Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 6th April 2026
As a Lead Technical Architect (Solutions) you will work on multiple projects across the data delivery programme on problems that require broad architectural thinking.
This post is within a data delivery setting, especially one focussed on AWS, Quantexa and Databricks.
You will:
* Be responsible for leading the technical solution design of data systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions;
* Assure data services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the data platform and wider IBCA technology strategy;
* Drive continuous improvement in system reliability, performance, and security;
* Regularly collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing direction and challenge;
* Be proactive in working with Product Managers and Engineers to identify problems and translating these into scalable technical solutions;
* Participate in architecture reviews, and technical workshops.
Responsibilities
* Secure Cloud & Platform Architecture (AWS Focus): You will lead and optimise the design of resilient, high-availability AWS environments, ensuring that every infrastructure component is built with a "security-by-design" approach to protect against evolving threats;
* Architecture Patterns & Standards: You will establish and uphold the technical standards for the organisation, creating reusable patterns and governance frameworks that ensure consistency and quality across all engineering squads;
* Comprehensive Data Management Design: This involves architecting the end-to-end lifecycle of data systems and services, ensuring the underlying infrastructure supports high-performance analytics and robust data sovereignty;
* Digital Service Integration & API Management: You will oversee the connectivity of modern digital services by designing scalable API layers and integration strategies that allow internal and external systems to communicate securely and efficiently;
* Agile Delivery & Stakeholder Translation: You will bridge the gap between complex technical roadmaps and strategic business goals, communicating technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders to ensure smooth, iterative delivery.
Person specification
* Architecture design of highly scalable and secure Data Platforms hosted on AWS. This includes expertise in configuring and integrating data management systems like Databricks and Quantexa;
* Architecture design informed through use of principles, patterns, technical radars, practices and standards;
* Data Storage Design & Management – expertise across diverse storage technologies including SQL, NoSQL and Data Lakehouse;
* Data Architecture Design - Data Modelling (conceptual to physical), Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Lineage and Data Governance;
* API Management - designing and implementing robust integration patterns (including end-to-end secure API management and gateways) that reliably connect Data Platforms to wider digital services and consuming tech systems;
* Service Architecture Design – monitoring, logging and observability including patching, business continuity and disaster recovery;
* Experience of working within and across product teams within Agile environments throughout the full delivery lifecycle of inception to go-live;
* Translating business requirements into tangible, compliant, technical solutions with traceability to the user value that can be demonstrated to stakeholders.
* You will have experience of working on architecture design for the Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform;
* Security Architecture Design – Data Security, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Network Security and DevSecOps;
* Strong knowledge of DevOps practices and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Additional information
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
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