Croydon
Lead Architect • Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent, • Location: Hybrid, 3 days a week onsite in Clapham Junction Reporting directly to the CTO and leading a team of Solution Architects, Technical Architects, System Analysts, and Solution Designers, you will be responsible for maintaining robust and comprehensive documentation of current and target states across their technology landscape. This strategic and hands-on role involves setting architectural vision, enabling scale, and ensuring technical excellence in execution. Day-to-day of the role: • Own and evolve the enterprise architecture blueprint, reference architectures, and target state definitions., • Shape architecture principles and governance, driving alignment across business, data, applications, infrastructure, and security., • Lead technical decision-making across the cloud platform including 3rd party integrations., • Act as the senior technical voice in executive and programme-level forums, influencing both strategic investments and day-to-day designs., • Drive architectural runway, risk management, and lifecycle planning to support growth, resilience, and innovation., • Extensive hands-on experience in enterprise and solution architecture for large digital businesses i.e. subscriptions, memberships, platforms, • Building scalable distributed systems using modern architecture patterns., • Deep experience defining and managing architecture governance models, roadmaps, standards, and artefacts., • Strong influencing skills across senior business stakeholders, technology leadership, and delivery teams., • Proficiency in Microsoft Azure, including App Services, AKS, AAD, Event Hubs, API Management, etc., • Experience with high-concurrency, high-availability designs, fault tolerance, and auto-scaling patterns., • Solid understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Hexagonal Architecture, CQRS, and Event Sourcing., • Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks: PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, PSD2, Cyber Essentials+., • 1st stage - call with the CTO, • 2nd stage - face to face interview completing a presentation, • Competitive salary and bonus scheme., • Gym membership and wellness benefits., • Flexible working options.