Lead Technical Architect - Cloud Solutions

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Technical Architect to join our innovative team at hackajob, collaborating with Hippo Digital UK. This Lead Technical Architect remote position is pivotal in shaping the architectural vision and technical strategy for our diverse clientele in both public and private sectors. You will play a crucial role in delivering transformative digital solutions that empower organizations to thrive in a digital-first world.

What You'll Do

• Define and evangelize architectural vision, standards, and best practices across the Hippo Digital delivery practice.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including C-level executives, guiding their long-term technical strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
• Lead complex and strategic technical engagements, providing architectural oversight and quality assurance.
• Mentor and coach our team of technical architects and senior engineers, helping them grow their skills and impact.
• Drive pre-sales and business development activities, leading the technical response to bids, conducting technical due diligence, and shaping new opportunities.
• Contribute to Hippo Digital's thought leadership through public speaking, writing, and community engagement.
• Act as a technical authority, making and communicating key architectural decisions that impact multiple projects or clients.

Requirements

• Extensive, senior-level experience as a Technical Architect, with a proven track record of leading large-scale digital transformations.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing complex architectures across major public cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), including multi-cloud strategies.
• A deep understanding of cloud-native technology stacks, with hands-on experience in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and advanced CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI/CD).
• Exceptional skills in Infrastructure-as-Code, with extensive experience using Terraform for complex, repeatable deployments.
• A history of providing technical leadership and mentoring to other architects and engineering teams.
• Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with C-suite and executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience in a consultancy environment, including contributing to pre-sales, proposals, and business growth.
• Expert-level knowledge of security, networking, and governance principles in a cloud context.

Nice to Have

• Experience with serverless deployments.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Public speaking experience at industry conferences.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with transparency from the outset.
• 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 and life assurance.
• Volunteer days and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme and season ticket loans.
• Flexible benefits scheme with options for private health cover, dental cover, and additional holidays.

As a Lead Technical Architect remote, you will have the opportunity to influence the future of technology solutions while working in a collaborative and agile environment. Join us in our mission to create lasting value through innovative digital solutions!