Job Description

Who we are:

We are proud stewards of the Tote, Great Britain's pool betting operator since 1928. Backed by people from across British horse racing, UK Tote Group is led by a dedicated group of racehorse owners and breeders and racing fans who are passionate about revitalising the Tote.


Using best-in-class technology, digital innovation and customer engagement, we are developing the UK Tote into a modern British success story: a world-leading pools platform, reaching new audiences with innovative products.

About the role:

As the Principal Architect you will be accountable for delivering through leadership, strategic direction, consulting, maintaining standards, and providing technology guidance to the UK Tote Group with the ultimate goal of achieving business objectives. You will Lead and develop architecture strategies, frameworks, and architecture governance processes, establishing long-term software and data architecture direction to ensure sound investment decisions and compliance with GDPR and Gambling and Security regulations.

What you'll be doing:

Architecture design authority and subject matter lead for key cross squad initiatives, examples include AWS platform strategy, Data Privacy / GDPR and data warehouse and product across all verticals Lead the architectural vision with the senior engineering team, [technical] innovation across the key verticals, B2C, B2B and B2B2C Lead the architectural vision with the senior engineering team, [technical] innovation across the key verticals, B2C, B2B and B2B2C Design and implement the company's data platforms in line with the BI strategy and vision Develop the architecture and tooling to ensure 24/7 operational excellence levels Accountability for the technical strategy implementation, ensuring the company is using up to date and competitive technology, engaging with Engineering peers throughout the team Delivery of architecture improvements, improving business and technical capability across data and product verticals Ensuring data is provided in an effective and timely manner to feed reporting and 3rd party systems in order to support the Marketing, compliance and data platforms Ensuring maintenance, support and release processes are high performing and reviewed regularly Be the expert on data architecture trends and develop and mentor the teams skills & capabilities Work alongside the product function to design performance measures and reports providing insight and measurements that drive commercial performance Responsible for the management and implementation of platform security across cloud infrastructures

What you'll need:

Enterprise level architectural level experience, across solution, technical and enterprise level initiatives Previous senior leader experience of managing architecture / engineering teams that hold and process high volume transactions, whilst integrating operational systems Deep understanding and experience of best practices Computer Science degree or similar Previous in-depth experience in software engineering Microsoft, AWS and Google cloud technology tooling Demonstrable experience of leading on and understanding architectural challenges within highly regulated industries Data Protection, Information Security, Cyber, Gambling and gaming advantageous Good working knowledge of the online gaming industry Experience of delivering clear financial KPIS / OKR's and budget management

What we offer:

At the Tote you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork and pride in what we do. Our company benefits package includes:


Bonus scheme Company Shares Option Plan Contributary pension scheme Life insurance (4 x basic salary) Simply Health Plan Holiday entitlement (25 days plus bank holidays) Confidential 24/7 365 employee assistance helpline Agile and collaborative office environment with free parking, fruit, biscuits, and drinks Regular social events, charity events and volunteering opportunities

Any questions or for further information on the role please contact recruitment@tote.co.uk and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch.