Senior Application Architect – API & Cloud

Oxford University Press; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

18‑month fixed-term contract

Job summary

Oxford University Press is seeking an Application Architect to shape the technology behind our language content platforms, APIs and integrations at scale. You will translate business needs into practical architectures, guiding cross‑functional teams and external partners with technical roadmaps and best practices.

The role emphasizes security, performance and maintainability while modernising legacy environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and guiding architecture for large-scale systems.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Experience with hybrid/cloud-hosted applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across internal teams and external delivery partners.
• Define and assure application, API and data-flow designs.
• Support architecture roadmaps and best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Software architecture

Cloud architecture

APIs

DevOps practices

Technical leadership

Job description

Oxford University Press is seeking an Application Architect to shape the technology behind our language content platforms, APIs and integrations at scale. You will translate business needs into practical architectures, guiding cross‑functional teams and external partners with technical roadmaps and best practices.

The role emphasizes security, performance and maintainability while modernising legacy environments.