Senior Full Stack Architect

Permanent | UK-Wide | Hybrid (2–3 Days in Office) | £60,000+

The Opportunity

A leading technology organisation is seeking a Senior Full Stack Architect to own end-to-end technical architecture across a multi-year digital transformation programme. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define architecture standards, drive engineering excellence and align technology decisions with business goals. You will lead architectural reviews, mentor engineering teams and play a central role in shaping a scalable, secure and cloud-native platform.

What You’ll Be Doing

* Own end-to-end architecture across frontend, backend, APIs, data layers and integrations

* Define reference architectures, technology standards and design principles

* Lead architectural reviews and contribute to technology governance frameworks

* Design cloud-native solutions using Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines

* Champion engineering best practices — GitOps, automated testing and observability

* Coach engineering teams and identify anti-patterns across the stack

* Manage senior stakeholder relationships and communicate architectural decisions clearly

Skills & Experience

* Proven background in senior architecture or technical leadership

* Frontend: React, TypeScript, Material UI, modern JavaScript (ES6+)

* Backend: Node.js, Python, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Kafka or RabbitMQ

* Cloud: AWS, Azure or GCP — Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform / CloudFormation

* Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis — strong data modelling and caching strategies

* Secure architecture: OAuth, JWT, SAML; monitoring via Datadog, Prometheus or Grafana

* Strong Agile delivery experience (SCRUM / Kanban) in complex or regulated environments

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have

* Cloud architecture certification — AWS Solutions Architect or Azure equivalent

* Experience in financial services or other regulated industries

* Familiarity with service mesh architectures such as Istio

Right to Work

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK under one of the following:

* British Citizen

* Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)

* EU Settled Status

* Dependent of ILR / British Citizen, or of someone due ILR within 6–8 months

We are unable to consider candidates requiring Tier 2 sponsorship, PSW visa holders, dependents of work permit holders, or former permanent employees of the end client