£130,000 GBP
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Platform Architect to lead the delivery of innovative cloud platforms and solutions that enable large-scale business transformation and deliver real value to end users worldwide. This is a senior leadership role for an experienced technologist who is curious, adaptable, and eager to embrace new technologies.

The Principal Platform Architect will provide technical leadership within multi-disciplinary agile teams, ensuring a shared understanding of business outcomes, technical landscapes, and solution complexity. By guiding informed decision-making, this role will help shape solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders is a key aspect of the role. The Principal Platform Architect will define architectural principles, set strategic direction, and play a pivotal role in establishing platform standards and blueprints. Alongside this, they will act as a technology ambassador, sharing expertise across teams, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to career development within the wider architecture and platform community.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale platforms supporting cloud transformation, application modernisation, and deployment of web-based applications.
• Define architectural strategies and principles, aligning platforms with business goals and user needs.
• Collaborate with executive and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical information to support strategic decision-making.
• Shape and implement technology standards, blueprints, and best practices across agile teams.
• Mentor and develop architecture and engineering colleagues, fostering talent and supporting career growth.
• Actively contribute to thought leadership, knowledge sharing, and the advancement of platform capabilities.

Essential Experience

• Proven track record of leading large-scale cloud transformation programmes (cloud migration, modernisation, platform engineering, and enterprise deployments).
• Strong background in making and executing technology decisions that drive positive business and customer outcomes.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, including executive and C-level leaders, with the ability to communicate technical insights clearly and persuasively.
• In-depth knowledge of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models.
• Background in managing, coaching, and developing technology professionals within teams or communities.
• Eligibility for Security Clearance (SC) to work on complex Public Sector programmes.

Desirable Experience

• Experience contributing to business development alongside account and sales teams.
• Track record of helping to recover and stabilise complex or challenging projects.
• Involvement in the creation and promotion of new products or services aligned with strategic objectives.
• Active participation in professional technology communities and sharing insights on industry trends.
• Previous experience in performance management, including setting objectives and leading performance reviews.