Portfolio

The IT Services Portfolio Team provides a single view of IT delivery commitments, as aligned to the University of Sheffield’s strategic objectives. As Head of Portfolio, you will lead a team to coordinate and report on delivery performance across the IT Services product portfolio (tracking to metrics, including budget, resource, timeline and benefit realisation).

• Job reference number: 1312
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Grade: 9
• Closing date: 12 August 2025

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Business Administrator

We have an exciting opportunity in our department for someone with a passion for providing excellent customer service and administrative support, looking to use their skills to provide a welcoming, professional and efficient service to make a positive impact on customers and in-person visitors.

As Business Administrator, you will be responsible for the smooth running of a busy Reception, working together with the Business Support team to effectively and efficiently process a high number of in-person and electronic customer enquiries, and providing exceptional customer service.

• Job reference number: 1056
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term until April 2026
• Grade: 4
• Closing date: 7 August 2025

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From the Interim Director of IT Services

I’m excited to welcome new team members with a wide range of skills, experiences and backgrounds who will be able to lead, support and guide the next phase of our transformational development.

With such a wide-ranging programme we have lots of opportunities available. We are a collaborative and engaging team, always learning new things that can improve the products and services that we deliver. You’ll bring capability and enthusiasm to support our ambitious vision, with a desire to make a real difference at all levels of skills and experience.

We’re really excited to encourage people to join us to develop a sustainable and diverse team while supporting your professional and personal development. I look forward to receiving your application..

Chris Willis

Interim Director of IT Services

Contact the recruitment team

If you have questions about any of our roles, or about working in IT Services at the University of Sheffield, you can send them to our recruitment team - it-services-recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk - or contact the recruiting manager in the full job description.