Platform Architect

Ocho People; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully flexible working

SC clearance sponsorship

Job summary

Ocho People is seeking a Principal Platform Architect for a public sector client. You will lead the delivery of cloud platforms and solutions, setting architectural direction and ensuring alignment with transformational outcomes across global teams.

You''ll engage senior stakeholders, drive technology direction, and mentor others while promoting blueprints and standards within the Platforms Capability, with flexible working and the potential for sponsorship of SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work on complex public sector programmes with SC clearance.
• Proven experience delivering platforms underpinning large-scale cloud transformation.
• Experience leading technology decisions and delivering positive customer outcomes.
• Experience with executive/stakeholder engagement and translating technical information for decision-making.
• Proficiency with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
• Ability to coach and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of cloud platforms and solutions enabling business transformation
• Provide architectural leadership within multi-disciplinary agile teams
• Build shared understanding of outcomes, technical landscape and complexity to inform design decisions
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders, establishing architectural principles and strategic direction
• Understand and articulate functional and non-functional requirements
• Drive technology direction and advancement within the Platforms Capability
• Guide others in the capability to support their career development
• Establish blueprints and standards, contribute to account strategy, and act as a technology ambassador

Skills

Cloud platform leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Technical decision making

People management

Public cloud expertise AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Principal Platform Architect

At a Glance

• Principal-level Platform Architect - Public Sector
• SC clearance required (sponsored on offer)
• Fully flexible working - no office attendance mandatory
• Negotiable package
• Leadership across large-scale cloud transformation programmes

About the Company

Our client is a growing technology consultancy delivering large-scale digital transformation and cloud platform solutions, with deep experience across complex Public Sector programmes. They've built a genuinely people-first culture where technical excellence and career development go hand in hand.

Role Overview

This is a Principal Platform Architect role accountable for leading the delivery of cloud platforms and solutions that enable business transformation for customers and users worldwide. You'll provide leadership across multi-disciplinary agile teams, building shared understanding of desired outcomes and the technical landscape to help teams make informed decisions. You'll build relationships with senior stakeholders to establish architectural principles and strategic direction, and play a leading role in driving technology direction across the wider Platforms Capability - while also supporting others' career journeys and being supported in your own.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of cloud platforms and solutions enabling business transformation
• Provide architectural leadership within multi-disciplinary agile teams
• Build shared understanding of outcomes, technical landscape and complexity to inform design decisions
• Build and foster relationships with senior stakeholders, establishing architectural principles and strategic direction
• Understand and articulate functional and non-functional requirements
• Drive technology direction and advancement within the Platforms Capability
• Guide others in the capability to support their career development
• Establish blueprints and standards, contribute to account strategy, and act as a technology ambassador

What You'll Need

Essential:

• Willingness to work on complex, ambitious Public Sector programmes (SC clearance required - can be obtained upon offer)
• Proven experience leading delivery of platforms underpinning large-scale cloud transformation (migration, modernisation, web-based application deployment)
• Experience leading technology decisions and driving delivery to positive customer outcomes
• Experience building relationships with senior stakeholders, including executive/C-level, translating technical information to support decision-making
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
• Demonstrated ability managing, coaching and developing team members

Desirable:

• Track record proactively developing business across an account with sales/account managers
• Experience managing others, including setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews
• Active in sharing views on technology
• Experience bringing challenging projects back on track
• Accountability for creating and promoting new products or services aligned to organisational strategy
• Participation in technology communities

Benefits & Package

• Negotiable package, reflecting experience
• Fully flexible working - no office attendance mandatory (NI based only)
• Genuine investment in career development and progression
• Leadership platform across major Public Sector cloud transformation programmes
• People-first, collaborative culture