Higher Education — Student mobile platform architecture and integration

Context

The University of East London sought to deliver a student-facing mobile application providing a single point of access to services and information.

The solution needed to integrate legacy systems while supporting future evolution.

The strategic challenge

The university required confidence that the proposed architecture would support current needs without limiting future capability.

Strategic risks included integration complexity, vendor dependency, and long-term maintainability.

My role

I was engaged as an architect and technical advisor working alongside AWS and university stakeholders.

My role focused on validating technical strategy and architectural direction.

Strategic contributions

• Assessed strategic options for mobile, backend, and integration architecture
• Validated architectural decisions against long-term sustainability goals
• Identified integration and evolution risks
• Advised stakeholders on trade-offs and future-proofing decisions

Outcomes

• Clear, validated technical strategy for the student platform
• Reduced risk around legacy integration and future change
• Stronger confidence in architectural direction prior to delivery