- Define end-to-end architecture for scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing customer-facing web products.
- Lead legacy application modernization initiatives, including refactoring, cloud migration, and technical-debt reduction.
- Provide technical direction to engineering teams on architecture standards, technology choices, integration patterns, and delivery practices.
- Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, engineering teams, and customers to translate requirements into practical solution designs.
- Drive architecture governance and ensure non-functional requirements covering performance, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability are addressed.
- Support engineering delivery through hands‑on technical leadership and clear architectural decision‑making.
Required Experience and Skills
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, including at least 5 years in Solution Architect or Technical Architect roles.
- Recent hands‑on delivery experience with customer-facing digital applications and modern web or product platforms.
- Practical experience with CDN, caching, content delivery, web performance, SEO, redirect strategies, and GA4.
- Cloud-native architecture experience on Azure, AWS, or GCP, including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and secure deployment patterns.
- Proven experience modernizing established products through refactoring, re-platforming, or migration to modern architectures.
- Ability to communicate architecture decisions clearly to product, business, engineering, and customer stakeholders.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with content-driven digital platforms or modern web and content-management ecosystems.
- Experience in high-availability product engineering environments with measurable performance and scalability requirements.
- Architecture leadership across multidisciplinary, distributed, and customer-facing teams.
What Success Looks Like
- Architecture decisions are practical, clearly documented, and aligned with product and engineering priorities.
- Modernization is delivered while managing risk, quality, service continuity, and technical debt.
- Engineering teams receive clear technical direction and can implement solutions consistently across the product ecosystem.
- Digital products demonstrate strong performance, scalability, security, observability, and maintainability.
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Technical Architect employer: HCL Technologies Limited
HCL Technologies Limited is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant City of London, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With a strong focus on customer service excellence and operational efficiency, employees benefit from comprehensive training programs and opportunities to enhance their skills while contributing to meaningful projects. The collaborative environment fosters innovation and teamwork, making it an ideal place for those seeking a rewarding career in program and project management.
