
TODD Architects · Belfast
OUR MISSION TODD Architects are a client focused, multi award-winning practice with studios in Belfast, London, Dublin and Manchester. We’re a dynamic and co...
TODD Architects are a client focused, multi award-winning practice with studios in Belfast, London, Dublin and Manchester.
We’re a dynamic and collaborative cross regional practice. As early adopters of BIM, we have UKAS-accredited BIM certification
and embrace progressive workflows across all our projects.
With a growing presence across the UK and Ireland, we are looking to appoint a qualified Technologist to support our team and it’s
expanding portfolio of projects throughout the UK & Ireland.
Based in our Belfast studio you will have the opportunity to work across a variety of sectors and RIBA stages, ensuring ongoing
professional development in a dynamic and supportive environment.
At TODD Architects we’re not all the same and our diverse backgrounds and experiences inform our commitment to creating
people-centred buildings and places. We believe diversity drives innovation and creativity.
Our focus on continuous learning and mentorship gives all of our team opportunity for growth and advancement. As an equal
opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and we maintain a fair and transparent hiring process, evaluating
candidates based on their skills, experience, and potential.
We offer a competitive salary, career development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including flexible and hybrid
working.
OUR MISSION TODD Architects are a client focused, multi award-winning practice with studios in Belfast, London, Dublin and Manchester. We’re a dynamic and collaborative cross regional practice. As early adopters of BIM, we have UKAS-accredited BIM certification and embrace progressive workflows across all our projects. KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY With a growing presence across the UK and Ireland, we are looking to appoint a qualified Technologist to support our team and it’s expanding portfolio of projects throughout the UK & Ireland. Based in our Manchester studio you will have the opportunity to work across a variety of sectors and RIBA stages, ensuring ongoing professional development in a dynamic and supportive environment. * Assist in the technical delivery of healthcare and multi-sector projects * Develop and coordinate technical design packages * Ensure high levels of BIM and Revit compliance across all project stages * Support planning, statutory approvals, and tender documentation * Collaborate with the wider team and contribute to a supportive, creative studio environment SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED * Qualified Architectural Technologist (MCAT or eligible for membership) * 5+ years post-qualification experience * Proficiency in Revit is essential * Ability to create 1:200 layout and 1:50 loaded room deliverables * Sound knowledge of UK Building Regulations, Statutory Consents, and BC(A)R * Experience preparing planning applications, tender and construction packages * Familiarity with NBS specification and BIM standards * Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) * Strong detailing and construction knowledge * Ability to work collaboratively and independently * Must be currently based in the UK with the right to work WHY US? At TODD Architects we’re not all the same and our diverse backgrounds and experiences inform our commitment to creating people-centred buildings and places. We believe diversity drives innovation and creativity. Our focus on continuous learning and mentorship gives all of our team opportunity for growth and advancement. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and we maintain a fair and transparent hiring process, evaluating candidates based on their skills, experience, and potential. We offer a competitive salary, career development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including flexible and hybrid working.
WHAT IS STORA? Stora is on a mission to reinvent self-storage through technology. Our platform helps operators run their businesses more efficiently, automate the day-to-day, and unlock new revenue opportunities. In just over five years, we’ve helped more than 450 operators process tens of millions in automated payments. We’re recognised as innovators in our space, and we’re a fast-growing, product-led team focused on making self-storage better for everyone. WHY JOIN US? We believe senior engineers should have room to lead, not just code. At Stora you’ll: * Set the direction — help shape our product, architecture, and engineering practices. * Lead by example — deliver high-quality features while mentoring and supporting others. * Work with impact — your ideas won’t get lost in a committee; you’ll see them live in production, helping real businesses every day. * Stay hands-on — we value technical leadership that’s grounded in active coding and problem-solving. We value honesty, humility, and responsibility — and we give everyone the trust and autonomy to own their role. ABOUT THE ROLE You’ll join a small, passionate team of Rubyists, taking ownership of complex projects from concept to deployment. Alongside writing maintainable, well-tested code, you’ll help define technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers as we scale. Our work spans diverse domains including billing, CRM to public APIs, reporting, integrations, and internal tooling You’ll have the freedom to specialise or lead initiatives in the areas that interest you most. We’re pragmatic, not dogmatic — we balance moving fast with building for the long term. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Lead the design and development of complex features from concept to deployment. * Collaborate with product and stakeholders to define scope, refine requirements, and ensure solutions meet business goals. * Make sound architectural decisions to keep our Rails app maintainable, performant, and scalable. * Dedicate time (at least 20%) to improving stability, performance, and developer experience. * Maintain a strong automated test suite so we can confidently deploy to production multiple times per day. * Proactively monitor, investigate, and resolve production issues, driving preventative improvements. * Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing. OUR TECHNOLOGY STACK We take a majestic monolith approach — keeping our Rails app clean, cohesive, and aligned with Ruby community best practices. * Backend: Rails 8, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, TimescaleDB * Frontend: Turbo 8, targeted React for richer UI, ViewComponents, Sass, BEM methodology * Testing: Minitest, Capybara, Playwright * Payments: Stripe Connect and Billing * Deployment: GitHub Actions, Heroku WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR * Proven track record designing, building, and scaling production Rails applications. * Strong command of Rails fundamentals — ActiveRecord, background jobs, request/response cycle — and how to apply them effectively. * Experience architecting maintainable systems that balance speed of delivery with long-term sustainability. * Comfortable working across the stack, including frontend technologies (JavaScript, CSS). * Skilled at using modern LLM-powered tools to accelerate work and explore solutions — with the judgement to know when to rely on your own expertise. * Strong testing mindset, with hands-on experience in Minitest or RSpec. * Confident debugging and resolving complex production issues. * Skilled mentor with the ability to grow and support other engineers. * Clear communicator, able to articulate technical challenges, trade-offs, and decisions. BENEFITS & COMPENSATION * Competitive annual salary – starting from £75k DoE * Remote Work Option – Can be fully remote within the UK or EU only. Candidates must be based in either the United Kingdom or the European Union * Office Access – Use of office in Belfast for those who live locally * Health & wellness – Private health insurance for you and your family * Retirement – Company pension plan * Leave – 35 days paid annual leave * Professional growth - L&D support * Share options * WFH budget * Company-wide social events NEXT STEPS We’re reviewing applications as they come in and will be in touch quickly if it looks like a match. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AT STORA Stora is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religious belief or political opinion, or sexual orientation. All recruitment and employment decisions are made on the basis of merit, competence, and business need. We actively promote equality of opportunity and fair participation in line with our responsibilities under Northern Ireland equality legislation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
DEINE AUFGABEN, DIE DABEI HELFEN, DIE LOGISTIKBRANCHE NACHHALTIGER ZU MACHEN Als Enterprise Architect (m/w/d) bei CargoBeamer entwickelst du unsere Enterprise Architecture zu einer zukunftsfähigen, integrierten Application- und Datenlandschaft weiter. Du operationalisierst das strategische Ziel „Build a Digital Muscle“ und schaffst klare Leitplanken, damit digitale Services skalierbar werden, Daten zuverlässig bereitstehen und Komplexität sowie Shadow-IT spürbar sinken. AUFGABEN Du sorgst dafür, dass … * Zielbilder, Architekturprinzipien, Roadmaps und Governance eine integrierte Systemlandschaft ermöglichen – mit weniger Shadow-IT und klaren, nachvollziehbaren Entscheidungen. * CargoBeamers „Build a Digital Muscle“ greifbar wird: durch Standardisierung, Wiederverwendung und ein belastbares Vorgehen für ein Enterprise SaaS Stack. * Operating Rules und interne SLAs für digitale Services etabliert sind und Make-or-Buy-Entscheidungen pragmatisch und konsistent getroffen werden. * Leitplanken für Datenarchitektur & Datenintegration stehen (Data Warehouse/Data Lake, Data Quality, Ownership, E2E Connectivity). * Integrationskonzepte Industrie-Standards berücksichtigen (z. B. TAF TSI/EDIGES) und Schnittstellenprinzipien konsistent umgesetzt werden. * Solution Design & Delivery in strategischen Initiativen strukturiert laufen: Requirements, Integrations-/Schnittstellendesign, Test/UAT, Go-Live, Stabilisierung (im Tandem Digital Solutions & IT). * Technologie- und Tool-Entscheidungen methodisch getroffen werden (u. a. Accuracy, Security, Compliance, Integration, User-Friendliness) inkl. TCO-/Value-Betrachtung. * Security/Compliance-by-Design in Architekturleitplanken und Governance verankert ist (z. B. Orientierung an NIS2 als Referenzrahmen). DAS BRINGST DU MIT * Abgeschlossenes Studium in Informatik, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Data/Analytics oder vergleichbar; alternativ einschlägige IT-Ausbildung (z. B. Fachinformatiker:in) mit entsprechender Praxiserfahrung. * Mehrjährige Erfahrung als Enterprise- und/oder Solution Architect in gewachsenen Applikationslandschaften, inklusive Integration und Datenarchitektur. * Fähigkeit, Zielbilder in umsetzbare Roadmaps und konkrete Solutions zu übersetzen und diese in der Delivery aktiv zu begleiten. * Sehr gutes Stakeholder-Management (Business/IT/Data/Partner) und pragmatisches Governance-Verständnis. * Strukturierte, eigenverantwortliche Arbeitsweise, Entscheidungsstärke und Umsetzungsorientierung. * Vorteilhaft: Erfahrung mit Industry Data Standards und E2E-Workflows (z. B. TAF TSI/EDIGES), Domänenkenntnisse in Logistik/Transport (Operations/Terminal/Asset-nahe Prozesse) sowie Zusatzqualifikationen in Product/Agile, Projekt-/Programmmanagement, Data/Cloud/BI und Responsible/Legal AI. * Tools: Jira/Confluence/Asana. * Sprachen: Deutsch und Englisch sehr gut; Französisch/Italienisch von Vorteil. WARUM WIR? Teil von CargoBeamer zu sein bedeutet, Teil von etwas Großem zu sein. Es bedeutet, die Zukunft der Logistik zu gestalten, die unseres Unternehmens und gleichzeitig Deine eigene. Dich erwartet ein motivierendes Betriebsklima, in dem berufliche Herausforderungen mit unterschiedlichsten Entwicklungschancen an der Tagesordnung sind und Kommunikation auf Augenhöhe gelebt wird. Wir bieten Dir alle Vorteile eines international wachsenden und innovativen Unternehmens in einem starken Team sowie eine attraktive Vergütung für diesen zukunftsorientierten Arbeitsplatz.