Senior Solutions Architect - Retail Technology
HybridLiverpool, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Shape architecture roadmaps aligning technology strategy with business objectives and design scalable, secure, resilient solutions across a modern cloud-based ecosystem. Lead solution architecture for large-scale, business-critical programmes while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to define technology direction. Provide technical leadership on complex risks and dependencies, driving architectural governance and evaluating technologies to support future growth. Influence stakeholders across the wider business by translating complex technical concepts into clear outcomes and championing Agile and Lean delivery practices within multidisciplinary teams.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience designing and delivering complex enterprise-scale solutions
- Strong architectural leadership skills, balancing strategic vision with pragmatic delivery
- Experience defining technology roadmaps and influencing senior stakeholders
- The ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex problems and drive informed technical decisions
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences alike
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments and modern product organisations
- A collaborative approach, coupled with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence outcomes
- A track record of driving architectural best practice and continuous improvement
- Experience across Java
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Cloud-native architecture and distributed systems
- API-led integration and modern engineering practices
- Must be able to undertake a credit check
- Must be able to undertake a CIFAS check
- Must be able to undertake a Right to Work check
- Must be able to undertake a DBS (criminal records) check if a specific requirement of the role
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Spring Boot
- Experience with Oracle Database
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with React
- Experience with AWS API Gateway
- Experience with AWS RDS
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