Why join us Joining Sainsbury's as a Senior Architect means being part of a team that powers a global supply chain and ensures brilliant customer experiences. Through innovative and smart technology, we enable our colleagues to deliver fresh and appealing products to our customers at an unprecedented pace. As a Senior Architect, you will have the opportunity to shape and define the technical roadmap for your capability areas, working closely with engineering teams to design new products and services within an overall architecture. We foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and ownership, allowing you to contribute to cloud-native designs and drive the adoption of our technology principles. With endless learning opportunities, a supportive work environment, and attractive benefits, joining us means being part of a team that solves complex challenges and makes a real impact on our customers' lives while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. What you'll do As a Senior Architect at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in planning and defining the technical roadmap for your designated capability areas. Working closely with multiple engineering teams, your responsibilities will include shaping and designing new products and services that align with the overall architecture. You will influence the design and construction of components within your area, ensuring they deliver maximum value towards the roadmap. Additionally, you will contribute to the adoption of technology principles across your area of responsibility and actively share your own learning and expertise within the architecture community. With a strong focus on modern engineering practises and cloud-native design techniques, you will collaborate with product teams to develop architectural roadmaps and blueprints. Your ability to take a holistic view, consider multiple perspectives, and propose creative solutions will be crucial. Who you are As a Senior Architect at Sainsbury's, you are a highly skilled professional with a deep understanding of architecture frameworks and the ability to simplify and transform complex business landscapes. Your expertise in evolving architectures and emergent design allows you to develop target and transition states that modernise and simplify the technology landscape for your specific area of responsibility. With your strong knowledge of modern engineering practises and cloud-native design techniques, you collaborate closely with product teams to create conceptual, logical, and physical solution designs that align with architectural roadmaps and blueprints. Your flexible and holistic approach enables you to consider multiple viewpoints and devise creative solutions. With your self-driven nature and constant drive for self-improvement and team success, you contribute to a culture of continuous innovation and improvement. Your strong influencing and communication skills allow you to effectively communicate and advocate for your architectural vision and principles, fostering collaboration and alignment across teams. LI-NM1