The Role We are working with a well-established Professional Services firm to recruit their Head of Architecture andamp; Platform Engineering. This new position reports directly to the CTO and involves leading technical architecture strategy across their Microsoft-focused technology environment. you''ll be responsible for managing a platform engineering team of 4 technical professionals while establishing enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks. Key Responsibilities Define and implement architecture strategy Lead the platform engineering team, focusing on development and performance management Oversee Azure-native infrastructure design and implementation Optimise Microsoft E5 licensing and platform services Establish architectural review processes and technical standards Drive system integration initiatives and DevOps practices Requirements Essential: Extensive infrastructure architecture experience Strong Microsoft Azure platform expertise and cloud-native solution design Experience with the Microsoft 365 enterprise suite Platform engineering team management experience Understanding of regulated industry requirements (financial or professional services preferred) Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Desirable: Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipeline experience System integration and API architecture knowledge Relevant certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF) What''s Offered Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits