Application Architect
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Croydon / Hybrid- 1 day PW on-site
Due to the urgency and sensitivity of the work, active SC Clearance is mandatory.
Responsibilities
As an Application Architect, you will:
Design and lead delivery of scalable, high-performance application architectures
Define and apply modern application architecture patterns, including microservices, event-driven architectures, and SOA
Support monolith-to-microservices transformation initiatives where required
Architect cloud-native applications across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
Design API strategies, integration patterns, and messaging-based solutions
Ensure strong alignment with application lifecycle management, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
Work closely with platform and engineering teams to align application design with infrastructure-as-code and platform services
Embed application security principles, including authentication, authorisation, secure APIs, and data protection
Provide architectural guidance, assurance, and governance across delivery phases
Must-Have Skills & Experience
Proven experience as an Application Architect or Senior Software Engineer operating at architectural level
Strong expertise in designing and delivering scalable, high-performance applications
Solid understanding of application architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, SOA)
Experience designing cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
Strong knowledge of API design, integration patterns, and messaging technologies
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and application lifecycle management
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and platform services supporting application deployment
Strong grasp of application security principles (authentication, authorisation, secure APIs, data protection)
Active SC Clearance
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience designing and deploying containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes
Hands-on exposure to DevOps tooling for build, test, and release automation
Experience working in regulated, enterprise, or large-scale environments
Architecture or cloud certifications (e.g. TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect)
Familiarity with application monitoring, logging, and observability tools to support reliability and performance
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply