Development Architect
Cloud Platforms & Distributed Systems
Hybrid Belfast
- Senior architecture role within a globally scaling technology organisation
- Drive technical strategy across large-scale cloud-native and distributed systems
- Hybrid working - 2 days in Belfast city centre office
- £75,000- £80,000 (DOE)+ long-term progression opportunities
- Exclusive to Ocho People
The Company
Ocho People are partnered exclusively with a globally recognised technology organisation currently expanding its Belfast engineering function. This is a large-scale enterprise environment building highly available, cloud-native platforms operating at significant international scale.
The business combines the stability and investment of a global organisation with a modern engineering culture focused on scalability, architecture, engineering quality, and technical innovation.
The Role
This is a senior architecture position within a high-performing engineering function responsible for complex distributed systems and modern cloud platforms.
You will help shape technical direction across multiple engineering teams, influence architecture standards, and drive scalable, reliable software delivery across a broad technical estate. The role combines strategic architectural leadership with hands-on technical involvement and close collaboration with engineers, product teams, and senior stakeholders.
This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, mentoring teams, and influencing long-term platform strategy within a large-scale environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Define architecture standards, patterns, and technical direction across distributed systems
- Lead design and architecture decisions from concept through to production delivery
- Drive scalability, resilience, reliability, and engineering quality initiatives
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and architecture teams on platform-wide projects
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices in software design and delivery
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to long-term technical strategy
- Support architecture governance, roadmap planning, and technical decision-making
- Identify platform improvements and advocate for pragmatic engineering solutions
What You'll Need
Essential
- Strong background in software architecture or senior technical leadership
- Experience designing large-scale distributed and cloud-native systems
- Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, and modern engineering practices
- Hands-on software engineering experience alongside architecture responsibilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
- Right to work in the UK and ability to attend the Belfast office on a hybrid basis
Nice to Have
- Experience within highly regulated or high-availability environments
- Exposure to enterprise architecture governance or platform strategy
- Background working across large engineering organisations
Why Apply?
- Exclusive opportunity through Ocho People
- Join a globally recognised technology business with major engineering investment
- Genuine influence over technical strategy and platform direction
- High-trust engineering environment with strong technical leadership
- Hybrid Belfast working with a modern city centre office
- Strong long-term progression opportunities into senior architecture leadership
- Excellent benefits package including private medical cover, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave
For more information or a confidential conversation, connect with Chanel Gillen at Ocho People or apply via the link below.
LI Chanel Gillen