Technical Architect

• Define and maintain architectural direction for platforms, systems, and business domains.
• Lead the design of complex and business-critical technology solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across our Technology team.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, security, resilience, performance, and maintainability.
• Evaluate technology options and support key technical decision-making.
• Promote architectural standards, consistency, and best practices across our technology estate.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technology supports organisational priorities.
• Manage key relationships with external technology suppliers.
• Mentor and support members of our Technology team, sharing architectural knowledge and best practice.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, reduce complexity, and manage technical risk.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• DevOps
• Support
• Security
• microservices
• Architect
• Embedded

• Significant experience in software engineering, solution design, and systems architecture.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and build consensus across teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative and approachable leadership style.
• Pragmatic and delivery-focused, balancing long-term strategy with business needs.
• Experience designing and delivering architecture within cloud-based environments.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture, system integration, and distributed systems design.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience defining integration patterns and secure technology solutions.
• Experience working collaboratively across Technology teams to deliver complex technical programmes and initiatives.
• Experience operating within regulated or security-conscious environments.
• Knowledge of non-functional requirements including scalability, security, resilience, performance, and observability.
• Experience with data architecture, analytics platforms, or data integration.
• Experience developing architectural standards and governance frameworks.
• Experience with platform engineering, DevOps, or developer experience initiatives.
• Technical Architecture: 6 years (preferred)
• Software Engineering: 6 years (preferred)
• United Kingdom work authorisation required.
• Ability to reliably commute to or relocate to Edinburgh EH2 2JG before starting work.
• Full-time role.

We are LendingCrowd, a rapidly growing fintech business shaping how SMEs borrow money. Since launching in 2014, we have driven over £600M in lending to small businesses across the UK and are working to become the trusted choice for SME financing. We have a strong culture of doing the right thing and encourage ideas from all team members to help grow the business. This is a full-time, hybrid remote role based in Edinburgh EH2 2JG, reporting to our Software Engineering Manager. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes bereavement leave, company events, company pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, gym membership, life insurance, private dental and medical insurance, a referral programme, sick pay, and work from home.