Senior Technical Architect

Role Summary

Evri Group is the UK’s premier parcel delivery business, uniting four distinct brands— Evri , Evri Premium, a network of DHL, UK Mail and Irish e-commerce specialist Coll-8—to deliver more than 1 billion parcels and letters annually across the UK and to over 200 global destinations. With 12,000 colleagues, 30,000 couriers and drivers, 8,000 vehicles, and a nationwide network of hubs, depots and fulfilment centres, we combine over 50 years of expertise with the scale and flexibility to support everyone from casual senders to SMEs and major retailers. Driven by our friendly, ambitious and diverse people, we are passionate about delivering exceptional service and offer exciting opportunities across the Evri Group.

Senior Technical Architect - 18 month fixed term contract Remote (with occasional travel to Leeds) Help shape the future of Evri ’s technology landscape Are you a visionary technical leader who thrives on solving complex architectural challenges? Do you love turning high level ideas into scalable, secure, well designed technical solutions? Join Evri as a Senior Technical Architect and play a pivotal role in defining how our products, platforms and engineering teams deliver the next generation of services to millions of customers across the UK. What you’ll be doing As a Senior Technical Architect, you’ll translate high level solution designs into robust, detailed Low-Level Designs that guide engineering squads with clarity and confidence. You’ll collaborate across Product, Engineering, UX and Enterprise Architecture - influencing architectural direction, managing technical debt, leading proof of concepts, mentoring others, and ensuring we “do the right thing” across multiple domains. You’ll be the technical authority who drives standards, supports incident resolution, shapes requirements, evaluates emerging technologies, and ensures our application estate remains modern, scalable, secure, and cost efficient. Responsibilities

Produce and maintain Low-Level Designs aligned to Solution Architecture, UX wireframes, and evolving business needs.

Champion architectural standards, manage technical debt, and drive refactoring and technical improvement initiatives.

Publish and maintain API contracts, support the Developer Portal, and collaborate across multiple technical domains.

Lead documentation, standardisation, proof of concept efforts, and mentor architects, advise contractors and development leads.

Operate across domains to support discovery, advise stakeholders, assess risks, and ensure we “do the right thing.”

Interested? Here’s what you’ll need to be successful

BSc/MSc in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience (AWS certifications desirable).

8+ years building commercial applications and 3+ years hands on with AWS (serverless ideally).

Strong background with Java, Spring Boot, distributed systems, messaging architectures (RabbitMQ/SQS), and modern API design.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, documentation skills, and the ability to mentor others.

Experience with databases (Oracle, SAP, RDS, NoSQL), DevOps principles, and the ability to read and interpret modern code.

At Evri , we know we only grow if our people do too. That’s why we’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring – and be – their whole authentic selves. We’re on a journey to better represent the customers we serve around the UK. We’re committed to removing barriers and ensure that each person at Evri is valued for who they are, and what they bring to our business. We are Evri . Where everyone is welcome. We’re excited for the future. Let’s deliver it together.

Evri Group for everyone

We’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring – and be – their whole authentic selves.

We’re also on a mission to be the UK’s most accessible delivery business. We’ve partnered with Scope, the leading disability equality charity, to improve deliveries for millions of customers and give extra support to our colleagues and couriers who need it. Collaboration is key because we work better together. Bring passion, ambition and an open mind, and in return we’ll give you respect, flexibility and a place where you can thrive.

At Evri Group, everyone is welcome.