At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead architectural design for scalable platforms in genomics, guiding teams and shaping best practices.
- Company: Join a disability-aware, inclusive organisation tackling real healthcare challenges.
- Benefits: Generous leave, flexible working, pension matching, and learning budgets.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for mentorship and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact in healthcare while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Degree in computer science or STEM, AWS certifications, and strong architecture experience.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
In this role you will provide architectural leadership across the Scalable Tech area to deliver robust, scalable platforms for Genomics England. You'll guide multiple teams, align solutions with enterprise direction, and shape architecture practices across cloud and on-prem environments. You'll drive governance, maintain high standards, and collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery leaders to enable large-scale genomics initiatives. This is a mission-critical role at a disability-aware, inclusive organisation solving real healthcare challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support evolution of scalable platforms across cloud and on-premise environments.
- Represent local priorities in enterprise architecture and align with wider direction.
- Promote reuse, consistency, and technical excellence through patterns and guidance.
- Foster cross-team collaboration and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Work with GEL architects and engineers to create end-to-end solutions.
Tasks:
- Extensive solution architecture experience in complex enterprise environments including AWS and on-premise platforms.
- Leadership track across multiple teams or initiatives with strategic and delivery balance.
- Experience mentoring or leading architects and setting high standards.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and ability to represent a service within broader discussions.
- Proven governance and oversight for significant programmes or platform changes.
- Ability to develop and embed architecture best practices.
- Provide architectural oversight for major initiatives (Hosting Strategy implementation, AWS platform improvement) with governance and coherence.
- Manage and coach architects across the Scalable Tech area.
- Ensure solutions align to enterprise standards, goals, and delivery priorities.
- Develop and continuously improve architecture best practice for the Architecture Chapter.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery leaders to shape roadmaps.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to influence senior audiences.
- Experience shaping architectural choices for immediate delivery and long-term strategy.
- Solid knowledge of infrastructure, networking, security, compute, and storage concepts.
- Deep understanding of AWS services (networking, security, compute, storage).
Desirable:
- Hands-on AWS, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, TDA, CoE/platform as a product practices, healthcare domain experience.
Qualifications:
- Degree in computer science or STEM, AWS certifications, TOGAF or equivalent.
Key Requirements:
- Generous leave and holidays.
- Flexible blended working model.
- Defined contribution pension with generous matching.
- Life assurance (3x salary).
- Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
- Learning budgets and professional subscriptions reimbursement.
Wanted: Principal Solution Architect (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London) employer: Genomics England
Genomics England is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and inclusive work environment in the heart of Cambridge, Leeds, or London. With generous leave policies, flexible working arrangements, and a strong commitment to employee development, we empower our Genomic Data Scientists to thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to groundbreaking cancer research. Our focus on diversity and well-being ensures that every team member feels valued and supported in their journey.
