Senior Technical Architect (£95k - £110k) MCR Hybrid

Lorien; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Manchester City Centre (2 days p/w in office)

Job Ref: BBBH142729_1742313094

Date Added: March 18th, 2025

Consultant: Senior Software Architect

Help unlock the full potential of a newly created large scale, high availability, low-latency, proprietary platform used by millions across the UK and U.S.

THE ROLE:

Reporting to the CTO, you will be working closely with cross-functional teams of Engineering Managers, Technical Architects, Programme Managers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions across the organisation.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, define solution objectives, and work with Technical Architects to design end-to-end technology solutions that align with business goals.
• Engage with business stakeholders, Project Managers, and Technical Architects to gather requirements, provide regular progress updates, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical implementation.
• Discover and document the current technology landscape highlighting duplication in functionality and opportunities for consolidation and simplification.
• Work with third-party suppliers and manage relationships at a technical level.
• Design and present conceptual solutions to business and technical stakeholders.
• Assess existing systems, identify integration points, and develop strategies for seamless integration with new and current technologies.
• Create and maintain detailed solution architecture documentation, including system diagrams, reusable artefacts, technical specifications, and best practice guidelines.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluate their potential benefits and drawbacks, and make recommendations for their incorporation into existing or new solutions.
• Identify potential technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success, including scalability, performance, security, and data integrity considerations.

Requirements:

• Significant experience as a Technical Architect within a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, architectural patterns, and technologies such as cloud computing, microservices, APIs, database systems, and web technologies.
• Experience with large-scale, complex distributed systems.
• Ability to comprehend complex business requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions that align with business objectives.
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams and ability to foster a positive work environment conducive to innovation and creativity.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
• Hands-on experience in designing Cloud and Hybrid solutions.
• Knowledge of security architecture and secure design.
• Experience in CI/CD practices and strategies.

Benefits:

• Annual bonus of up to 10%
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Hybrid remote working (2 days a week in office)
• Up to 6% matched pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.