Architecture leads
Architecture leads work within a DfE portfolio or domain. They work closely with DDaT business partners and other DDaT specialists to support, steer and help join-up delivery.
They:
- assist, advise and guide programmes and projects, ensuring alignment with:
- technical strategies
- common patterns and components
- architecture principles
- architecture standards and assurance
- can help identify architects and other technical specialists needed to support delivery, specifically:
- supporting recruitment of the right people to meet the needs of the portfolio / domain
- working with delivery teams to align with architecture principles, standards and patterns
- helping identify common goals / problems being solved across DfE and linking up
Use the table below to find out who your architecture lead is. Or contact the architecture profession if you’re not sure.
| Portfolio/domain | Architecture lead(s) |
|---|---|
| Teacher services | Andy Emley |
| Children and families | Ben Vandersteen |
| Schools and curriculum | tbc - speak to Mike Bennett or Mamood Sultan |
| Cyber security | tbc - speak to Angela Scale |
| End user services | John Phillips |
| Operational services | Mario Gledhill |
| Enterprise architecture | Ant McCrea |
| Data architecture | Mick Rothwell / Anna Ibrahim |
| Data science | Pete Holding |
| Apprenticeship Service | tbc - speak to Craig Faulkner |
| National Careers Service | Chris Jones |