Senior Platform Architect

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong platform / solution architecture experience in modern cloud environments
• Background building scalable, distributed systems
• Ability to operate at a senior stakeholder level
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• A modern engineering mindset (not tied to legacy approaches)

Responsibilities

• Define and govern architecture across a globally distributed engineering function
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and fit-for-purpose
• Work closely with engineers to guide modern design and development practices
• Engage senior stakeholders across technology and business
• Translate complex technical decisions into clear, commercial outcomes

Technologies

• Architect
• Cloud
• AWS
• Backend
• C#
• Frontend
• JavaScript
• React
• Serverless
• TypeScript

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We are a global financial markets infrastructure firm seeking a Senior Platform Architect to shape the evolution of a high-profile, business-critical platform. This role is based out of our City of London offices, with flexibility for remote work three days a week. We offer a competitive salary of up to 110k per annum, plus bonuses and benefits. Join us in moving a legacy estate toward a modern, cloud-native platform and play a key role in driving business growth.

last updated 14 week of 2026