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Are you an experienced Principal Architect looking for your next challenge?
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a highly skilled Principal Architect to join one of our prestigious clients on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This organisation has been dedicated to helping its members save for their future and achieve home ownership since 1845.
As a Principal Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in their largest transformation programme to date, serving as the technical authority for all channel solutions. This historic transformation will see the replacement of their core banking systems with a modern SaaS cloud ecosystem, and your expertise will be crucial in defining the target architecture and developing transition roadmaps.
What you'll do:
- Ensure strategic architectural integrity in the core programme, the largest transformation in 140 years.
- Lead the replacement of core banking systems with a modern SaaS cloud ecosystem.
- Develop target architecture and detailed transition plans.
- Review high-level designs created by Solution Architects.
- Provide strategic technical direction for the transformation programme.
- Utilise your multi-channel experience to drive the transformation.
What you'll need:
- Proven track record in lead architecture roles within transformational change, particularly using Microsoft Cloud technologies.
- Specialist knowledge in multi-channel technologies such as digital experience, identity and access management, content management, voice and IVR, and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Skilled in utilising public cloud platforms and delivering cloud-native and hybrid cloud solutions.
- Strong senior stakeholder engagement skills.
- Familiarity with modern architectural approaches (API-centric, containerisation, microservices, event-driven).
- Experience in creating and driving technology roadmaps within large, complex transformation programmes.
What you'll get:
- Up to 105,000 salary, dependant on experience.
- Annual bonus.
- Hybrid and flexible working.
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%.
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
- Healthcare and additional benefits...
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a historic transformation in the banking sector. If you meet a number of the requirements and are interested, please apply and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the role in more detail.
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Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
