Senior Principal Architect - Hands-On Software Engineering

Slalom; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Senior Principal - Software Engineering Architect (Hands-On Leadership) based in Sydney or Melbourne, Australia. This role requires Australian citizenship and leads architecture, design, and delivery for cutting-edge software solutions.

You will guide and mentor engineering teams, engage senior stakeholders, and drive cloud-based, scalable architectures using modern practices across discovery, design, and delivery phases.

Qualifications

• Significant depth and breadth in software architecture, hands-on development, and delivery of production systems.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams, including people leadership and direct reports.
• Strong ability to engage senior business and technology stakeholders and translate needs into actionable technical solutions.
• A flexible collaboration style, adapting effectively to different clients, teams, and delivery contexts.
• Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-based solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Solid understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and modern engineering practices.
• Strong background in relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or DB2.
• Practical experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and distributed services.
• A passion for building high-quality software while growing and leading people.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example as a hands-on architect and engineer, remaining actively involved in solution design, coding, and technical decision-making.
• Partner with clients to understand business and technical challenges, providing clear guidance to determine best-fit technology solutions.
• Own architecture and technical direction across discovery, design, and delivery phases.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers with direct reports, supporting career growth, capability development, and performance.
• Co-lead discovery and delivery phases alongside delivery managers and other capability leaders.
• Work with local market leaders to shape capability-specific opportunities and support pursuits.
• Act as a capability lead, helping markets understand and apply Slalom Build’s engineering strategy.
• Collaborate with delivery managers and cross-functional teams to right-size solutions and delivery approaches.
• Design, document, and build modern, high-quality applications using contemporary architectures, patterns, and practices.
• Contribute to estimation, technical planning, and delivery governance.
• Lead and contribute to proofs-of-concept and innovation initiatives using emerging and cutting-edge technologies.

Skills

Software architecture

Hands-on coding

People leadership

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder engagement

RESTful APIs

Agile methods

Relational databases

Job description

Slalom is seeking a Senior Principal - Software Engineering Architect (Hands-On Leadership) based in Sydney or Melbourne, Australia. This role requires Australian citizenship and leads architecture, design, and delivery for cutting-edge software solutions.

You will guide and mentor engineering teams, engage senior stakeholders, and drive cloud-based, scalable architectures using modern practices across discovery, design, and delivery phases.