Job Description

The Role
We're working with a well-established Professional Services firm to recruit their Head of Architecture & Platform Engineering. This new position reports directly to the CTO and involves leading technical architecture strategy across their Microsoft-focused technology environment.
You'll be responsible for managing a platform engineering team of 4 technical professionals while establishing enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks.
Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement architecture strategy
• Lead the platform engineering team, focusing on development and performance management
• Oversee Azure-native infrastructure design and implementation
• Optimise Microsoft E5 licensing and platform services
• Establish architectural review processes and technical standards
• Drive system integration initiatives and DevOps practices

Requirements
Essential:

• Extensive infrastructure architecture experience
• Strong Microsoft Azure platform expertise and cloud-native solution design
• Experience with the Microsoft 365 enterprise suite
• Platform engineering team management experience
• Understanding of regulated industry requirements (financial or professional services preferred)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Desirable:

• Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipeline experience
• System integration and API architecture knowledge
• Relevant certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF)

What's Offered

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (~120k base)
• Executive-level position with strategic influence
• Opportunity to build platform engineering capability
• Modern technology stack and Azure-native environment

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