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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Financial Times's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 11% of Financial Times's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Financial Times
- high 16 stale, 6 reposted of 38 open
- Hiring momentum
- 84 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Financial Times's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Financial Times.
About this role
The Principal Architect at the Financial Times will lead architectural strategy and technical direction across various enterprise platforms and applications within Internal Products Technology. This role involves defining architectural principles, guiding major transformation initiatives, and managing senior technical leaders while fostering collaboration among teams. The architect will also focus on simplifying the technology landscape and ensuring alignment with long-term business goals.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Financial Times as an employer.
What you need
- Demonstrable experience in a senior technical, solution or enterprise architecture role within a complex technology organisation
- Experience defining architectural direction across multiple applications, platforms and business domains
- Strong knowledge of modern application architecture, enterprise SaaS platforms, cloud-native technologies and distributed systems
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration, APIs, event-driven architecture and common integration patterns
- Experience establishing architectural principles, standards and governance while enabling teams to retain appropriate autonomy
- Experience translating complex business requirements and strategic objectives into pragmatic technology architectures and roadmaps
Nice to have
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, Oracle Fusion, Workday or similar SaaS ecosystems
- Experience modernising complex or legacy enterprise technology estates
- Experience evaluating technology vendors and participating in technology selection or procurement processes
What you get
- Generous annual leave
- Medical cover
- Inclusive parental leave packages
- Subsidised gym memberships
- Opportunities to give back to the community
- 50% hybrid working model
Worth weighing
- No specific salary information provided
- The role involves managing senior technical leaders, which may require balancing technical and people management responsibilities
- The position requires navigating a complex technology landscape, which may involve ambiguity and challenges in decision-making
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Listed by Financial Times on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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