Description:
About The Role FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Architect to work for our client within the Retail sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a Hybrid role based in London.
Our client, a major UK retailer, is undergoing a significant integration transformation — building out a centralised platform and observability capability as part of a wider initiative to modernise how integration works across the business. The successful candidate will sit within the IAA team and play a key role in supporting the design and build-out of the platform, working closely with the observability team to shape the technical direction and underpin the delivery backlog. This is a hands-on architecture role that combines design ownership with close collaboration across engineering and delivery teams.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and overall build-out of the integration and observability platform
- Work closely with the observability team to shape and support their technical designs
- Own and support the design of the delivery backlog, ensuring it is technically sound and aligned to the platform vision
- Translate platform and observability requirements into clear, buildable technical designs for the engineering squads
- Collaborate with delivery managers, engineers and third-party partners to ensure designs are understood and delivered to standard
- Provide technical guidance and design assurance across the platform build, identifying risks and dependencies early
About You - Proven experience as a Solution or Platform Architect on large-scale, complex technology programmes
- Snowflake knowledge strongly preferred
- New Relic (or equivalent observability tooling) experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of integration architecture, platform design and observability principles
- Able to translate complex requirements into clear technical designs and shape a delivery backlog
- Comfortable working in an agile, squad-based delivery environment alongside engineering and delivery teams
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a solution, platform or integration architecture role
About Us FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Why join us
- Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
- Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
- Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
- Annual leave and work-place pension
