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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 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 Technical Architect for Internal Products at the Financial Times will provide architectural leadership across enterprise platforms and internally developed applications. This role involves defining architectural principles, improving technology interoperability, and supporting major transformation initiatives. The architect will also manage two senior technical leaders, ensuring alignment of architectural direction and fostering a collaborative environment for technical decision-making.
- benefits
- 5/5
- 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
- Annual bonus scheme
- 25 days paid leave
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Parental Leave policy
- Food Allowance
Worth weighing
- Hybrid model requires onsite work 50% of the time, which may not suit all candidates
- Role involves balancing hands-on architectural leadership with people management responsibilities
Summarised from Financial Times's posting. Read the full original.
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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