Strategic Solutions Architect

Dunnhumby; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Birthday off

Comprehensive rewards package

Job summary

dunnhumby is seeking a senior architecture lead to own our target-state platform architecture across cloud, data, integration, and security. You will translate business and partner requirements into end-to-end designs and guardrails as we onboard retailers and publishers.

You will shape reusable patterns, balance long-term strategy with delivery realities, and act as the senior technical voice in partner discussions, including with Kevel, driving practical, scalable solutions across the DNA

Qualifications

• Strong enterprise, solution, or platform architecture background across cloud, data, and integration environments.
• AdTech and MarTech fluency, including ad servers, SSPs, DSPs, identity, bidding, event pipelines, tagging, and closed-loop measurement.
• Proven experience integrating third-party platforms and partner ecosystems at scale, including API and data-contract design.
• Experience with clean rooms, privacy-enhancing technologies, and data collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• Customer-facing solutioning, technical pre-sales, or proof-of-concept experience, with strong communication to commercial and leadership audiences.
• Ability to balance long‑term architectural intent with delivery pace and ship practical designs under real constraints.

Responsibilities

• Own our target‑state architecture across platform, data, integration, and security, including the guardrails that keep it coherent as partners are added.
• Turn business, product, and partner requirements into end‑to‑end solution designs covering integration patterns, data flows, deployment models, and non‑functional requirements.
• Lead the technical side of retailer and publisher onboarding from discovery through to working integration.
• Define reusable platform patterns that reduce bespoke client‑specific builds and improve scalability, consistency, and cost‑to‑serve.
• Act as the senior technical voice in partner and client conversations, including with Kevel, shaping credible options and explaining the trade‑offs behind them.
• Feed delivery reality back into product and engineering, identifying recurring needs that should be productized, standardised, or simplified.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

AdTech/MarTech fluency

API integration design

Data privacy & clean rooms

Pre-sales / customer-facing

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Kevel

Job description

Salary: £48,000 - 88,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong enterprise, solution, or platform architecture background across cloud, data, and integration environments.
• AdTech and MarTech fluency, including ad servers, SSPs, DSPs, identity, bidding, event pipelines, tagging, and closed-loop measurement.
• Proven experience integrating third-party platforms and partner ecosystems at scale, including API and data-contract design.
• Experience with clean rooms, privacy-enhancing technologies, and data collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• Customer-facing solutioning, technical pre-sales, or proof-of-concept experience, with strong communication to commercial and leadership audiences.
• Ability to balance long‑term architectural intent with delivery pace and ship practical designs under real constraints.

Responsibilities:

• Own our target‑state architecture across platform, data, integration, and security, including the guardrails that keep it coherent as partners are added.
• Turn business, product, and partner requirements into end‑to‑end solution designs covering integration patterns, data flows, deployment models, and non‑functional requirements.
• Lead the technical side of retailer and publisher onboarding from discovery through to working integration.
• Define reusable platform patterns that reduce bespoke client‑specific builds and improve scalability, consistency, and cost‑to‑serve.
• Act as the senior technical voice in partner and client conversations, including with Kevel, shaping credible options and explaining the trade‑offs behind them.
• Feed delivery reality back into product and engineering, identifying recurring needs that should be productized, standardised, or simplified.

Technologies:

• API
• Cloud
• Support
• Network
• Security
• Architect

More:

We are dunnhumby, the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. Our dunnhumby Network Alliance (DNA) is an open, collaborative Retail and Commerce Media service built with Kevel to unify a fragmented market and unlock growth for brands, agencies, and retailers. We operate as a neutral layer across multiple retail partners, connecting audiences, inventory, and intelligence through a single entry point to cross‑retailer media at scale. You can expect a comprehensive rewards package, flexible working hours, your birthday off, investment in cutting‑edge technology, and a nimble, small‑business feel that encourages experimentation and learning. We value diversity and inclusion, offer agile working discussions, and support an inclusive culture through our employee networks.

last updated 36 week of 2026