IT Technical Architect

IT Technical Architect Team Lead
London - Hybrid (2/3 days on-site)
80,000 - 100,000 + 25 Days Holiday + Pension

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and technically skilled IT professional to take overall responsibility for system architecture and development, while leading the team in future projects.

This company is focused on cutting-edge sports equipment, that play a key part in feeding back analytics, for athlete welfare and live betting odds. They offer a fast-paced environment where you can shape the technical future and join at an exciting time for the business during this early phase of growth.

In this varied role, you will serve as the lead architect, define system requirements, oversee third-party development, execute test strategies, and contribute directly to development deliverables. A core responsibility of this role is bringing more development expertise in-house and being a key communicator between the development team and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in IT development and DevOps, demonstrating proficiency in high-level technical design, architectural techniques, technical solution selection, and implementing robust system security, including penetration protection and access controls. It is a must to have hands-on experience with core DevOps and cloud technologies such as AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD deployment pipelines, alongside expertise in managing both Postgres and NoSQL databases. Furthermore, the candidate is required to have broad programming experience across a range of modern languages and frameworks, specifically including Python, Typescript, Golang, Node JS, JavaScript, React, and JSON. Lastly, you must have experience in leading either a team or projects and possess some knowledge of relevant industry standards like GDPR.

This is a fantastic opportunity to move into a high-impact, hybrid role where your strategic architectural vision and technical leadership will directly contribute to the growth and success of core customer-facing systems.

The Role:

• Lead system architecture and requirements.
• Manage third-party development and testing.
• Bring development expertise inhouse.
• Act as key communicator to senior leadership.

The Person:

• Experienced Technical Leader with experience in IT/DevOps, high-level design, and project/team leadership.
• Must have Cloud & DevOps Skills in AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, Postgres, and NoSQL.
• Broad Programming Proficiency including Python, Typescript, Golang, Node JS, JavaScript, and React.
• Proficiency in System Security (penetration protection, access controls) and knowledge of standards like GDPR.
• A background within a similar position such as IT Architect, Technical Architect, Platform Architect, Architect Lead.

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)

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