Senior Technical Architect in London

About The Role

Hippo Digital is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Senior Technical Architect to support in our mission. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact.

As a Senior Technical Architect at Hippo Digital, you will be a key technical leader, responsible for the design, governance, and delivery of innovative, scalable, and secure technical solutions for our clients. This is a hands-on role where you will be embedded within project teams, leading technical direction and mentoring engineers, while also engaging directly with client stakeholders. You will translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical blueprints and ensure the successful implementation of the architecture you design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of solutions on client projects, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and aligned with client business objectives.
• Work hands-on to define and implement architectural patterns, technologies, and practices within project teams.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their challenges and translate business requirements into technical architecture.
• Ensure solutions adhere to industry best practices in areas such as security, performance, and accessibility.
• Support the development of proposals and bids, articulating our technical approach and expertise to potential clients.
• Represent Hippo Digital\\\’s technical excellence in client meetings and workshops.

About The Candidate

• Extensive experience as a Technical Architect and Senior Engineer, with a proven track record of designing and delivering complex, modern digital solutions.
• Deep hands-on expertise in one or more public cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code principles and tools, with practical experience using Terraform.
• A strong grasp of different architectural styles (e.g., microservices, serverless, event-driven) and the ability to choose the right pattern for the job.
• Demonstrable experience working with stakeholders to define and document technical requirements and solution designs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

About The Company

As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
• 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
• Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
• Critical illness cover
• Life assurance and death in service cover
• Volunteer days
• Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Financial and general wellbeing sessions
• Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
  • private health cover
  • private dental cover
  • additional company pension contributions
  • additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
  • wellbeing contribution
  • charity contributions
  • tree planting

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo

At Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Hippo locations: We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. You may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at a client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and candidates should be open to travel. Relocation support of up to £8k is available.