Digital Architect

greene king; Guildford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub and hospitality company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Digital Architect. This role involves shaping and governing digital solutions, enhancing customer experiences, and supporting the company's transformation journey. You will collaborate within a team, design high-performing services, and bring expertise in cloud technologies, digital culture, and GDPR compliance. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a large organization and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contribution

Career development opportunities

Employee discounts

Wagestream access

Free employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Proven experience architecting digital solutions within a large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of CRM and eCommerce platforms.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern digital applications and services.
• Collaborate to ensure solutions meet agreed principles.
• Drive adoption of modern development practices.

Skills

Architecting digital solutions

Knowledge of mobile technologies

Experience with cloud technologies (Azure/AWS)

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of GDPR and data protection

Tools

TOGAF certification

Microservices frameworks

API frameworks

Job description

As a Digital Architect, you will play a key role in shaping and governing digital solutions that enhance customer experiences and support Greene King’s transformation journey. You’ll work in an agile, collaborative environment to design scalable, secure, and high-performing digital services.

Company Description

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Qualifications

As Digital Architect, you will…

• Design and govern digital applications and services that embed a leading digital culture.
• Collaborate with internal teams and partners to ensure solutions meet agreed principles and standards.
• Support product teams by recommending pragmatic technical solutions aligned to business needs. Ensure all designs align with enterprise architecture vision and technical governance.
• Drive adoption of modern development practices including test-driven and behaviour-driven frameworks.

What you’ll bring…

• Proven experience architecting digital solutions, ideally within a large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of mobile, CRM, eCommerce platforms, and cloud technologies (Azure/AWS).
• Certification in architecture methods (e.g., TOGAF) and experience with microservices and API frameworks.
• Understanding of GDPR, data protection, and cyber security fundamentals.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.