Close
The Strategy and Architecture careers family sits within the Information Technology practice area. An example career pathway could take you from Solution Architect to Head of a functional area.
What is Strategy and Architecture
In Strategy and Architecture we respond to organisational needs, developing requirements and turning them into practical technical services that support and facilitate organisational goals and strategies. Often this means acting as a member of a specialist working group that is set up to deliver solutions within the context of a wider domain or value stream.
We keep one eye on the horizon, looking for emerging technologies that could meet UCL’s current and future needs, and are always thinking about how we could align new products with the existing estate. We try to think in terms of services and organisational change rather than technology, and understand that great solutions are instigated and driven by both the high-level strategic direction of the organisation and the detailed needs of the people who make it up.
Although based in IT functions we work with colleagues and stakeholders across the breadth of UCL, making sure that different, and sometimes competing, needs are balanced and aligned.
A significant part of what we do involves influencing, negotiating, and compromising to make sure we’re developing the best possible solutions for UCL as a whole; beyond that, we’re heavily involved in creating guidance, standards, frameworks and design patterns that can be used for services across UCL.