Full job descriptionTechnical Lead - Integration & Architecture
Location: South London
Salary: £85,000 - £95,000
The Opportunity
We’re working with an established consumer-facing organisation that’s investing significantly in the modernisation of its technology landscape.
As part of this journey, they’re looking to appoint an experienced Technical Lead - Integration & Architecture to take ownership of how key business systems connect across the organisation.
This is a senior technical position where you’ll influence architectural decisions, define integration standards and work closely with both internal stakeholders and external technology partners to deliver scalable, resilient solutions.
The Role
You’ll act as the technical authority for integration architecture, helping shape the future direction of the organisation’s technology estate while ensuring solutions are robust, well-governed and aligned with long-term business objectives.
Working across multiple technology initiatives, you’ll collaborate with architecture, engineering and delivery teams to establish best practice and provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
*Define and own enterprise integration architecture.
*Develop integration standards, principles and governance.
*Design scalable API and integration solutions.
*Review and challenge technical designs produced by third-party partners.
*Ensure integration solutions are secure, resilient and maintainable.
*Produce architecture documentation, standards and technical decision records.
*Provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent initiatives.
*Support the development of an internal integration capability.
*Act as the senior escalation point for integration and architecture decisions.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced Technical Lead, Solutions Architect or Integration Architect with a strong background delivering enterprise integration solutions within complex environments.
You’ll be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders while remaining technically credible enough to influence solution design and architectural direction.
You’ll ideally have experience with:
*Enterprise integration architecture
*REST APIs and event-driven architecture
*Azure Integration Services or comparable middleware technologies
*Enterprise ERP integrations
*Cloud-based integration platforms
*Technical governance and architecture frameworks
*Working with third-party technology partners
*Leading technical design across large-scale transformation programmes
Experience within retail, consumer or ecommerce organisations would be advantageous, although candidates from other complex enterprise environments will also be considered.
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