Camunda Architect / Lead Architect (Camunda 8 Preferred)

<p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Camunda Architect / Lead Architect (Camunda 8 Preferred)</strong></p><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Location:</strong> London, UK<br><strong>Work Model:</strong> Hybrid<br><strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time / Fixed Term Contract<br><strong>Seniority:</strong> Senior / Lead</p><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p style=" line-height:normal;">We are seeking an experienced <strong>Camunda Architect</strong> to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of <strong>enterprise-grade workflow and process orchestration solutions</strong>.</p><p style=" line-height:normal;">This role is responsible for defining architecture standards, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable process automation solutions using <strong>Camunda</strong>, with a strong preference for <strong>Camunda 8</strong>.</p><p style=" line-height:normal;">The successful candidate will act as the technical authority for workflow orchestration and will work closely with stakeholders, solution architects, developers, and DevOps teams to deliver high-impact automation solutions aligned to business and engineering objectives.</p><p style=" line-height:normal;">Candidates with strong <strong>Camunda 7</strong> experience may also be considered, provided they can clearly demonstrate an understanding of:</p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;">the differences between <strong>Camunda 7 and Camunda 8</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">the trade-offs between the two platforms</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">when each is most appropriate</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">readiness to work in a <strong>Camunda 8-led environment</strong></li></ul><div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;"><hr align="center"></div><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Architecture &amp; Solution Design</strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;">Define and own the end-to-end architecture for <strong>Camunda-based workflow and process orchestration solutions</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Lead the design of scalable, resilient, and cloud-native workflow architectures using <strong>Camunda / Zeebe</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Establish architecture standards and best practices for:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>BPMN</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>DMN</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>workflow orchestration</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>process governance</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>versioning and lifecycle management</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Translate complex business processes into robust and maintainable technical solutions</li></ul><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Platform, Integration &amp; Engineering</strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;">Architect integrations with <strong>microservices, APIs, and event/messaging platforms</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Design for scalability, fault tolerance, performance, and operational resilience</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Guide deployment strategy across <strong>Camunda SaaS and self-managed models</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams on:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>containerised deployments</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Kubernetes-based environments</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>observability and platform monitoring</strong></li></ul></li></ul><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Technical Leadership</strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;">Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across engineering teams and delivery squads</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Mentor engineers and support the uplift of workflow orchestration capability across the organisation</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Evaluate tools, patterns, and frameworks to improve process automation capability and architectural maturity</li></ul><div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;"><hr align="center"></div><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Required Skills &amp; Experience</strong></p><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Essential</strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;">Strong experience designing and implementing solutions using <strong>Camunda</strong>, ideally <strong>Camunda 8 / Zeebe</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Camunda 8 Certification strongly preferred</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Deep understanding of:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>BPMN 2.0</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>DMN</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>workflow orchestration patterns</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Strong software architecture and system design experience</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Strong background in:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>microservices architecture</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>event-driven systems</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>distributed systems</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Strong backend engineering experience using <strong>Java / Spring Boot</strong> or equivalent</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Experience working with:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>REST APIs</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Kafka / RabbitMQ / messaging systems</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Docker</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Kubernetes</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>cloud-native deployments</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Strong understanding of <strong>security, scalability, resilience, and reliability principles</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Strong communication and stakeholder management skills</li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Ability to balance technical architecture with practical business and delivery outcomes</li></ul><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Preferred / Desirable</strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;">Experience with both <strong>Camunda 7 and Camunda 8</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Experience with <strong>Camunda SaaS and self-managed deployments at scale</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Exposure to cloud platforms such as:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>AWS</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Azure</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>GCP</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Experience with observability tooling such as:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Prometheus</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Grafana</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>OpenTelemetry</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Experience with:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>enterprise integration patterns</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>API management</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>workflow/task UI customisation</strong></li></ul></li><li style=" line-height:normal;">Experience in regulated industries such as:<ul type="circle"><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Banking</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Insurance</strong></li><li style="line-height:normal;"><strong>Healthcare</strong></li></ul></li></ul><div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;"><hr align="center"></div><p style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Ideal Profile</strong></p><p style=" line-height:normal;">This role is best suited to someone currently operating as a:</p><ul type="disc"><li style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Camunda Architect</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Workflow Architect</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>BPM Architect</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Process Orchestration Architect</strong></li><li style=" line-height:normal;"><strong>Lead Solution Architect (Workflow / Automation)</strong></li></ul>