Principal/Senior Principal Architect : DevOps - IFS Cloud Infrastructure (IFS Technology)

IFS; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in AI technology is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Architect for its Cloud Infrastructure team. The role involves designing and enhancing automated deployment pipelines, providing technical leadership, and collaborating with stakeholders. Applicants should have extensive experience (15+ years) in cloud architecture and deployment, along with strong programming skills. If you're looking for a dynamic and flexible work environment, IFS is the place to join.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in automated deployment pipelines & cloud architecture.
• Strong skills in cloud architecture and technical design.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership for software design and deployment pipelines.
• Designing and implementing the architecture runway.
• Setting technical agendas with engineering and product management.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Technical design

Programming

Application Security

Scalability

Performance

Communication

Multi-tasking

Innovative mindset

Tools

Azure

Gitlab

Github

Tekton

ArgoCD

Crossplane

Oracle

MongoDB

Azure SQL

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Principal/Senior Principal Architect : DevOps - IFS Cloud Infrastructure (IFS Technology)

• Full-time
• IFS Referral Bonus Code: SH
• Job Location: Hybrid

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with over 7,000 employees worldwide. Our leading AI technology powers our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling customers to excel at critical moments. We are committed to AI adoption, innovation, and making a positive global impact through our solutions.

We value diversity and inclusivity, reflecting the diverse world we serve. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse environment committed to sustainability, innovation, and social impact.

The Principal/Senior Principal Architect ("SPA") within Cloud Infrastructure will own architecture accountability for specific areas within our portfolio. The role involves designing and communicating complex pipelines to deliver SaaS capabilities to our customers, working with stakeholders including product managers, engineering leaders, and dev ops engineers.

This role requires diagnosing and solving complex problems, providing authoritative technical recommendations, and contributing to company standards and procedures, including the IFS Technical Reference Architecture. The SPA also identifies new approaches to enhance and simplify the IFS suite and acts as an authority in technology areas.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing technical leadership for software design and automated deployment pipelines
• Designing and implementing architecture runway with a hands-on approach
• Setting technical agendas in collaboration with engineering and product management
• Ensuring maintainability, security, and performance
• Conducting peer reviews and ensuring quality standards
• Liaising with stakeholders and contributing to product and service improvements
• Providing multi-horizon technology thinking aligned with business needs

Qualifications and skills required:

• 15+ years of experience in large-scale automated deployment pipelines and cloud architecture
• Strong cloud architecture, technical design, and programming skills
• Experience in Application Security, Scalability, and Performance
• Ability to articulate technology vision clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience with Azure and other hyperscale clouds, CI/CD tools (Gitlab, Github, Tekton), GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Crossplane), databases (Oracle, MongoDB, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL), Kubernetes, and Docker
• Knowledge of cloud-native big data tools and data science frameworks is a plus
• Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills, with an innovative mindset

We support flexible and hybrid work arrangements, fostering community, innovation, and belonging. Join us to make your moment and help others do the same. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.