SENIOR PLATFORM ARCHITECT

GCHCONSULTING srl; Ciampino; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading international company is seeking a Senior Platform Architect in Ciampino, Italy. The successful candidate will lead the design and development of an innovative platform, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with internal quality standards. Key qualifications include strong architectural leadership, mastery of cloud-native operations like Kubernetes and CI/CD, and the ability to communicate effectively in English. This role offers the opportunity to enhance organizational agility and drive high-quality engineering practices.

Competenze

• Experience in designing and operating high-availability platforms.
• Ability to evaluate technical options and define standards.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in multiple technology domains.

Mansioni

• Lead activities related to platform design and development.
• Drive continuous improvement and implement effective solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver projects and monitor KPIs.

Conoscenze

Architectural leadership

Cloud-native operations

Java and Spring ecosystem

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Monitoring and performance optimisation

Security-by-design principles

Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Descrizione del lavoro

For a leading international company, we are looking for a

SENIOR PLATFORM ARCHITECT

who oversees the design and development of a new ecosystem / platform emphasizing experience, innovation, and customer engagement.

What you’ll do :

• Lead, coordinate and support key activities related to the platform, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying operational gaps and implementing effective solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects, initiatives or governance activities across multiple markets.
• Monitor performance, KPIs or compliance areas, providing clear reporting and actionable insights.
• Support strategic planning cycles and contribute to business reviews, audits or decision‑making forums.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering collaboration and knowledge‑sharing.
• Ensure adherence to internal frameworks, policies, controls and quality standards.
• Demonstrative experience in designing, evolving and operating distributed, high‑availability platforms, with deep understanding of scalability, resilience and observability patterns.
• Strong architectural leadership, with the ability to evaluate technical options, define standards, and guide long‑term platform evolution in complex or international environments.
• Mastery of cloud‑native operations and modern infrastructure practices, including Kubernetes, IaC, CI / CD, monitoring, and performance optimisation, enabling effective collaboration with engineering teams.
• Solid knowledge of Java and the Spring ecosystem to support architectural discussions, challenge technical decisions and assess risks, even without hands‑on coding responsibilities.
• Proven experience leading end‑to‑end initiatives, coordinating cross‑functional teams and driving execution across multiple markets, business units and technology domains.
• Ability to coach teams, foster organisational agility and promote high‑quality engineering practices, supporting the growth and alignment of the wider platform organisation.
• Experience implementing security‑by‑design principles, ensuring compliance, robustness and reliability
• A proactive, improvement‑driven mindset, capable of identifying gaps, proposing solutions and continuously enhancing the overall Platform ecosystem.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Location : Rome