Director of Software Architecture

Great opportunity for a Director of Architecture to join a leading retail client in Manchester. You’ll report directly to the CTO and working alongside the Director of Engineering will lead a technology function of 100 people through a significant digital and cultural transformation, transitioning existing platforms to a cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture, and the department towards product-based teams and a DevOps culture. You’ll be responsible for developing an enterprise architecture operating model and building out the architecture function, including working with teams to embed best practice and drive innovation. As a strong technology leader, you'll balance technical decision making with effective people management to inspire and develop your teams. Skills: Proven experience in leading large technology functions through digital transformation. Experience with cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture. Experience working in product-based environment. Ability to call out inefficiencies and drive improvements. Experience in an enterprise business environment. Experience in a consumer-facing business. Strong leadership and people management skills. Ability to champion architecture best practices. Excellent technical skills. Software/Tech: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) Microservices architecture Event-driven systems DevOps tools and practices Programming languages (Java, TypeScript, C#) In return they can offer an industry leading salary and benefits package. If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I will contact you ASAP.