Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. A world where everyone has a healthier heart, for longer.British Heart Foundation (BHF) is the leading independent funder of research into heart and circulatory diseases, and the largest charity retailer in the UK. Our lifesaving work is advanced by investment in medical research - we have over £400 million of BHF-funded research underway, with an aspiration to invest £1 billion in research over the next ten years.The BHF has an exciting opportunity for an exceptional leader to join as our new Director of Architecture and Software Engineering, who will play an instrumental part in leading and driving impact across both the Architecture and Software Engineering technical functions.You''ll be leading and collaborating to deliver the overarching technical vision for BHF''s Architecture, enabling the team to effectively govern the architecture within their respective domains, as well as Software Engineering and enabling the team to effectively build, test and deploy updates across technical environments.Ensuring the wider technology portfolios have the right capabilities and that there is strong community for the capabilities to support, develop skills and collaborate, you''ll lead teams to deliver against BHF''s priorities in a structured, cohesive and supported manner through effective control across technical design authority forums.You''ll ensure knowledge management is protected and stored securely