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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 tbc
Schools and curriculum Kiril Kolev
Cyber security Pete Dingwall
End user services John Phillips
Operational services Mario Gledhill
Enterprise architecture Ant McCrea
Data architecture Tafseer Nisa / Raqia Begum
Data services Rob Morigi-Eades
Data analytics platform Thomas Sykes
Data science Pete Holding
Apprenticeship Service Siva Poopalan
National Careers Service Spyros Ioannidis / Terry Rich-Whitehead