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Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. Law Deb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day‑to‑day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 135‑year‑old FTSE
250 investment trust and our fast‑growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At Law Deb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at Law Deb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

We are looking for a Head of Architecture and Platform Engineering to lead the technical architecture strategy and platform engineering capabilities across Law Debenture's Independent Professional Services division, ensuring our technology foundations support business growth and operational excellence. You will be responsible for defining and implementing enterprise architecture standards, overseeing platform engineering operations, and providing technical leadership that enables our development teams to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient solutions.

Working closely with the Head of Software Engineering, you will establish architectural governance whilst fostering a collaborative environment that enhances our Microsoft-centric, Azure-native technology estate.

Establish our first enterprise architecture function to provide strategic technology leadership for our Microsoft-centric, Azure-native estate. Greenfield opportunity to define architecture strategy, governance frameworks, and drive transformation.

• Define data architecture strategy for disparate legacy systems across 6 business lines
• Maximise £200k+ annual Microsoft E5 licensing investment
• Design CSS portal multi‑tenancy architecture enabling US enterprise expansion
• Establish architecture governance appropriate for our scale
• Optimise Azure spend and modernise infrastructure

• Proven EA experience in financial services or professional services
• Established architecture governance in mid-sized organisations (250–1500 employees)
• Architecture strategies, standards, and roadmaps experience
• Financial services regulatory understanding (FCA, compliance)

• Deep Azure expertise:
  Landing Zones, Hub‑Spoke networking, PaaS, Entra
• M365 ecosystem governance:
  Power Platform, E5 optimisation
• Azure integration services (Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management)
• Cloud cost management and Fin Ops practices

• Data architecture strategy development in complex, multi‑system environments
• Master data management and data governance frameworks
• Azure data platforms (Synapse, Databricks, Fabric, Power BI)
• Data integration patterns for disparate systems

• Integration patterns, API architecture, event‑driven architecture
• ERP/CRM system integration strategies
• Excellent communication skills presenting to C‑suite and translating technical to business value
• Proven ability to chair architecture forums and influence senior leadership

• Professional Services industry experience
• Certifications:
  
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, M365 Enterprise Administrator, Fabric Analytics Engineer
• AI/ML architecture with Azure AI services
• Multi‑tenancy and SaaS platform design
• Integration platforms experience (Workato, Azure Integration Services)

• Enterp…