Overview
Company description
Location: Basingstoke (hybrid working 3 office days per week)
Employment Type: Permanent, full time
Additional Benefits: Annual Bonus, Cash-Car Allowance & Private Medical Insurance
Think the AA is just about roadside assistance? Think again.
For over a century, we’ve been evolving and adapting. Today, as the nation’s leading motoring organisation, we offer a wide range of products and services to millions of customers. From roadside assistance to home and motor insurance, and the latest driving technologies, we have it all. As we continue to expand, diversify, and modernise, joining us as an Enterprise Technology Architect means you’ll play a crucial role in our success and be part of this exciting motoring journey.
Our Chief Operating Office (COO) are the backbone of The AA, providing both stability and structure to support growth and innovation. We are the drivers of change.
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This is the job
Are you a strategic thinker with deep cloud expertise and a pragmatic mindset?
We’re looking for an Enterprise Technology Architect to lead the design and assurance of our core technology platforms, including Cloud, Infrastructure, Networking, and End User Compute, ensuring they are resilient by design, commercially appropriate, and future-fit.
In this high-impact role, you’ll partner with senior leaders across the business to shape and deliver enterprise-wide architecture strategies. You’ll define actionable roadmaps, drive innovation across hybrid environments, and ensure our infrastructure investments support both operational excellence and long-term transformation goals.
What will I be doing?
- Define and evolve enterprise infrastructure strategy, aligning with business transformation goals and emerging trends like hybrid cloud and automation.
- Lead the design and deployment of scalable infrastructure platforms across cloud and on-prem environments, ensuring resilience, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation and operational improvement across core technology domains.
- Govern architecture standards and principles, ensuring compliance with security, sustainability, and performance requirements.
- Promote shared infrastructure services and reusable patterns to optimise delivery and reduce duplication.
- Maintain architectural oversight through review boards and design authorities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
What do I need?
- Cloud expertise: Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and broader cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), including infrastructure-as-code and automation tools.
- Architecture leadership: Strong demonstrable experience within enterprise architecture roles, with a proven ability to think strategically and deliver complex solutions.
- Infrastructure depth: Hands-on knowledge of compute, storage, networking, virtualisation, and containerisation technologies.
- Regulated or large-scale business experience: Experience in regulated industries is ideal but not essential; large enterprise exposure is a must.
- Pragmatic mindset: Outcome-focused, solution-oriented, and grounded in real-world delivery.
- Certifications & education: Relevant cloud/infrastructure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Professional), TOGAF Level 2 desirable, and a degree in IT, Engineering, or related discipline.
Additional information
We’re always looking to recognise and reward our employees for the work they do. As a valued member of The AA team, you’ll have access to a range of benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + holiday buying scheme
- Worksave pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
- Free AA breakdown membership from Day 1 plus 50% discount for family and friends
- Discounts on AA products including car and home insurance
- Employee discount scheme that gives you access to a car salary sacrifice scheme plus great discounts on healthcare, shopping, holidays and more
- Company funded life assurance
- Diverse learning and development opportunities to support you to progress in your career
- Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and a 24/7 remote GP service for you and your family
Plus, so much more!
We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. The AA values diversity and the difference this brings to our culture and our customers. We actively seek people from diverse backgrounds to join us and become part of an inclusive company where you can be yourself, be empowered to be your best and feel like you truly belong. We have five communities to bring together people with shared characteristics and backgrounds and drive positive change.
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