Forward Deployed Engineer

Harnham; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a candidate to combine software engineering, architecture, and consulting to drive modernisation programmes across a diverse portfolio of software businesses. You’ll work on cloud, platform and AI transformation initiatives, helping organisations modernise their technology and engineering practices.

You will collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver cloud-native designs and lead multi-project transformations from conception through to execution, with a

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack software engineering background.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD expertise.
• Experience modernising legacy applications.
• Architecture and cloud-native design experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in both technical and advisory capacities.

Responsibilities

• Assess technology stacks and identify modernisation opportunities.
• Lead cloud migration and platform transformation initiatives.
• Support legacy application and microservices modernisation.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native engineering practices.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, customers, and engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple transformation projects.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

AWS/Azure

Kubernetes/Docker/Terraform/CI/CD

Legacy modernization

Cloud-native design

Stakeholder management

Technical/advisory

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to combine software engineering, architecture, and consulting while driving modernisation programmes across a diverse portfolio of software businesses. You'll work on cloud, platform, and AI transformation initiatives, helping organisations modernise their technology and engineering practices.

The Company

They are a global software investor and operator focused on long-term growth. Their central transformation team partners with software businesses to modernise applications, improve cloud adoption, and deliver AI-enabled innovation.

The Role

• Assess technology stacks and identify modernisation opportunities
• Lead cloud migration and platform transformation initiatives
• Support legacy application and microservices modernisation
• Drive adoption of cloud-native engineering practices
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, customers, and engineering teams
• Provide technical leadership across multiple transformation projects

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong full-stack software engineering background
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD expertise
• Experience modernising legacy applications
• Architecture and cloud-native design experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable working in both technical and advisory capacities

What They Offer

• Salary of approximately £125,000
• Fully remote working
• International travel opportunities
• Exposure to a wide variety of technologies and businesses
• Involvement in AI-driven transformation programmes
• Clear progression within a growing global organisation