Chief Architect

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This company is a market leading health and care technology provider. For over 65 years, its pioneering software, hardware and services has empowered people to live independently and with an improved quality of life. They make a real difference to people's lives. Why not join their team, and help them make a positive impact on millions of peoples lives. You will be able to work with a quality tech stack, working on something that is truly industry leading and rewarding.

They are currently recruiting for a Chief Architect to lead and drive their architectural vision and their Architecture and Innovation Engineering teams, helping to identify and implement new technologies and processes to drive innovation across the company, deliver new products, or improve existing products, and systems.

What will you be doing in this role?

As their Chief Architect you will lead a team of technology architects (Enterprise, Solution, and System) to define and continuously evolve the architectural strategy and roadmap, ensuring technical decisions are commercially viable, buildable, supportable, secure, and are designed to adhere to the defined principles and standards.

You will be able to support the transformation of the organisation both through the application of a robust technology strategy and through the development of high-performance architects within your function.

This role could work on a hybrid basis from any of their main hubs - Manchester city centre, Malmo, or Madrid.

What they offer:

• Ability to help shape and influence the success of the company
• Competitive salary,
• Bonus,
• Car Allowance,
• Family Private health,
• Hybrid working,
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays,
• Ability to buy holidays,
• Contributory pension,
• Volunteer day to support a cause you are passionate about,
• Dedicated 24/7 employee benefits platform 'Verlingue’ that include things like: free eye tests, retail discounts,
• EAP WeCare service - including a 24/7 online GP and mental health counselling service,
• Boost your learning and growth through access to a Talent Library with over 800 courses, and access to Udemy or O’Reilly learning platforms,
• A warm and welcoming team environment and a chance to build a rewarding career.

The Ideal candidate:

The successful candidate will have significant proven experience in technology architecture, with a predominant focus on designing and enhancing SaaS, IOT, and hardware products over analogue and digital communications networks. You will have a proven track record of developing, leading, and implementing modern architectural practices for product development within the Scaled Agile Framework across complex international, multi-site organisations.

You will have an in-depth knowledge of software engineering methodologies and best practices, including Agile, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey complex technical ideas clearly and effectively.

Some of your key responsibilities would be:

• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of architects, and Innovation engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence,
• Proactively lead the team in rapidly delivering viable, high-quality solutions and designs,
• Ensure your team is aligned with company strategy, motivated, and making a positive difference.
• Develop and articulate a comprehensive technology strategy and architecture for their suite of SaaS and Hardware products,
• Develop and maintain current and future state business architecture,
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to define and refine technical requirements, ensuring alignment with overarching business objectives,
• Ensure the alignment of solution designs with the organisation's overall architecture principles, standards, and guidelines,
• Work with technical leads and product managers in developing product strategies and roadmaps,
• Oversee the development and implementation of robust and scalable cloud infrastructure tailored to support the evolving demands of their SaaS offerings,
• Encourage a culture of innovation within the team, inspiring architects, and their Innovation team, to explore new technologies and methodologies that can enhance their hardware and SaaS products,
• Support and lead research and innovation activities in partnership with product team,
• Collaborate with software engineering leadership to mentor, teach, and coach software teams in improving software design practices.
• Stay at the forefront of industry trends and emerging technologies, infusing the latest advancements into their architecture to maintain a competitive edge,
• Foster strong collaborative relationships with product managers, development teams, and other key business stakeholders to guarantee seamless alignment of architectural decisions with overarching business goals,
• Facilitate effective communication and knowledge sharing among team members, stakeholders, and technical staff,
• Collaborate with customers and suppliers to support large scale architectural programmes,
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, offering clarity and insight into the strategic decisions shaping their technology landscape,
• Manage, communicate, and escalate risks, issues, and blockers to stakeholders,
• Provide clear, actionable reporting and feedback on the status of your team and dependencies,
• Use a regular reporting cadence to review and update plans, checks, and make any corrective actions and improvements needed to support your team.
• Take the lead in the evaluation and selection of appropriate technology vendors and partners, considering factors such as product capabilities, scalability, support, and cost-effectiveness