Principal Systems Architect

1 month ago


Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom ENGINEERINGUK Full time
About the Role

The Infrastructure Engineering team at Tesco Technology is responsible for designing, developing, and operating all infrastructure used across our data centres, offices, stores, and distribution centres. This includes private and public cloud, connectivity, end-user computing, CI/CD, and monitoring toolkit.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of infrastructure systems, working with product teams to make key decisions on technology selection, system design, and implementation strategies.
  • Identify key competencies required for systems engineering in Infrastructure and develop a plan to address any gaps.
  • Mentor junior engineers and architects, providing guidance, feedback, and support to help them grow in their roles.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration and empowerment between architects and other teams, including product, engineering, and broader technology teams.
  • Develop high levels of emotional intelligence and use empathy skills to influence positively the outcomes of all interactions.
  • Coach colleagues from all disciplines to have a product mindset, enabling them to make value-centric decisions.
  • Understand the procurement process and effectively apply knowledge in planning and influencing product roadmaps.
  • Contribute to or run RFP processes.
What's in it for You

We offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. These include:

  • Annual bonus scheme of up to 45% of base salary
  • Car allowance of £7,320 per annum
  • Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
  • Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
  • Private medical insurance
  • Retirement savings plan - save between 6% - 10% and Tesco will contribute 1.5 times this amount
  • Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
  • 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year's service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay
  • 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
  • The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
  • Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
  • A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
  • Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds.

Learn more about our colleague benefits and how we support our people.



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