Platform Architect - Retail Media

Platform Architect - Retail Media

• Rate; Up to £750 (inside IR35/via umbrella)
• Location; London - Hybrid working
• Duration; 6 month initial contract

We are looking for an experienced Platform Architect to support the continued development of a complex retail media platform.

The platform brings together campaign planning, media inventory, audience activation, measurement and reporting. As it continues to evolve, this role will provide greater consistency across its architecture, services, data models and engineering teams.

The role

You will work across Product and Engineering to define the target architecture and guide how the platform develops.

You will establish clear architecture standards, domain boundaries, service ownership and data principles. You will also support major platform changes by identifying dependencies, assessing technical options and creating practical transition plans.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Creating and maintaining platform architecture blueprints.
• Defining target state architecture and transition plans.
• Establishing consistent data concepts and models.
• Producing high level designs and architecture impact assessments.
• Supporting architecture reviews and gover...