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senior solutions architect

Chainguard

<div><div><p>Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.<br>
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Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.
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Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.</p></div><div>
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<div><div><p><b>The role, in a nutshell:</b></p>
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As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will be part of the Professional Services team within Customer Success, working in direct partnership with our customers. In this role, you will lead implementations and empower customers to use Chainguard in order to build secure software. You will embody our company value, &quot;We are customer obsessed&quot; by ensuring the customers are our top priority in the implementation and onboarding lifecycle. As the closest technical team member in contact with our customers, you not only are the &quot;face of Chainguard&quot; to our end users, you will have an opportunity to directly collaborate and innovate with the product and engineering team to ensure we are supporting and continuing to build solutions that our customers love.</p>
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What you'll do:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Lead technical implementations and drive adoption of Chainguard images, helping customers build securely with open source software across their organization</li>
<li>Partner with the account team (AEs, SEs, CSMs, and Support) to understand customer vision, pain points, and proposed solution in order to drive account level strategies, value realization, and retention/growth</li>
<li>Ensure Chainguard Images are of highest quality - acting as &quot;customer zero&quot; - testing, documenting, and ensuring a smooth customer onboarding experience</li>
<li>Partner with our Product and Engineering teams to convey customer requirements and determine the right prioritization for image build</li>
<li>Maintain appropriate account level architecture and share best practices and lessons learned across the organization</li>
<li>Be a team player - collaborate, teach, and learn from the Chainguard team</li>
</ul>
<p><b>What we're looking for:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>8+ years of experience developing high performance multi-tier applications. Strong experience in Kubernetes and Containers</li>
<li>Ability to communicate technical information in highly technical and non-technical ways depending on the audience, which includes various personas, such as engineers to executives</li>
<li>Continuous learner who has a strong intellectual drive for excellence and the desire to develop solutions to complex problems</li>
<li>At least a Bachelor's Degree with a focus in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology</li>
<li>Strong working experience with software development processes, practices, and software engineering design concepts</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively with cross functional engineering teams and business partners</li>
<li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li>
<li>Ability to travel up to 15% of the time</li></ul></div><br>
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</div></div><p></p><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Us</b></h3>
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We live and breathe our company values:</p>
<ul>
<li>We are customer obsessed &mdash; We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.</li>
<li>We have a bias for intentional action &mdash; We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.</li>
<li>We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) &mdash; We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.</li>
<li>We trust each other and assume good intentions &mdash; We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.</li>
</ul>
<p>A few of the benefits we offer:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Flexible &amp; Remote-First Culture:</b> Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.</li>
<li><b>Our Approach to Equity:</b> Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).</li>
<li><b>100% Covered Health Insurance:</b> We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.</li>
<li><ul><li><b>Flexible Time Off:</b> Take the time you need &ndash; to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.</li></ul></li>
<li><b>18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave:</b> We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.</li>
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<p>If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring &quot;Chainguardians&quot; with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.</p>
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Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.</p>
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By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.</p>
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&copy;2026 Chainguard. All Rights Reserved.</p></div></div>

Senior Solutions Architect - EMEA (Professional Services)

Blue Yonder

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>End-to-End Principal Architect - WMS</b></h2><p></p><p>
Job Profile Summary<br>
E2E Principal Architect is a self-driven associate who will lead the end-to-end implementation of large footprint Blue Yonder solutions for Warehouse Management Solutions starting with the overall architecture of the solution, partnering with all key stakeholders to drive the implementation of all the multiple business releases within the program, be the single point of contact for all customer business stakeholders on the overall solution footprint.</p><p></p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Job Description</b></h3><p></p><p><b>
Overview</b></p><p>
The End-to-End Principal Architect will work within the Consulting Services team at Blue Yonder to lead and manage the end-to-end solution design and implementation of Cognitive Execution Solutions, and Cognitive Warehouse Management Solutions for clients. The End-to-End Principal Architect will be responsible for ensuring project success by effectively communicating with clients, managing project timelines, and leading solution teams as part of a project. They will be accountable for the overall functional and technical designs, implementation and delivery of end-to-end solutions, and will work closely with the clients and the project teams to ensure that the solutions align with the client's business objectives and meet their requirements.</p><p></p><p><b>
Our current technical environment</b></p><p>
We leverage SaaS microservices and various Blue Yonder solutions and integrate with client solutions and landscapes.</p><p></p><p><b>
What you will do:</b></p><ul><li>
Serve as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle</li><li>
Develop and manage project timelines and budgets</li><li>
Lead solution teams and ensure project deliverables meet client expectations</li><li>
Lead integration of the core product to develop solutions utilizing Platform</li><li>
Identify and manage project risks and issues</li><li>
Act as an internal consultant to other teams within Blue Yonder</li><li>
Design and implement end-to-end solutions based on client requirements and best practices</li><li>
Provide functional and technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members</li><li>
Continuously evaluate and improve solution processes and tools utilizing the latest technologies, i.e. Agentic AI, Machine Learning</li><li>
Work closely with the clients and other project teams to ensure that the solutions align with the client's business objectives and meet their technical requirements.</li><li>
Collaborate with the project managers, delivery partners, and other stakeholders to ensure that the solutions are delivered on-time, on-budget, and to the client's satisfaction.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
What we are looking for (Team Specific Qualifications &amp; Education):</b></p><ul><li>
15 + years of experience in solution architecture and consulting or a related field</li><li>
Expertise in designing and implementing Blue Yonder (micro service based) Warehouse Management solutions</li><li>
Expertise in designing and implementing at least one other Execution solution &ndash; Warehouse Labour Management, Transportation Management, Order and/ or Returns Management</li><li>
Proven experience leading and managing solution projects</li><li>
Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills to be able to interact with customer at all levels, from CIO and Senior Supply Chain Leader downward.</li><li>
Ability to think strategically and solve complex problems</li><li>
Strong technical skills in one or more areas such as cloud infrastructure, software development, data engineering, and data analytics.</li><li>
Experience with project management tools and methodologies</li><li>
Strong ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment</li><li>
Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and experience with Agile methodologies.</li><li>
Experience working with Supply Chain, logistics, retail and manufacturing industries would be a plus.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Our Values</b></p><p><br>
If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success &ndash; and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values</p><p></p><p>
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.</p></div>

Principal Architect (E2E) - WMS

Appvia

<div>Principal Cloud Network Architect - Active UK Government Security Clearance Required<p>
Location: UK - Hybrid / customer-site requirements TBC</p><p>
Contract: Permanent, Full-time</p><p>
Package: &pound;85,000 - &pound;95,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits</p>
About Appvia<p>
Appvia is a specialist cloud, platform, and solutions engineering consultancy, helping organisations modernise infrastructure, improve reliability, and adopt cloud-native practices that enable long-term, sustainable delivery.</p><p>
Our engineering capability spans AWS, Azure, platform engineering, networking, software, data, AI, delivery, and managed services.</p><p>
We work across complex, high-impact environments in both the public and private sector, delivering solutions where security, resilience, scalability, and operational excellence are critical.</p>
About the Role<p>
We&rsquo;re hiring a Principal Cloud Networking Architect to join Appvia on a new secure public sector engagement, providing technical leadership across complex cloud, hybrid, and enterprise networking environments.</p><p>
This is an architecture-led role for someone who can own technical direction, translate complex requirements into practical network solutions, and provide assurance across design and delivery.</p><p>
You&rsquo;ll work across AWS cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, secure landing zones, network architecture, and technical governance, acting as a trusted technical authority for Appvia and our customer.</p><p>
While the initial engagement has a strong networking and live-service focus, you&rsquo;ll also sit within Appvia&rsquo;s wider cloud and platform engineering capability, with opportunities to influence architecture and engineering standards across future programmes.</p><p>
Interview Process - 3 Stage</p><ul><li>
Discovery conversation with Talent Acquisition</li><li>
Technical &amp; Architecture Interview with Engineering Team</li><li>
Final Interview with Leadership</li></ul>
Important<p>
You must hold active UK Security Clearance (SC).</p><p>
NPPV3 clearance is highly desirable.</p><b><br>
Requirements</b><br>
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About You<p>
You are a senior cloud and network architect with the technical depth to operate across both enterprise networking and modern cloud environments.</p><p>
You will bring:</p><ul><li>
Strong experience owning cloud and network architecture across complex enterprise environments</li><li>
Deep AWS networking knowledge across secure, scalable, and highly available architectures</li><li>
Experience designing hybrid cloud connectivity and multi-account network environments</li><li>
Strong understanding of enterprise routing, network segmentation, security, and resilience</li><li>
Experience designing cloud landing zones and their associated networking architecture</li><li>
Strong understanding of network and cloud security principles</li><li>
Experience producing and reviewing architecture documentation and technical designs</li><li>
Confidence operating within Technical Design Authority or architectural governance processes</li><li>
Ability to evaluate designs against security, operational, and regulatory requirements</li><li>
Strong stakeholder management and the ability to communicate complex technical decisions clearly</li><li>
Experience working in regulated, enterprise, or public sector environments</li><li>
Active UK SC clearance</li></ul>
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Own cloud and network architecture across complex customer environments</li><li>
Define technical direction for secure, scalable, and resilient networking solutions</li><li>
Design AWS network architectures across multiple accounts, workloads, and environments</li><li>
Shape hybrid connectivity between cloud and on-premises infrastructure</li><li>
Define networking patterns for cloud landing zones and platform environments</li><li>
Provide architectural leadership across routing, connectivity, segmentation, security, and resilience</li><li>
Produce and review high-level and detailed technical designs</li><li>
Provide technical assurance and governance across network and cloud changes</li><li>
Assess architectural decisions against security, operational, and regulatory requirements</li><li>
Identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement</li><li>
Work closely with network engineers, platform engineers, security teams, service management, and customer architects</li><li>
Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior customer stakeholders</li><li>
Support and mentor engineers while raising architecture and engineering standards</li></ul>
Technical Skills<p>
Core technologies / experience:</p><ul><li>
AWS cloud networking</li><li>
VPC architecture</li><li>
Transit Gateway</li><li>
Direct Connect</li><li>
Route 53</li><li>
Hybrid cloud connectivity</li><li>
Multi-account AWS networking</li><li>
Enterprise routing and network architecture</li><li>
Network segmentation and security</li><li>
Secure cloud landing zones</li><li>
High availability and disaster recovery</li><li>
Architecture governance and assurance</li><li>
Technical Design Authority experience</li></ul><p><b>
Nice to have:</b></p><ul><li>
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty</li><li>
AWS Solutions Architect - Professional</li><li>
Wider AWS professional or specialty certifications</li><li>
Multi-cloud networking experience</li><li>
Cloud security architecture</li><li>
Enterprise and application integration architecture</li><li>
Infrastructure-as-code and network automation exposure</li><li>
CCNP / CCIE or equivalent networking certifications</li><li>
NPPV3 clearance</li></ul><br>
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Benefits</b><p><b><br>
Why join Appvia?</b></p><p>
We are a self-funded, London based startup; providing businesses with a fast and secure way to deploy containerised applications into the cloud.</p><p>
We are on a mission to enable organisations to make cloud-based software delivery simple and efficient, whilst having the insights into costs, security and cadence. As a company that holds customers at the heart of everything we do, we are looking for candidates that want to make a real change to how Dev and Ops is working in the industry.</p><p>
With us our customers, like the UK&rsquo;s Home Office &amp; Bank of England, are harnessing cloud-native technologies, limiting the challenges of infrastructure management and rapidly delivering digital products.</p><p></p><p><b>
What&rsquo;s on offer?</b></p><ul><li>️ <b>Work-life balance</b></li></ul><ul>
<li>Flexible working with core hours of 10-4pm because we know life happens outside of work</li>
<li>Hybrid working - only one compulsory office day per month
</li><li>25 days&rsquo; holiday a year, plus bank holidays</li>
<li>An additional day off for your birthday</li>
<li>Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay</li>
<li>Workplace Nursery Benefit to help working parents
 </li></ul><p></p><p><b>For your well-being</b></p><ul>
<li>Full Private Healthcare cover for you with partners and children covered 50%</li>
<li>Death in Service</li>
<li>Cycle to Work scheme
</li><li>Electric Car Scheme</li>
<li>Pension plus a salary sacrifice option for even greater savings</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Programme</li>
<li>Free hygiene products available in the London office</li>
 </ul><p></p><p><b>Mental health support</b></p><ul>
<li>Free therapy through AXA</li>
<li>Access to the Headspace App</li>
<li>Trained Mental Health First Aiders</li>
</ul><p></p><p><b>Other fun perks</b></p><ul>
<li>Learning budget of &pound;1,000 a year</li>
<li>Your own MacBook Pro while you work at Appvia</li>
<li>Dog friendly office</li>
<li>Wear what makes you comfortable</li>
<li>Free snacks in the office</li>
<li>Regular team socials, board game nights, industry meetups and more!</li>
<li>Pool table &amp; ping pong table</li>
</ul><p></p><p>But don&rsquo;t just take our word for it, you can check out what our Appvians say about us on Glassdoor and by following us on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.</p><p>
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage, respect, and recognise diversity of thought and background throughout the business. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity, and disability status.</p><p><b>
Note:</b> While all roles are active and approved at the time of posting, the dynamic nature of our start-up means some applications may be processed to pipeline talent for future opportunities rather than current openings. We will strive to keep you informed of any changes to the status of your application.</p></div>

Principal Cloud Network Architect - Active UK Government Security Clearance

Cognizant

Cloud Architect (DevSecOps & LLMOps Engineer)
<br><b>Location:</b> London, United Kingdom (Hybrid – 50% work from client office)
<br><b>Employment Type:</b> Full-time
<br><b>Security Clearance:</b> Must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) Clearance
<br>About the Role
<br>As a Cloud Architect (DevSecOps & LLMOps Engineer) , you will make an impact by designing, building, securing, and operating scalable cloud infrastructure and enterprise Generative AI applications that drive automation, observability, and modern LLMOps practices. You will be a valued member of our Cloud & AI Engineering team and work collaboratively with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective cloud and AI solutions using AWS Bedrock and related technologies.
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<b>In this role, you will:</b><br>
Design, implement, and support secure, scalable AWS infrastructure and AI platforms using Terraform, GitHub Actions, Ansible, ECS/Fargate, and AWS native services.
<br>Build and operationalise enterprise GenAI solutions using Amazon Bedrock, LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, embeddings, chunking strategies, workflow orchestration (DAG/agentic), and AI observability.
<br>Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, API integrations, cloud security, IAM governance, monitoring, logging, and production BAU support.
<br>Configure and manage application observability using Datadog (or equivalent), including dashboards, APM, log analytics, infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and operational health reporting.
<br>Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective cloud and AI solutions.
<br>What You Need to Have to Be Considered
<br>Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including Amazon Bedrock, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, VPC, ALB, IAM, CloudWatch, S3, EFS, DynamoDB, and Neptune, alongside Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
<br>Strong experience with DevSecOps practices including GitHub Actions, Ansible, Docker, CI/CD automation, security scanning, secrets management, monitoring, logging, and production support.
<br>Good understanding of LLMOps concepts including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, chunking, vectorisation, vector databases, semantic search, prompt engineering, workflow orchestration (DAG/LangGraph), AI guardrails, and model evaluation.
<br>Strong experience with API Management platforms such as Amazon API Gateway, Kong, Apigee, or equivalent — with the ability to design, configure, and implement API proxy workflows, authentication, routing, policies, transformations, and API integrations.
<br>Strong experience with Datadog (or equivalent monitoring platform) for dashboard creation, application monitoring, alert configuration, APM, log analytics, and performance troubleshooting.
<br>Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills.
<br>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
<br>Must currently reside in the United Kingdom.
<br>Must be available to start within 4 weeks of receiving an offer.
<br>Must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) Clearance.
<br>These Will Help You Stand Out
<br>Experience with Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, ServiceNow, Jira, GitHub Runners, CloudFormation, Route 53, WAF, EventBridge, Step Functions, and serverless architectures.
<br>Hands-on experience with Python development for automation, API integrations, scripting, and cloud-native application development.
<br>Experience building AI data pipelines, including document ingestion, preprocessing, metadata enrichment, chunking, embedding generation, vector indexing, and retrieval workflows.
<br>Familiarity with AI prompt development, prompt tuning, prompt templates, and prompt evaluation techniques.
<br>Exposure to vector databases, OpenSearch, LangChain/LangGraph, knowledge graphs (Neptune), cloud networking, security best practices, cost optimisation, and enterprise production support.
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<b>Additional eligibility requirements:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) Clearance</li>
<li>Candidates must be available to start within 4 weeks of receiving an offer.</li>
</ul>
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Cloud Architect

FalconSmartIT

<p></p><div><p>Job Title : <b>Enterprise Architect - Banking Transformation, Cloud &amp; AI</b></p>
<p>Job Location :<b>London, UK (4 days per week from office)</b></p>
<p>Job Type<b>: FTE</b></p><br>
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<p><b>Job Description :</b></p><br>
<p></p><br>
<p><b>About the Role</b></p>
<p>We are undertaking a significant transformation of the Bank and are reimagining how we build a genuinely modern, intelligent banking platform for the future. This transformation spans Payments, FX, Data, Cloud, and AI, and will redefine both our technology landscape and future operating model.</p>
<p>This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced Enterprise Architect who has successfully led large-scale banking transformations and can bridge the gap between strategic vision and practical execution. We're not seeking someone who governs architecture from the sidelines. We need a hands-on architectural leader who can shape the future direction of the Bank, challenge traditional thinking, and work closely with engineering and transformation teams to deliver tangible outcomes.</p>
<p>A key aspect of this role is helping to define how emerging technologies, including AI, agentic architectures, intelligent orchestration, and automation, can be leveraged to create the next generation of banking capabilities.</p>
<p></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities</b></p>
<p>Enterprise Architecture Leadership</p>
<ul><li>Define and own the Bank's end-to-end enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap.</li>
<li>Establish architectural principles, standards, and target-state technology architectures across business and technology domains.</li>
<li>Align technology investments with strategic business objectives and regulatory requirements.</li>
<li>Proven experience leading enterprise architecture functions within banking or financial services.</li>
<li>Demonstrated success delivering large-scale technology transformation programmes.</li>
<li>Deep domain expertise in one or more of:</li>
<li>Banking platforms</li>
<li>Payments</li>
<li>FX and Treasury systems</li>
<li>High-volume transaction processing environments</li>
<li>Strong understanding of both legacy and modern technology estates.</li>
<li>Significant experience designing and implementing:</li>
<li>Event-driven architectures</li>
<li>Distributed systems</li>
<li>Cloud-native solutions</li>
<li>API ecosystems</li>
<li>Experience working within highly regulated environments.</li>
<li>Track record of influencing and partnering with executive-level stakeholders.</li>
</ul><p></p><p><b>Desired Experience</b></p>
<ul><li>Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).</li>
<li>Knowledge of AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI frameworks, and intelligent automation.</li>
<li>Experience defining target operating models and business capability architectures.</li>
<li>Familiarity with data mesh, real-time analytics, and enterprise data platforms.</li>
<li>Understanding of modern banking ecosystem trends, open banking, and embedded finance.</li>
</ul><p></p><p><b>Skills &amp; Competencies</b></p>
<ul><li>Strategic thinking with strong execution focus.</li>
<li>Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.</li>
<li>Strong leadership presence and communication abilities.</li>
<li>Commercial and business acumen.</li>
<li>Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive organizational change.</li>
<li>Deep understanding of technology risk, security, and regulatory considerations.</li>
<li>Passion for innovation and the future of AI-enabled banking</li></ul></div><p></p>

Enterprise Architect - Banking Transformation, Cloud & AI

Intercom

<div><div><p>Fin is the AI Customer Agent company on a mission to help businesses provide perfect customer experiences.</p>
<p>
Our AI Agent Fin is the highest-performing AI Customer Agent on the market today, enabling businesses to deliver impeccable, always-on customer support across the customer journey &ndash; from service, to sales, to ecommerce. Powered by our own AI models, Fin resolves complex customer issues end-to-end across every channel, with minimal set-up and integration. Fin can also be combined with our natively integrated Intercom help desk for one single system that is designed to meet the needs of modern day support teams.</p>
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Founded in 2011, Fin became one of the fastest growing companies and remains one of the largest private software companies in the world with nearly 30,000 global businesses using our products to transform their customer support. Driven by our core values, we push boundaries, build with speed and intensity, and relentlessly deliver incredible value to our customers.</p></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What's the opportunity?</b></h2>
<p>
We&rsquo;re seeking a transformational Solutions Engineering leader to lead our SE team within the EMEA region. You&rsquo;ll be a pivotal figure in helping Intercom scale its AI-driven support platform to some of the world&rsquo;s most well-known brands. This role will shape how we engage with large, complex organizations, defining our go-to-market, building a world-class team, and delivering tangible customer outcomes through innovation and credibility.</p>
<p>
This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will lead a Solutions Engineering team focused on winning complex deals, creating vertical-specific solution architectures, and building repeatable playbooks. We believe in leaders who are open to be a player and a coach, regardless of seniority. You&rsquo;ll collaborate closely with Sales, Success, Product, Engineering, and Services to deliver customer transformation through Intercom&rsquo;s AI-first platform &ndash; be it through strategic guidance as a senior leader on the team, or securing deals with your own technical credibility where needed.</p>
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What will I be doing?</b></h2>
<ul><li>Define and evolve the strategic vision and go-to-market (GTM) approach for the Solutions Engineering function.</li>
<li>Lead, coach, and scale a high-performing SE team across global regions and core verticals.</li>
<li>Operate as a player-coach, actively engaging in strategic deals while developing team capabilities.</li>
<li>Support complex, six-figure sales cycles with technical guidance, architecture, demos, and product evaluation support, as well as sales expertise.</li>
<li>Serve as a trusted technical advisor and executive point of contact for large customers.</li>
<li>Partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, and R&amp;D to shape verticalized GTM motions and solution strategy.</li>
<li>Champion a customer-obsessed culture across the pre-sales journey &ndash; from outbound to implementation.</li>
<li>Lead discovery, design, and delivery of tailored technical solutions, including PoCs and business value assessments.</li>
<li>Build reusable, scalable solution frameworks, and industry-specific technical assets.</li>
<li>Advocate for customer needs and insights internally to influence product roadmap and prioritization.</li>
<li>Represent Intercom and the SE function externally through executive meetings and strategic events.</li>
<li>Foster strong relationships with C-level stakeholders, translating AI product capabilities into tangible business impact.</li>
</ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>What skills do I need?</b></h2>
<ul><li>5+ years of pre-sales experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer/Architect, or related individual contributor role.</li>
<li>Having 3+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales teams, with a proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and managing high-performing teams.</li>
<li>Ideally, experience selling AI, data, or highly technical products; or at the very least, deep curiosity and utilization of AI on your day-to-day.</li>
<li>Comfortable with ambiguity in environments with an ability to stay focused and thrive under pressure while working with customers to solve their most challenging issues.</li>
<li>Have a humble attitude, and a passion to help others, with a willingness to learn whatever it takes to support the team and help our customers thrive.</li>
<li>A track record of consistently delivering revenue numbers, producing accurate forecasts, while maintaining a focus on team development and growth</li>
<li>Able to travel internationally on average once a month</li>
<li>Ability to flex working hours to partner with teams in US and APAC.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and presentation skills</li>
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<p>#LI-Hybrid</p></div><div><p>
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Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering

KPMG

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job details</b></h2>
<p><b>Location: </b>London</p>
<p><b>Capability: </b>KPMG Core</p>
<p><b>Experience Level: </b>Director</p>
<p><b>Type: </b>Full Time</p>
<p><b>Business Area: </b>KPMG International</p>
<p><b>Contract type: </b>Permanent</p>
</div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job description</b></h2><br>
<p></p><div><b>About KPMG International</b></div><div>
Together with more than 276,000 colleagues in 138 countries throughout our member firms, people at KPMG imagine big ideas and bring solutions to life for clients both big and small. A role with KPMG International will open a world of opportunity in your career.</div><div>
KPMG International helps set the strategy and protects the reputation of this global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We deliver value to our member firms and drive positive change in the communities we serve. By joining us you will gain a unique understanding of how a global organization operates and work on projects that impact the whole organization. From setting standards and best practices to developing innovative tech- enabled solutions for clients, you'll be part of a global team changing the way our business operates. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
About this Global Group</b></div><div>
The core services provided by Global Digital are more crucial than ever to our future, as we enable KPMG&rsquo;s digital transformation, provide trusted technology services, ensure security across the network and accelerate our Collective Strategy.</div><div><br>
</div><div>Our ways of working are based on the principles of customer-centricity, communities of expertise, an optimized delivery model, flexibility, a culture of empowerment, and fulfilling careers.</div><div><br>
</div><div>We are organized under five new &lsquo;domains&rsquo;: Technology Portfolio Delivery, Global Enterprise Technology, Technology Strategy &amp; Blueprint, Global Information Security Group and Business Operations.</div><div></div><div><br>
This is an exciting time for us as we continue to drive technology excellence at the heart of Collective Strategy v3.0, and our Global Digital colleagues all play a pivotal role in making this a success.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
About this Team</b></div><div>
The Digital Transformation Domain is at the heart of our strategic vision, driving two major global investment programs: AI and Integrated Value Chain. These initiatives are critical to accelerating business growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and unlocking new opportunities through cutting-edge technology and streamlined processes. The role will sit in the Integrated Value Chain Centre of Excellence and play a key role in shaping the future to transform our business and deliver lasting impact.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
Role summary</b></div><p>
This role sits within the Global Solutions Domain within Digital Transformation organization in Global Digital with a remit to oversee the delivery of the Integrated Value Chain (IVC) programme.</p><div><br>
</div><p>We are seeking an experienced Application Architect for our global S/4 HANA public cloud solution, to evolve and govern the solution to be scalable, secure, compliant and aligned with enterprise standards to deliver business value.</p><p></p><p><b><br>
Key Accountabilities</b></p><div><b><br>
</b></div><div><b>Solution Architecture &amp; Design</b></div><ul><li>
Develop &amp; own end-to-end application architectures for the Global Engagement Management and Finance (S/4HANA) Programme that meets global business, security, regulatory, and performance requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>
Own &amp; define application components, integration patterns, data flows, and deployment models. Regularly present to the Global Digital Transformation Steerco, approve cross-region &amp; cross-domain decisions and exceptions.</li><li>
Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and design patterns aligned with enterprise strategies.</li><li>
Produce architecture artifacts such as context diagrams, logical/physical designs, API specifications, and integration blueprints.</li><li>
Defining key application capabilities and ensuring the S/4HANA public cloud solution design supports their realization.</li><li>
Ensure alignment of application architecture with the business architecture, enterprise architecture and technology strategy.</li><li>
Make decisions, ensuring technical excellence, versatility, safety and soundness, resiliency and scalability in the architecting and engineering of product solutions, as well as managing technical delivery.</li><li>
Chair Global Solution Architecture Design Board&rsquo;s. Lead &amp; influence on global standardization and local variations.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Global Template Design &amp; Governance</b></div><ul><li>
Establish &amp; own architectural standards, guardrails aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices.</li><li>
Establish and manage design governance, ensuring consistency, scalability, and adherence to global standards.</li><li>
Ensure consistency and interoperability of applications across global regions and business units.</li><li>
Collaborate with regional SAP business architects and regional process owners to ensure solution integrity across modules and integrations.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Stakeholder Engagement &amp; Strategic Alignment</b></div><ul><li>
Work with and influence executive Leadership including Member Firm COO&rsquo;s, CFO&rsquo;s &amp; CIO&rsquo;s, global and regional business architects, regional solution architects and regional business process owners to translate and align the S/4HANA transformation with business goals and operational realities.</li><li>
Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle from concept to deployment.</li><li>
Facilitate architecture reviews, design workshops, and functional decision-making sessions.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Technology Strategy</b></div><ul><li>
Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, and tools to improve global application capabilities.</li><li>
Develop roadmaps and strategies for continuous improvements</li><li>
Evaluate and communicate new functionalities being released in the bi-annual product releases</li><li>
Support enterprise initiatives such as data and integration strategies and global AI strategies</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Quality, Security &amp; Compliance</b></div><ul><li>
Incorporate cybersecurity, compliance, and data governance requirements into application designs.</li><li>
Ensure solutions are reliable, scalable, and aligned with SLAs, performance expectations, and best operational practices.</li><li>
Execute global processes designed to assess quality, security and compliance risks and plan mitigations.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Experience / Knowledge / Qualification</b></div><div></div><div><b><br>
Essential</b></div><ul><li>
Significant experience in a senior application architecture, business transformation, process architecture, or enterprise design &mdash; ideally within SAP S/4HANA programmes.</li><li>
Substantial amount of proven experience defining and governing global process models and application architecture frameworks across multiple geographies.</li><li>
Strong expertise in modern application platforms</li><li>
Experience designing distributed, global scale systems with high availability and performance.</li><li>
Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to operate across both strategic and hands-on delivery levels in a global programme context.</li><li>
Experience of managing FTE&rsquo;s, contractors and onshore/offshore resources.</li><li>
Managed a domain budget of at least $3m</li><li>
Experience within a consulting or advisory environment, preferably within a Big 4 or equivalent.</li><li>
Experience working with SAP Activate or similar ERP delivery methodologies.</li><li>
Exposure to cloud-enabled business models, intelligent enterprise concepts</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Technical Skills, abilities &amp; qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Professional certifications (e.g., TOGAF, BCS Business Architecture, SAP S/4HANA certification, or equivalent) are advantageous.</li><li>
Strong department leader with skills in strategic planning, goal setting, processes development, budgeting, and creating opportunities for professional development within technology teams.</li><li>
Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitude.</li><li>
Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals.</li><li>
Exceptional executive presence, business acumen and presentation skills.</li><li>
Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, and industry trends with emphasis on Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce and ServiceNow technologies</li><li>
Able to conduct research and analyses of technology to help build vs buy decisions</li><li>
Knowledge of technology trends to help multiyear business strategy</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Agile/Flexible Working</b></div><div>
At KPMG International, we are supportive of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands. We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Please ask to find out more.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
KPMG International's commitment to inclusion &amp; diversity</b></div><div>
At KPMG International, we recognise that we need inclusion and diversity to be successful. We want to attract, retain and develop diverse talent at all levels. This means recruiting from the widest pool of talent across our network and beyond, removing barriers that can prevent our people from reaching their full potential, and fostering a fully inclusive environment which empowers everyone to bring their whole selves to work.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
Applying with a disability</b></div><div>
KPMG International is proud to be an inclusive place to work and we are committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our recruitment process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require with your recruitment contact.</div><div>
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