Programme Architect

Jobtailor; Fareham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Retail Architect to own the end-to-end architecture vision for major global retail programmes and influence how millions of customers interact with the brand.

You will bring business and technology stakeholders together to create scalable, cloud-native solutions, guide critical technical decisions, manage risk, and mentor architects and engineering teams across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Strong retail architecture experience.
• Proven expertise designing and delivering technology solutions across the retail landscape.
• Understanding of omnichannel retail challenges.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Expertise in microservices, API-first design, event-driven architectures.
• Strong background in cloud-native architecture and modern integration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Influence how millions of customers interact with the brand.
• Own the end-to-end architecture vision for major global retail programmes.
• Bring together business and technology stakeholders to create scalable solutions.
• Guide key technical decisions and manage risks.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams across the organization.

Skills

Retail architecture

End-to-end architecture

Cloud architecture

Omnichannel expertise

Microservices/API-first

Event-driven systems

Real-time retail ops

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Cloud-native patterns

Job description

Responsibilities

• Influence how millions of customers interact with the brand
• Own the end-to-end architecture vision for major global retail programmes
• Bring together business and technology stakeholders to create scalable solutions
• Guide key technical decisions and manage risks
• Mentor architects and engineering teams across the organization

Qualifications

• Strong retail architecture experience
• Proven expertise designing and delivering technology solutions across the retail landscape
• Understanding of omnichannel retail challenges
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
• Expertise in microservices, API-first design, event-driven architectures, and real-time retail operations
• Strong background in cloud-native architecture and modern integration strategies