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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Application Architect - **Company:** Anaplan - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Applications Architecture, Computing Platforms, Performance Tuning, Anaplan, Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications - **Published:** May 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=91566189e9fb7604 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Software development?, * You must possess a successful track record as a Senior or Principal-level Architect, with at least 4 years of experience designing and implementing complex EPM solutions like Anaplan. * Deep passion for and expertise in solution design, creating delivery best practices, and mentoring team members. * A strong background in enterprise software, professional services, and multi-dimensional modelling (Anaplan platform expertise is strongly preferred). * Experience with Agile or other modern software development methodologies. * Ability to scope complex client engagements and guide teams through the process. * Strong facilitation, negotiation, and client leadership skills with executive-level communication experience. * Travel (up to 25-50%) may be expected globally to support strategic implementations. Preferred Skills: Leadership, Solution Design, Business/Technical Acumen, Persuasiveness, Organisation, Resilience, Calmness, Methodical, Innovative, Resourceful, Articulate, Active listener, Passion for Learning and constant improvement. ## Description * Provide deep expertise in the functional and application architecture for a specific domain or application set. * Own the end-to-end solution design and deployment for Beta application implementations, establishing the gold standard for future projects. * Partner with the Delivery Methodology team to develop, refine, and validate the implementation methodology for new applications through Beta implementations. * Develop, refine, and scale implementation best practices by application to ensure consistently successful customer outcomes. * Align with Product & Engineering to shape application direction, build application knowledge, and share field results from Beta implementations to improve application capabilities. * Create and contribute reusable assets, such as templates, tools, and reference architectures, to empower the entire services ecosystem. * Support instructional design and product learning content to scale application knowledge and implementation best practices. * Contribute your knowledge, best practices, and associated assets to the Anaplan Community. Your Impact * Establish and reinforce architectural best practices across all implementations to ensure customer readiness, robust solution design, performance optimisation, and long-term scalability. * Drive the creation of new implementation methodologies and approaches, improving efficiency through process, automation, and centres of excellence. * Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to guide the evolution of Anaplan's applications based on real-world implementation insights. * Provide vision, mentorship, and architectural guidance to Anaplan Solution Architects, Model Builders, and Partners. * Actively support the development of new talent within the architecture community and the broader Anaplan ecosystem. ## Related Videos - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Practical performance tuning for Serverless Java on AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2075-practical-performance-tuning-for-serverless-java-on-aws) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [We (don't) need a software architect!?!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/663-we-don-t-need-a-software-architect) - [Tour de Force: Open-Source LLM Inference Optimization from Simple to Sophisticated](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100099-tour-de-force-open-source-llm-inference-optimization-from-simple-to-sophisticated) - [From Punch Cards to AI-assisted Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/611-from-punch-cards-to-ai-assisted-development) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)