Technical Architect

The Technical Architect is responsible for designing and governing ESR Group's cross-platform technical architecture, with a primary focus on data integration, systems interoperability, and cross-system design impact analysis. Working within ESR's agreed enterprise architecture direction, this role ensures that technology solutions are well-integrated, technically sound, and aligned to the Group's transformation objectives.

This role provides hands-on technical leadership across application integration, data flows, and platform connectivity — working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, and technology partners to ensure that systems connect effectively and that design changes are assessed for cross-platform impact.

The Technical Architect acts as a trusted technical partner to the Head of IT, Head of Applications, project delivery teams, and business functions, helping maintain coherence and integrity across ESR's evolving technology landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Cross-System Design & Integration Architecture

• Design and govern data integration patterns, APIs, and middleware approaches across ESR's technology landscape.
• Lead cross-system design impact analysis for new, evolving, or decommissioned platforms.
• Define integration standards and data flow patterns that support interoperability between enterprise applications.
• Produce integration architecture blueprints, interface specifications, and system dependency models.
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and traceability across integrated systems and platforms.

Technical Architecture & Platform Alignment

• Provide technical architecture guidance to project and delivery teams, aligned to ESR's agreed enterprise architecture direction.
• Review proposed technical designs for cross-platform consistency, integration risk, and architectural coherence.
• Support the evaluation and selection of platforms and tools where technical architecture input is required.
• Identify opportunities to reduce integration complexity, technical debt, and system duplication.
• Maintain reference architectures and technical standards for integration, data flows, and platform connectivity.

Architecture Governance & Standards

• Support architecture governance processes by reviewing solution designs for integration and cross-system impacts.
• Ensure technical designs comply with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and integration principles.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify and resolve integration risks and design conflicts early.
• Contribute to technology procurement and vendor evaluation activities where data and integration architecture are relevant.
• Assess solution fit, interoperability, and long-term sustainability for technology investments.

Data Architecture

• Define and maintain data architecture standards covering integration patterns, master data, information flows, and interoperability.
• Support data quality, master data management, reporting, analytics, and AI enablement from an integration and architecture perspective.
• Ensure data governance and management practices are supported through sound architectural design.
• Support large transformation programs — including ERP, CRM, data platform, and digital initiatives — with integration and data architecture guidance.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with project managers, application teams, data teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into integration and technical designs.
• Communicate architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with the Head of IT and Head of Applications on platform, integration, and data architecture matters.
• Support regional and group teams with cross-platform technical guidance and architecture input.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Cloud, integration, or data architecture certifications advantageous (e.g. Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, AWS, Databricks).
• TOGAF awareness or certification beneficial.

Essential Experience

• 8+ years' experience in solution architecture, integration architecture, or technical architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and governing data integration solutions across enterprise application landscapes (ERP, CRM, data platforms, cloud, etc.).
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, APIs, middleware, ETL/ELT, event-driven architecture, and enterprise data flows.
• Experience conducting cross-system design impact analysis and producing integration architecture documentation (blueprints, interface specs, dependency maps).
• Ability to assess technology risks, solution fit, and long-term interoperability across complex platform environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and business audiences.
• Experience working within or alongside enterprise architecture frameworks and governance processes.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within real estate, logistics, infrastructure, investment management, or large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with ERP, CRM, data platforms, cloud integration services, and digital workplace technologies.
• Experience working within matrixed regional or global organisations.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture concepts and frameworks (TOGAF awareness advantageous).

Benefits

Grow with us – Career growth and learning

We believe our greatest strength lies in the growth and development of our team. From day one, we create an environment that builds confidence and lays the foundation for long-term success. Whether you’re launching your career or stepping into a leadership role, we provide the tools, learning opportunities, and personalised guidance to help you thrive.

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Our values and purpose

Our values are the foundation of everything we do—shaping our performance, culture, and ambition. Our purpose is rooted in the pursuit of excellence across all areas of our business, with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of performance, accountability, and integrity.

When you join us, you commit to three core principles:

• We Do the Right Thing: Integrity is non-negotiable. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of accountability, ensuring that every financial decision and business move is ethical and transparent.
• We Win as One Team: Our culture thrives on collective success. We break down functional silos to ensure that our ambitions are met through seamless collaboration and mutual support.
• We Think Beyond the Present: We don’t just manage for the quarter; we build for the years to come. We challenge ourselves to look past immediate gains to secure long-term excellence and sustainable growth.

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