Requirements

• Experience leading Engineering Platform architecture or design teams in a complex, global technology organisation.
• Deep architecture expertise in large-scale compute and HPC, cloud, data platforms, automation, security, resilience, observability, and service architecture.
• Ability to define future-state platform architectures and create executable transition roadmaps for engineering workflows and high-volume data.
• Strong systems thinking, including challenging assumptions and exploring innovative architecture decisions.
• Experience managing an enabling design authority with delegated decision rights and effective design assurance.
• Proven people leadership skills: setting direction, developing capability, coaching senior professionals, managing performance, and succession planning.
• Influential communication skills to align senior Engineering and technology leaders with diverse priorities.
• Sound technical and commercial judgement balancing productivity, performance, reliability, security, sustainability, cost, vendor dependency, and delivery speed.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with semiconductor or SoC development platforms, electronic design automation workflows, or compute/data/tool licensing constraints.
• Knowledge of generative AI, agentic systems, AI-assisted engineering workflows, and their platform architecture for safe production use.
• Professional architecture, cloud, or HPC accreditation, or practical experience with architecture frameworks and modelling standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of Engineering Platform architects, managing performance and building an inclusive, effective practice.
• Exercise delegated Engineering Platform design authority through decision rights, evidence-led reviews, architecture decision records, and time-bound exceptions.
• Define future-state architectures and transition roadmaps across compute, HPC, hybrid cloud, data, automation, security, resilience, and service architecture.
• Create and test innovative platform concepts to improve productivity, reuse, composability, scalable access, and reduce fragmentation and cost.
• Collaborate with the Principal Eng Plat AI Architect to align AI capabilities with platform principles, data controls, security, reliability, and service expectations.
• Establish reusable principles, reference architectures, standards, patterns, and lifecycle guidance balancing key technical and business factors.
• Assure significant platform designs throughout discovery, implementation, and operation while preserving delivery and service accountability.
• Partner with multiple stakeholders to resolve cross-domain architecture choices and evaluate outcomes and emerging opportunities with evidence.

Perks and Benefits

• Join a world-class, high-reaching team dedicated to outstanding results and global impact.
• Work in an encouraging and inclusive environment that supports continuous learning and professional growth.
• Collaborate with industry leaders and innovators on impactful projects and flawless service builds.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements tailored to team needs, balancing high performance and personal wellbeing.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, mutual respect, and providing accommodations during recruitment as needed.
• Competitive salary range of £168,300 - £227,700 per year.