Principal Architect

La Fosse; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm seeks a Principal Architect to shape the technology landscape for a renowned financial services company. The role requires c50% onsite in Edinburgh, focusing on strategic architectural leadership and modernizing systems. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly in regulated sectors. Competitive compensation and influence at the senior leadership level is offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise or solution architecture within regulated sectors.
• Strong expertise in cloud and modern architecture patterns.
• Proven ability to establish governance and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering long-term customer value.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute architectural strategy aligned with business needs.
• Guide the transition from legacy systems to microservices.
• Establish architectural standards for consistency and innovation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business strategy.

Skills

Enterprise architecture expertise

Cloud architecture knowledge

Governance skills

Strong communication skills

Job description

This range is provided by La Fosse. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Principal Consultant - Architecture & Strategy

La Fosse have been engaged by a renowned financial services firm to recruit multiple Principal Architects to join their growing function and be aligned to each of their value streams. There's a real opportunity to shape the future technology landscape in an organisation that is undergoing major transformation, and you'll have play a key part in the decisions that are made here.

Why Join?

• You'll have direct access to senior leadership (at CxO level), with the authority to get things done!
• High visibility and influence—architecture is seen as a critical business driver, and stakeholders are invested in making it architecture-led.
• There's a shift from project to product model—designing for long-term outcomes, not just short-term fixes.
• Time spent on meaningful work: selling ideas, negotiating, and doing the right thing, with significant impact on the future of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture Leadership: Define and execute architectural strategy, balancing modernisation with immediate business needs.
• Legacy to Cloud Transition: Guide the shift from mainframe/monolithic systems to microservices, API-led, event-driven architectures.
• Governance: Establish architectural standards and frameworks that ensure consistency and innovation across domains.
• Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders, business leaders, and technical teams to ensure alignment with business strategy and long-term value.

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience in enterprise or solution architecture within regulated sectors (e.g., financial services, insurance, pensions).
• Strong expertise in cloud and modern architecture patterns
• Proven ability to establish governance, influence senior stakeholders, and translate strategy into action.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering long-term customer value.

This is a hybrid role, requiring 50% time working onsite in the client's Edinburgh office.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Financial Services, Pension Funds, and Insurance

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