Chief Architect

We are currently recruiting for a **Chief Architect** to **lead** and **drive our architectural vision** and our Architecture and Innovation Engineering teams, helping to identify and implement new technologies and processes to drive innovation across Tunstall, deliver new products, or improve existing products, and systems.

**What will you be doing in this role?**

Tunstall is a leading provider of connected care and health solutions. As our Chief Architect you will lead a team of **technology architects** (**Enterprise**, **Solution**, and **System**) to define and continuously evolve the **architectural strategy** and **roadmap**, ensuring technical decisions are commercially viable, buildable, supportable, secure, and are designed to adhere to the defined principles and standards.

**This role could work on a hybrid basis from any of our main hubs - Manchester city centre, Malmo, or Madrid.**

**What we offer**:

- Ability to help shape and influence the success of Tunstall Group,
- Hybrid Working,
- Competitive salary + potential bonus,
- Car allowance,
- A warm and welcoming team environment.

You will have an in-depth knowledge of software engineering methodologies and best practices, including **Agile**, and have **excellent communication** and **interpersonal skills** with the ability to convey complex technical ideas clearly and effectively.

**Some of your key responsibilities would be**:

- Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of architects, and Innovation engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence,
- Proactively lead the team in rapidly delivering viable, high-quality solutions and designs,
- Ensure your team is aligned with company strategy, motivated, and making a positive difference.
- Develop and articulate a comprehensive technology strategy and architecture for our suite of SaaS and Hardware products,
- Develop and maintain current and future state business architecture,
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to define and refine technical requirements, ensuring alignment with overarching business objectives,
- Ensure the alignment of solution designs with the organisation's overall architecture principles, standards, and guidelines,
- Work with technical leads and product managers in developing product strategies and roadmaps,
- Oversee the development and implementation of robust and scalable cloud infrastructure tailored to support the evolving demands of our SaaS offerings,
- Encourage a culture of innovation within the team, inspiring architects, and our Innovation team, to explore new technologies and methodologies that can enhance our hardware and SaaS products,
- Support and lead research and innovation activities in partnership with product team,
- Collaborate with software engineering leadership to mentor, teach, and coach software teams in improving software design practices.
- Stay at the forefront of industry trends and emerging technologies, infusing the latest advancements into our architecture to maintain a competitive edge,
- Foster strong collaborative relationships with product managers, development teams, and other key business stakeholders to guarantee seamless alignment of architectural decisions with overarching business goals,
- Facilitate effective communication and knowledge sharing among team members, stakeholders, and technical staff,
- Collaborate with customers and suppliers to support large scale architectural programmes,
- Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, offering clarity and insight into the strategic decisions shaping our technology landscape,
- Manage, communicate, and escalate risks, issues, and blockers to stakeholders,
- Provide clear, actionable reporting and feedback on the status of your team and dependencies,
- Use a regular reporting cadence to review and update plans, checks, and make any corrective actions and improvements needed to support your team.
- Take the lead in the evaluation and selection of appropriate technology vendors and partners, considering factors such as product capabilities, scalability, support, and cost-effectiveness.

**Key skills and experience**:

- Significant proven progressive experience in technology architecture, with a predominant focus on designing and enhancing SaaS, IOT, and Hardware products over analogue and digital communications networks,
- Proven track record of developing, leading, and implementing modern architectural practices for product development within the Scaled Agile Framework across complex international, multi-site organisations,
- Demonstrated proficiency in leading and managing diverse technical teams,
- Proven ability to manage budgets and resourcing,
- Extensive expertise in cloud technologies, with a preference for experience with [Azure, AWS],
- In-depth knowledge of software engineering methodologies and best practices, including Agile,
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ab