IRIS Software Group is a leading global provider of mission critical software and services and one of UK’s largest privately held software companies.

We help organisations to make better business decisions by developing integrated software solutions to minimise admin, make business processes more efficient and give more time to do what’s valued.

We started 45 years ago with accountancy software and have evolved to be trusted by more than 100,000 customers in 135 countries around the world. We invest heavily in development using the latest processes and technologies, driven by our Indian and Romanian Product Development Centres to build the next generation of cloud-based accountancy, HR and education solutions.

Our global and domestic payroll and HR solutions are used nearly five million employees. Almost one million UK employees are managed by our HR solutions, and one in eight UK employees are paid through IRIS payroll solutions. We are the largest third-party online tax filer with UK Government, and we are used by 54 of the top 100 US and 91 of the top 100 UK accountancy firms. We also serve over 13,000 schools and academies, and almost five million UK families use our apps to connect to their child’s school. 

In the last year, we have been awarded Technology Company of the Year in the UK Tech Awards; Employer of the Year in the Thames Valley Tech Awards; and the Americas Prime Award from the K2 Enterprise Awards. IRIS Education has been named Company of the Year at the UK National MAT Awards 2023, and crowned Company of the Year (more than 12m) in the Bett Awards 2023.  


IRIS Software Group

Business software for mission-critical tasks 

Summary :We exist to simplify the lives of Britain’s businesses. Using our applications, critical operational tasks are done right first time, allowing organisations to look forward and thrive with confidence. We are the largest privately held software company in the UK and the third largest in Europe. Always looking to the future, we are now embarking on a major project to build out new cloud-based applications and services, leveraging the latest technologies and tools.
You will be working in the our HR and Payroll product platform, playing a critical role in building IRIS’ next generation of cloud-based, customer-focused payroll software. You will be helping to set the code standards and patterns that will be used across our new application suite, working with embedded UX, QA and DevOps experts to build re-usable services and components.
This is an exciting opportunity to steer the architectural vision in collaboration ourHR and Payroll product platform teams. The Architect must have a passion for the latest cloud technology and be excited to steer the technical design of solutions, ensuring that they align with the company architectural cloud vision, principles, and standards.
The architect will collaborate with the agile teams acting as the architectural enabler for effective cloud infrastructure and applications, they will ensure that a modern cloud-based architecture is implemented and coach the teams on best practices for effective cloud-based applications.The architect will mentor other engineers/architects and be pro-active with a strong architectural voice in the team and ensure that products that are secure, performant and scalable

Responsibilities :Design and ImplementationEnsure solution designs align with company cloud architectural visionCollaborate with architecture and engineering to evolve the architectural backlogWork with Development Managers to build roadmaps on how to deliver cloud solutions in an agile mannerWork with Product Owners to ensure that technical improvements are prioritised appropriatelyGather architecturally significant requirements for major projectsDesign and document architectural solutionsImplement and govern an architecture frameworkCode proof of concepts and core application areasQualityEnsure cloud architecture is designed to be maintainable and easily extendable to meet future requirementsEnsure Security policy is always adhered toBe involved in maintaining the KPIs/metrics around technical standards for the development teamsSteer the development teams to ensure their implementation is technically sound and aligned with the cloud architecture frameworkPlanning, Organizing & DeliveryEnsure cross team dependencies are understood and managedEnsure architectural blockers are removed from teamsEnsure technical roadmaps are always current and up to dateInitiative, Innovation & ChangeMaintain an ongoing awareness of emerging trends in cloud and related technology arenas that could influence new projectsContinuously look for ways to improve effectiveness and productivity and provide innovative solutions to difficult problems
Must Have:Multiple years of developing and architecting in cloud.Experience of designing full-stack architectures (multi-tier, so UI/UX, middle tier and persistence tier)An API-first approachDeep understanding of REST APIsUnderstanding of different software design patterns e.g Multi-tier, Micro service, Event driven
Desirable:Extensive experience of cloud SaaS platformsStrong foundations in security considerations

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