Principal Architect - Platforms

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February 27, 2026 (12 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR100651
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** 27-02-2026

We are using and creating technology to transform operations at sea to enable people and the planet to thrive.

We are open-minded and fearless in our approach to innovation and don't believe in boundaries. We challenge everything and have massive ambitions to drag aging industries into the tech era.

We take safety, equality and education very seriously, and our responsibilities don't stop at our front door. Our business is built on the belief that there's definitely a more environmentally responsible way to operate  employ people who share our core values. We expect our people to be courageous, trustworthy, and conscientious, driven by a desire to do the right thing. We strive for excellence, work collaboratively, and are genuinely excited by our work.

We offer opportunities for our people to develop beyond their role and span a multitude of disciplines.  These are open to all, regardless of background and experience level.  Working with us means being part of a team that is harnessing technology and creativity to disrupt a traditional industry.

We are not your average workplace.

Ocean Infinity is seeking a Principal Architect – Platforms to provide senior technical leadership and hands-on architectural direction across shared technology platforms. This role defines and evolves the platform architectures that underpin hybrid cloud infrastructure, core services, integration foundations, and operational enablement systems across the business.

Operating as a senior technical authority, you will remain actively engaged in delivery, personally contributing to the design and validation of critical platform capabilities. You will ensure that shared platforms are scalable, resilient, secure, and built for long-term operational use. Working closely with platform engineering, infrastructure, security, and application teams, you will ensure platforms accelerate delivery rather than constrain it.

Reports to:

Head of Infrastructure and Integrated Systems
** What will you do:*
* • Define and lead platform architecture across hybrid cloud infrastructure, shared services, integration frameworks, and foundational technology capabilities.  
• Lead the platform architecture function, setting standards, establishing governance, and supporting the development of platform architects.  
• Translate business and operational needs into clear platform strategies, architectural principles, and multi-year roadmaps.  
• Remain hands-on in the design and review of critical platform components where complexity, scale, or risk demands senior oversight.  
• Contribute to architecture review forums, advising on platform constraints, integration patterns, and operational trade-offs.  
• Partner with platform engineering, infrastructure, application, and cybersecurity teams to deliver scalable and resilient platform capabilities.  
• Establish and maintain reference architectures, design patterns, standards, and architecture decision records.  
• Lead architecture reviews to validate scalability, security, reliability, operability, and cost effectiveness.  
• Define and govern integration patterns, including APIs, messaging, event streaming, and cross-platform data movement.  
• Ensure platforms are designed for operability and observability, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance management.  
• Influence Dev Ops and platform engineering practices, including automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.  
• Embed security-by-design principles into all platform architectures.  
• Manage platform technical debt, architectural risk, and long-term evolution deliberately and transparently.  
• Evaluate emerging technologies and lead targeted proof-of-concept initiatives where appropriate.  
• Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising overall architectural maturity across the organisation.
** Who you…