Principal Architect

Principal Architect Global SaaS Company Salary: Up to £100,000 + 20% bonus Location: Open to all UK locations A Global SaaS Company at the forefront of education technology is investing heavily in its next phase of platform and product evolution. With millions of users globally and a strong international footprint, the business is moving toward a more AI-enabled, platform-centric operating model. As part of this journey, they are hiring a Principal Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping the long-term technology direction across a complex, multi-region environment. The Opportunity This is a senior, high-impact individual contributor role sitting at the centre of a global technology function. Reporting into the Global VP of Technology and Operations, you will provide architectural leadership across platforms, products and services, ensuring consistency, scalability and strategic alignment. This is not a delivery role. Instead, you will focus on technical governance, architecture strategy and cross-functional alignment, enabling engineering teams to move faster and more effectively. You will operate across UK and US technology teams, helping bring greater cohesion, consistency and shared best practice across an already well-established global platform. What You''ll Be Doing Architecture andamp; Governance. Define and evolve architecture principles, standards and governance across the organisation. Establish and lead architecture forums and decision-making processes. Drive ..... full job details .....