When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.
You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.
At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.
Main purpose of the role & responsibilities in the business:
As a Principal Platform Architect (Principal) for Kainos, you’ll be accountable for leading the delivery of cloud platforms and solutions enabling business transformation which delight our customers and positively impact the lives of users worldwide. As a technologist you will be inquisitive and will embrace new technology.
You will provide leadership as part of multi-disciplinary agile teams building a shared understanding of the outcomes the solution must deliver, the technical landscape and complexity surrounding you and your teams' designs to help teams make informed decisions.
You’ll foster and build relationships with senior stakeholders to establish architectural principles, strategic direction of platform being delivered including a firm understanding of functional and non-functional needs.
You will play a leading role in the Kainos Platforms Capability, driving technology direction and advancement. You will also guide others in the capability to support their career journeys, you too will be supported on your career journey, enabling you to achieve your ambitions.
As a technical leader, you will collaborate with colleagues to establish development of blueprints and standards, foster customer relationships, contribute to account strategies and actively share your subject matter knowledge, act as a technology ambassador for Kainos.
Minimum (essential) requirements
- Proven experience of leading the delivery of platforms underpinning large scale cloud transformation (e.g. migration to cloud environments, modernisation of applications harnessing cloud, deployment of web-based applications).
- You will have experience leading and making technology decisions including execution of delivery driving positive customer outcomes.
- Experienced in building and fostering relationships with stakeholders including at executive and C-level senior stakeholders, translating technology information as appropriate to drive effective decision making.
- Have experience with public cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, GCP (spanning IaaS, PaaS and SaaS)
- We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing members of your team and wider community.
Desirable
- Have pro-actively developed business across an account with sales and account managers.
- Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews.
- Actively sharing thoughts and views on technology.
- Experience of helping to bring challenging projects back on track.
- Previous accountability in creation and promotion of new products or services to meet the organisational strategy.
- Have participated in technology communities.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
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