Chief Architect

The opportunity

The Chief Architect is the technical conscience of the Openwork technology function. This is a hands-on, deeply technical role: you will own the architectural strategy for the entire estate, set and enforce the standards that govern how Openwork builds and assembles technology, and be the final word on whether what is being designed is coherent, secure, and fit for the long term. 

Openwork is executing an assemble architecture strategy — API-first, cloud-native, vendor-core where it makes sense, and AI-ready throughout. For our new digital proposition this means ensuring best of breed vendors are orchestrated into a coherent, scalable platform. Alongside this, we need to navigate the removal of a significant legacy estate. The Chief Architect will define how that integration works, hold the line on architectural integrity across every programme, and ensure that the choices made today do not create the legacy debt of tomorrow.