SENIOR PLATFORM ARCHITECT

GCHCONSULTING srl; Fiumicino; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading international technology firm is seeking a Senior Platform Architect to oversee the design and development of a new platform. This role involves leading key activities, ensuring alignment with business priorities, and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud-native operations, strong architectural leadership skills, and a proactive approach to resolving operational gaps. Excellent communication skills in English are essential. This position is based in Rome, Italy.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience in platform architecture and design.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage projects across multiple markets.
• Demonstrated experience in cloud-native operations and modern infrastructure practices.

Mansioni

• Lead and support key activities related to platform development.
• Drive continuous improvement and identify operational gaps.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver initiatives.

Conoscenze

Cloud-native operations

Kubernetes

Java

Spring ecosystem

Continuous Improvement

Strong architectural leadership

End-to-end initiative coordination

Excellent communication skills 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