Lead Product Architect

About Keyfactor 

Our mission is to build a connected society, rooted in trust, with identity-first security for every machine and human. Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale — and then maintain it. With decades of cybersecurity experience, Keyfactor is trusted by more than 1,500 companies across the globe. We are proud to continually earn recognition as a Best Place to Work, and we achieve that through our amazing people who cultivate our culture as we grow. We hope you will trust your future with Keyfactor!

Title: Lead Product Architect

Location: Remote, UK

Experience: IC7 

Job Function: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Industry: Computer & Network Security 

 

About the position 

The Lead Product Architect defines and drives architectural vision for our portfolio, ensuring scalable and innovative products and solutions. Coordinates cross-functional teams and establishes best practices for product architecture. Shapes technology direction through expertise, credibility, and collaboration.

Applicants must be living in the UK and should hold a valid Right to Work in the UK. 

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain architectural standards and frameworks for enterprise software products.
• Lead solution design for complex, cross-product initiatives ensuring interoperability and security.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership to align portfolio architecture with product roadmap and business goals.
• Influence technology strategy and contribute to long-term innovation planning.
• Ensure robust design principles for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Oversee integration of emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• Coach and mentor Product Architects.
• Foster collaboration across engineering, QA, and Cloud Architecture to deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Significant years in software engineering with strong experience in architecture leadership roles.
• Proven track record in designing enterprise-grade software solutions.
• Deep knowledge of system architecture, cloud-native design, and security principles.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration. 
• Visionary thinking, highest level of technical and strategic expertise, exceptional leadership and influence.
• Ability to lead at a visionary level, shape the future of product architecture, and mentor at an organizational scale.  #LI-NA1A11

 

Compensation

Salary will be commensurate with experience.  

Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits 

We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.  

Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:   

• Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December of 2025 due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
• Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
• Generous paid parental leave globally.
• Competitive time off globally.
• Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees. 
• DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology. 
• The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts. 
• Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays. 
• Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days off.
• Monthly Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development. 
• Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings. 

Our Core Values 

Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:  

Trust is paramount.   

We deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. We are honest and a trusted partner in every aspect of business.