Sign up to access all features of our service.
  • Job search
  • Favorites
  • Create a CV
    New
  • Salaries
  • Subscriptions

Principal Engineer (Architect) - TRE/Data Architecture

£120k per annum
Full-time
About Our Future Health
Our Future Health is an ambitious collaboration between the public, charity and private sectors, designed to help people live healthier lives for longer through better prevention, earlier detection and improved treatment of diseases. We will speed up the discovery of new methods of early disease detection, and the evaluation of new diagnostic tools, to help identify and treat diseases early, when outcomes are usually better. With over 2.5M volunteers across the UK, we’re now the world’s biggest health research programme of its kind, and our volunteer group is also more diverse than other, similar health research programmes.

Technology and data are central to our mission. Our systems power websites, clinics across the UK, secure analytics and research systems, pipelines that process highly sensitive health and genetic data, and we are continuing to grow our engineering capability to support this ambition.

The Role
We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Technology team to help lead the technical design, procurement, build and integration of the next iteration of the Our Future Health “trusted research environment” (TRE) . Our current TRE has been successful but we are now thinking about our future challenges around scale (the unique volumes of data Our Future Health expects to collect over the next 5-10 years (including potentially whole genome sequencing data on millions of our volunteers)) and usability (including future AI tools). The TRE is also key to unlocking the commercial revenue growth Our Future Health will be seeking over the next few years to ultimately become self-sustaining for the decades to come.

This year we will be doing a procurement to find a partner (or partners) to work with us to solve these challenges. The role will have an incredibly high impact - to enable research at this scale has never been done before, we will be creating a beyond-cutting edge system, but it is a necessary step in order for Our Future Health to have the national and global impact we are aiming for.

Our Future Health exists as part of a wider health data and research community in the UK and across the world, the TRE is a key part of this. This role will involve representing Our Future Health in and collaborating with this wider community, working with our founding industry members, our users, other research organisations and biobanks.

You will also be joining the wider Technology team at Our Future Heath at a very senior level and expected to take on typical engineering and architecture leadership activities.

Responsibilities
  • Work with technology and organisational leadership on long-term strategic initiatives, helping shape the future evolution of Our Future Health’s Trusted Research Environment (TRE) and wider research platform capabilities.
  • Provide technical leadership across complex areas including trusted research environments, secure data platforms, health data, governance, privacy and regulated research environments.
  • Contribute to organisation-wide technical roadmaps and cross-team initiatives, helping teams deliver scalable, secure and researcher-focused platform capabilities.
  • Lead and contribute to technical decisions with significant architectural impact across the TRE, data platform and wider technology ecosystem.
  • Represent Our Future Health externally with partners, suppliers and the wider health research and technology community.
  • Identify and deliver high-impact technical and architectural work where hands-on leadership is needed, particularly around platform design, integration and data architecture challenges at scale.
  • Work closely with vendors and partners to integrate external systems, services and research tooling into the Our Future Health platform and TRE ecosystem.
  • Support and mentor engineers through collaboration, technical guidance, peer review and architectural coaching, helping maintain high engineering standards across the organisation.
  • Contribute to the reliability, resilience and ongoing evolution of critical research platform services and live systems where required.
Requirements
We welcome applications from all who may not feel they match the full criteria, so if you have most of the below, we'd like to hear from you:

Technical Skills
  • Ideally familiar with how trusted research environments / secure data environments work.
  • Deep experience using a broad range of cloud storage services and technologies.
  • Familiarity with how Platform-as-a-Service systems work, including running third-party code and tools on shared compute and storage infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of data access security and governance practices.
  • Understanding of health data research tools and technologies such as data browsers, Jupyter notebooks and R.
  • Desirable: understanding of tools and technologies related to working with genetic data.
  • Understanding of LLMs and how they may be deployed or used within user-facing environments.
  • Experience leading or contributing to the architectural design of complex software systems.
  • Strong technical expertise across relevant technologies and domains.
  • Comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience working in a technical leadership role within modern agile development teams, using practices such as code review, TDD, CI/CD and pairing using tools like Git and GitHub.
  • Experience operating and managing live software systems, including observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging and incident management.
Competencies
  • Comfortable working with partner organisations and stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Experience with vendor selection processes, including writing RFPs, working with potential vendors and vendor evaluation.
  • Experience working across cross-functional teams consisting of engineering, product, UX and operational stakeholders.
  • Experience leading or coordinating work across multiple teams to deliver shared objectives.
  • Comfortable facilitating complex technical discussions with organisation-wide impact, encouraging collaboration and providing direction where needed.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders and audiences at different levels, including executive leadership (CTO, CPO and similar).
  • Knowledge and experience of applying operational, security and legal considerations when designing solutions, particularly within regulated or sensitive data environments, with the ability to articulate trade-offs and make informed technical decisions.
  • Experience working in small, growing organisations with ambiguity, where flexibility is valued.
  • Strong understanding of software quality and experience driving quality improvement initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Experience mentoring engineers at different stages of their careers.
Benefits
  • Competitive base salary from £120,000
  • Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%
  • 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you
  • Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments
  • Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice
  • Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
  • EV Scheme – Save up to 40% on a brand new electric vehicle all-inclusive package through salary sacrifice
  • £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
  • Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
  • A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements
At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process.
Vacancy posted a month ago
Similar jobs that could be interesting for youBased on the Principal Engineer (Architect) - TRE/Data Architecture in London vacancy
  • £100k - £120k per annum

     ...Business Architect Responsibilities: Design of the EMEA Target State Business Architecture (capability map, operating model, value streams, business services model etc.). This...  .... Collaboration with the Technology, Data, Compliance and Risk to develop a holistic target... 
    Data
    Permanent

    Michael Page

    London
    8 days ago
  • £90k - £100k per annum

     ...Your duties will encompass crafting IAM architecture within an AWS framework and establishing...  ...organisation that possesses a wealth of global data, having doubled its headcount in the past...  ...company operates on a hybrid model, with engineers visiting the office on a monthly basis.... 
    Data
    Permanent
    Hybrid working
    On-site
    Remote
    Flexible hours

    LinuxRecruit

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £80k - £90k per annum

     ...vision to ignite transformative research endeavours. As a Storage Architect, you will play a central role in shaping the storage...  ...organisation means becoming part of a global powerhouse with an extensive data repository. With a doubling in headcount over the past year and recognition... 
    Data
    Permanent
    Hybrid working
    On-site
    Remote

    LinuxRecruit

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £70k - £92k per annumEstimated
     ...The SAP Supply Chain Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing end...  ...Key Responsibilities Solution Architecture Design end-to-end SAP supply chain...  ...architecture, integration patterns, and data flows Ensure scalability, performance,... 
    Data
    Permanent

    Next Ventures

    London
    2 days ago
  • Sector: Security / Architecture Location: Central London Type: Interim Ref: BBBH70462_177850...  ...We are searching for a skilled ServiceNow Architect with a profound grasp of the TelCo sector...  ...knowledge, methodology and framework, data integration and data flows, ServiceNow Architecture... 
    Data
    Interim

    Savant Recruitment

    Central London
    a month ago
  • £67k - £86k per annumEstimated
     ...looking for a seasoned Blockchain Architect to lead the design and...  ...Design and implement blockchain architectures and decentralized...  ...technical leadership and mentor engineering teams....  ...systems, APIs, cloud services, and data pipelines.... 
    Data

    Luxoft

    London
    16 days ago
  • £51k - £67k per annumEstimated
     ...What you will do Colt Data Centre Services has more than 25...  ...and experienced ARB Qualified Architect with expertise in data centre...  ...be part of the Global Design & Engineering team, reporting to the Head of Civils, Structure and Architecture.  Working closely with customer... 
    Data
    Fixed-term contract

    Colt Technology Services

    London
    10 days ago
  • £20 - £28 per hour

     ...contractor with strong AutoCAD skills for an initial 12‑week remote assignment. In this role, you will contribute to RIBA Stages 3–4 on a new data centre/warehouse project located on the outskirts of London. There is potential for the contract to be extended beyond the initial term... 
    Data
    Full-time
    Hybrid working
    Immediate start
    Remote

    Place

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £87k - £115k per annumEstimated
     ...deliver our product at scale.   As Processor Architect, you'll define and drive the architecture of our core compute engines, ISA definitions and programming models through...  ...to guide architectural decisions with data. Partner with the system architecture and software... 
    Data

    Fractile

    London
    8 days ago
  • £110k per annum

     ...Payments Functional Architect £110,000 Plus Bonus Remote occasional...  ...space. Through an open architecture it places control firmly in the...  ...and is building a new risk engineer for their systematic fund clients...  ...team on mapping of data between various sources •... 
    Data
    On-site
    Remote

    Quant Capital

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...an experienced Enterprise / Domain Architect to provide dedicated architecture leadership across a number of strategic...  ...leads, analysts, product, and engineering representatives. Define current-...  ...Engineering and Delivery Teams Data and Platform Teams External Technology... 
    Data
    Hybrid working
    On-site
    Flexible hours

    Mindera

    London
    3 days ago
  • £600 - £750 per day

     ...CyberArk Privilege Cloud Architect (Contract) - London / Hybrid Robert...  ...Cloud shared services architecture and multi-cloud deployments....  ...Working closely with security engineering, infrastructure, cloud, and platform...  ...and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy... 
    Data
    Daily pay
    Hybrid working

    Robert Half

    City of London, Greater London
    a month ago
  • £84k - £110k per annumEstimated
     ...Job Description As a Principal Cybersecurity Architect at JPMorgan Chase within Cybersecurity and Tech Controls...  ...maintaining the firm’s cybersecurity architecture. You provide expertise to enhance and...  ...to safeguard applications and data and drive best-in-class outcomes.... 
    Data
    Long-term contract

    JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £35k - £45k per annum

     ...Job Profile for Architect - LD46834 Position: Architect Location: Tottenham Salary...  ...Our client is a well-established London architectural practice specialising in Sports & Leisure...  ...are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer,... 
    Data
    On-site
    Flexible hours

    Bennett & Game Recruitment Limited

    Tottenham, Greater London
    9 days ago
  • £42k - £54k per annumEstimated
     ...are immediately hiring for an Architect, based in our Manchester,...  ...exciting time to join SYSTRA’s Architecture Team as we continue to...  ...stewardship of the project Principal Architect. The role will include...  ...delivery of projects to current engineering and safety standards, within... 
    Data
    Immediate start
    London
    a month ago
  • £54k - £69k per annumEstimated
     ...About the role As a Model Behavior Architect on the Function Calling team, you are at...  ...looking for people who have built a career in engineering, machine learning, and large language...  ...improvement Design and implement evals, data guidelines, data generation, and... 
    Data
    Full-time
    Visa sponsorship

    Mistral

    London
    4 hours ago
  • £72k - £93k per annumEstimated
     ...Revenue AI & Automation Architect Build the Commercial Infrastructure...  ...returns. All on one shared data model and integration, with...  ...GTM systems, automation, data architecture, and AI implementation. You'...  ...Required ~5+ years in GTM Engineering, Revenue Operations, Revenue... 
    Data
    Long-term contract
    Full-time
    Temporary
    Live-in

    Fonoa

    London
    1 day ago
  • £54k - £68k per annumEstimated
     ...SYSTRA are immediately hiring for a Principal Architect, based in our London. Birmingham or Reading...  ...is an exciting time to join SYSTRA’s Architecture Team as we continue to develop and...  ...effective delivery of projects to current engineering and safety standards, within agreed... 
    Data
    Immediate start
    London
    19 days ago
  • £600 - £700 per day

     ...CyberArk Sentry PAM Architect - Financial Services Robert Half are supporting a global consulting...  ...organisation. This role is focused on architecture, design, and ownership of privileged...  ...process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.... 
    Data
    Daily pay
    Interim
    Hybrid working

    Robert Half

    City of London, Greater London
    a month ago
  • £63k - £81k per annumEstimated
     ...title: Senior Generative AI Architect Location: London, UK Work...  ...from office Skills: AI/ML architecture; AI frameworks; AI models &...  ...such as content generation, data synthesis, and automation....  ...Integration: Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate generative... 
    Data
    Full-time
    Hybrid working
    On-site
    London
    4 days ago
  • £58k - £74k per annumEstimated
    We are seeking an experienced AI Architect to lead the design and implementation of...  ...goals. Provide technical leadership to data science and engineering teams, and set strategic direction...  ...projects. Architectural Design: Design and oversee the... 
    Data

    Luxoft

    London
    4 days ago
  • £83k - £109k per annumEstimated
     ...Job Description Role:Power Platform & Copilot Studio Architect Location: London Career Level: Manager / Associate Manager Travel...  ...and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process. About Accenture We... 
    Data
    Full-time

    Accenture

    London
    10 days ago
  • £53k - £68k per annumEstimated
     ...immediately hiring for an Senior Architect, based in our  London,...  ...from waste projects within the Architectural team SYSTRA benefits from...  ...stewardship of the project Principal Architect. The role will include...  ...of projects to current engineering and safety standards, within... 
    Data
    Immediate start
    London
    17 days ago
  • £56k - £74k per annumEstimated
     ...your career!   The Role We're looking for a Principal Architect to define and drive the ‘north star’ architecture of our AI Portal Platform - enterprise grade...  ...products from MVP to scale. You'll work closely with engineering leads, product managers, and external partners... 
    Data
    Hourly pay
    Full-time
    Hybrid working
    On-site
    Work from home

    Wayve

    London
    8 days ago
  • £71k - £90k per annumEstimated
     ...Job Title ServiceNow Platform Architect Location London...  ...environment. Working closely with engineering, operations, and business teams...  ...support the ServiceNow platform architecture roadmap, ensuring alignment...  ...solution design reviews, guiding data models and integration... 
    Data
    Full-time
    Hybrid working
    Remote
    Flexible hours
    London
    18 days ago
  • £58k - £77k per annumEstimated
     ...Description Role: Dynamics 365 Engagement Architect Manager, Microsoft Business Group...  ...Engagement solutions, and to develop the architecture and roadmap required to deliver the platform...  ...including Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Azure Data & AI, and Security. Orchestrate our... 
    Data
    Full-time

    Accenture

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £10 per hour

     ...world. THE ROLE: As the FPGA Architect, you will own the design, architecture, and development of the FPGA systems...  ...you'll build the real-time data acquisition, digital signal processing...  ..., software, mechanical, and optics engineers in a regulated medical device development... 
    Data
    Full-time
    On-site
    Remote
    Work from home
    Flexible hours

    CoMind

    London
    13 days ago
  • £62k - £81k per annumEstimated
     ...change.  By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a...  ...We’re looking for a Payments Architect to join our growing team in London. This is a senior architectural leadership role with deep payments...  ...DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) scoping strategies... 
    Data
    Long-term contract
    Full-time
    Hybrid working
    Flexible hours
    Shift work

    Endava

    London
    9 days ago
  • £10 per hour

     .... THE ROLE As the Electronics Architect, you will own the architecture, and oversee the design and development...  ..., software, mechanical, and optics engineers in a regulated medical device...  ...speed digital systems, to FPGAs for data acquisition, control and signal processing... 
    Data
    Full-time
    On-site
    Remote
    Work from home
    Flexible hours

    CoMind

    London
    11 days ago
  • £150k - £190k per annum

     ...group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business...  ..., you will be a Pre-Sales architect focused on becoming a trusted...  ...develop evals, and design scalable architectures that maximize the value of...  ...in machine learning or data science ~ Excitement for engaging... 
    Data
    Long-term contract
    Hybrid working
    Visa sponsorship
    On-site
    Flexible hours

    Anthropic

    London
    1 day ago

Do you want to receive more vacancies?

Subscribe and receive similar vacancies to Principal Engineer (Architect) - TRE/Data Architecture. Be the first to apply!