Senior Platform Architect (Progress OpenEdge & Java) | Crawley - London
- london, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £110 - £150 Per Hour
Job Description
Senior Platform Architect (Progress OpenEdge & Java) | Crawley - London
Technology: Progress OpenEdge, Java, Platform Architecture
Location: Crawley, London
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Platform Architect to define and drive the long-term technical vision, architecture, and strategy for a business-critical on‑premise back‑office platform. This role will provide strategic technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, with a strong focus on Progress OpenEdge , Java‑based applications , platform standardization, operational excellence, security, and long‑term sustainability.
The successful candidate will act as the technical authority for the platform, partnering with Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver multi‑year platform initiatives and ensure the continued evolution, stability, and scalability of the environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long‑term architecture, roadmap, and technology strategy for the platform.
- Provide technical leadership and governance across multiple engineering teams and applications.
- Drive engineering excellence through standardization, reusable components, best practices, and operational improvements.
- Lead the design and evolution of secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable platform solutions.
- Act as the primary technical liaison between engineering teams and key stakeholders, including Architecture and Information Security.
- Drive platform modernization, stability, performance, and operational maturity initiatives.
- Guide complex technical decision‑making and mentor senior engineers, technical leads, and architects.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Platform Architect to define and drive the long‑term technical vision, architecture, and strategy for a business-critical on‑premise back‑office platform. This role will provide strategic technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, with a strong focus on Progress OpenEdge , Java‑based applications , platform standardization, operational excellence, security, and long‑term sustainability.
The successful candidate will act as the technical authority for the platform, partnering with Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver multi‑year platform initiatives and ensure the continued evolution, stability, and scalability of the environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long‑term architecture, roadmap, and technology strategy for the platform.
- Provide technical leadership and governance across multiple engineering teams and applications.
- Drive engineering excellence through standardization, reusable components, best practices, and operational improvements.
- Lead the design and evolution of secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable platform solutions.
- Act as the primary technical liaison between engineering teams and key stakeholders, including Architecture and Information Security.
- Drive platform modernization, stability, performance, and operational maturity initiatives.
- Guide complex technical decision‑making and mentor senior engineers, technical leads, and architects.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, platform architecture, or technical leadership roles.
- Strong expertise in Progress OpenEdge (ABL/OpenEdge platform) architecture and development.
- Extensive experience with Java and enterprise application development, including technologies such as Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and Hibernate/JPA .
- Proven experience designing and supporting large‑scale, business‑critical on‑premise platforms.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, distributed systems, software design patterns, and system integration.
- Experience defining and executing large‑scale, multi‑year technology strategies and roadmaps.
- Demonstrated success leading architecture and engineering initiatives across multiple teams and business domains.
- Strong knowledge of security architecture, governance, risk management, and compliance requirements.
- Experience driving platform standardization, operational excellence, and continuous improvement programs.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience working within enterprise‑scale or highly regulated environments is highly desirable.
Personal
Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates, we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include:
- High analytical skills
- A high degree of initiative and flexibility
- High customer orientation
- High quality awareness
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next‑generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 59 countries to navigate their digital transformation.
With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, in 59 countries, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI‑first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always‑on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well‑governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.