Global Head of Architecture & Engineering Operations

Alldus; Dublin; On-site; EUR 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa €170k

15% bonus

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Job summary

Alldus in Dublin, Ireland, seeks Head of Architecture and Engineering Operations to shape how architecture and engineering operate across the organisation, defining the operating model, setting standards, and leading scalable cloud and AI-driven platforms.

The role oversees a globally distributed team, drives governance, cost transparency through FinOps, and aligns technical strategy with product roadmaps, while remaining hands-on with critical design decisions and client-facing architecture

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in engineering/cloud/architecture leadership.
• ≥5 years in senior or principal architecture positions.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams.
• Strong cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale platforms, APIs, data systems, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in architecture governance or technical design authority roles.
• Track record of improving developer experience at scale through tools, processes, and platforms.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering tools.
• Experience with FinOps, cloud cost optimisation, or financial management of technology spend.
• Strong client-facing experience, including pre-sales solution architecture and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed architecture team with governance structures and architecture forums.
• Define architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and mature the Architecture Review Board.
• Own and maintain the Technology Radar to guide technology adoption and standardisation.
• Shape developer experience by improving tooling, golden paths, reusable patterns, and AI-assisted engineering.
• Drive FinOps practices to improve cost transparency and optimisation across cloud spend.
• Publish and drive adoption of engineering standards and reference architectures.
• Establish and evolve cloud architecture patterns across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
• Align technical strategy with product and business roadmaps to ensure delivery outcomes.
• Support client-facing solution architecture, including strategic pursuits and solution design.
• Remain hands-on with key architectural decisions and complex design reviews.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud architecture

Global teams

Cloud platforms

AI-enabled solutions

FinOps

Pre-sales

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Alldus in Dublin, Ireland, seeks Head of Architecture and Engineering Operations to shape how architecture and engineering operate across the organisation, defining the operating model, setting standards, and leading scalable cloud and AI-driven platforms.

The role oversees a globally distributed team, drives governance, cost transparency through FinOps, and aligns technical strategy with product roadmaps, while remaining hands-on with critical design decisions and client-facing architecture