Tech Architect

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Technical Architect advising private equity investors and portfolio companies on cloud, data, infrastructure and application architectures. Defining practical roadmaps that enable measurable technology-driven business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

  • Support technology engagements across a range of clients
  • Work with investors, portfolio company leadership teams and technology leaders to define and deliver technical architectures enabling measurable business outcomes
  • Assess current-state applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, integration patterns, data platforms and technical constraints
  • Define target-state technical architectures aligned with business priorities, security, scalability, resilience and delivery feasibility
  • Advise clients on cloud platforms, application modernisation, infrastructure, integration, software delivery tooling, data platforms and analytics environments
  • Translate business and technology requirements into architecture principles, technical designs, transition plans and delivery priorities
  • Develop and communicate architecture recommendations for senior technology leaders and non-technical stakeholders
  • Identify risks, dependencies, technical debt and delivery constraints, and recommend mitigation approaches
  • Collaborate with client teams and Crosslake specialists across product, engineering, cloud, security, data and transformation
  • Challenge assumptions and pressure-test proposed designs
  • Develop prioritised roadmaps toward scalable, resilient and fit-for-purpose technology capabilities

Requirements:

  • Significant experience in technical, solutions or enterprise architecture, software engineering or related technical leadership roles
  • Track record of designing and delivering complex technology solutions
  • Strong practical knowledge of modern technical architectures and platforms, including cloud services, application architectures, infrastructure, integration patterns, software delivery practices, security and reliability
  • Experience assessing existing technology estates and defining target-state architectures, transition approaches and delivery roadmaps
  • Strong understanding of cloud technologies, security, resilience, observability, performance, scalability and operational considerations
  • Meaningful depth in data architecture and modern data platforms, including data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouses, integration patterns, data modelling, data governance, quality and analytics
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for senior business, data and technology stakeholders
  • Credibility with senior technical leaders, including CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, Heads of Engineering, Heads of Data and enterprise architects
  • Experience across the full technology lifecycle, from architecture and platform design through software delivery, deployment, operation, modernisation and continuous improvement
  • Practical, hands-on mindset with ability to move between architecture design, technical problem solving and client-facing advisory work
  • Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Consulting, advisory or multi-client delivery experience is desirable

Benefits:

  • Fully remote work arrangement from anywhere in Europe