Principal Cloud Software Engineer

Aveva Group; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

28 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

Aveva Group in Cambridge is seeking a technically minded leader to design and deliver cloud platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure. You will guide architecture for microservices, REST APIs, data design, CI/CD and IaC, and provide technical leadership across teams.

The role requires hands-on design and coding skills with Azure, Kubernetes, Angular, C#, DevOps, and AI-assisted coding tools. You will collaborate with directors and product teams to align technical direction with business

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering complex enterprise or cloud platform solutions.
• Technical leadership experience, including guiding teams, shaping architecture, or influencing engineering direction.
• Strong design and coding skills, with a reputation for delivering high-quality technical outcomes.
• Experience developing microservice or service-oriented architectures and designing REST APIs.
• Experience with C#/.NET or multiple programming languages, plus a strong understanding of database design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or cloud-native application platforms.
• Experience with Angular or equivalent web development frameworks.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.
• Strong communication, ownership, adaptability, and curiosity, with the ability to motivate others and lead through technical influence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the design and implementation of our cloud platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure
• Lead the technical design and implementation of secure, resilient cloud platform capabilities for our CONNECT Core Services
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions across microservices, REST APIs, data design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Support development teams with complex problem-solving, design reviews, and delivery quality
• Promote cloud technologies, modern engineering practices, and AI-assisted development tools across our organization
• Collaborate with directors, architects, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to align technical direction with platform and business priorities

Skills

Enterprise design

Technical leadership

REST API design

C#/.NET

Azure

Kubernetes

Angular

AI-assisted coding

Communication & leadership

Tools

Azure

Angular

C#

CI/CD

IaC

Kubernetes

REST

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience designing and delivering complex enterprise or cloud platform solutions
• Technical leadership experience, including guiding teams, shaping architecture, or influencing engineering direction
• Strong design and coding skills, with a reputation for delivering high-quality technical outcomes
• Experience developing microservice or service-oriented architectures and designing REST APIs
• Experience with C#/.NET or multiple programming languages, plus a strong understanding of database design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or cloud-native application platforms
• Experience with Angular or equivalent web development frameworks
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
• Strong communication, ownership, adaptability, and curiosity, with the ability to motivate others and lead through technical influence

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for the design and implementation of our cloud platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure
• Lead the technical design and implementation of secure, resilient cloud platform capabilities for our CONNECT Core Services
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions across microservices, REST APIs, data design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Support development teams with complex problem-solving, design reviews, and delivery quality
• Promote cloud technologies, modern engineering practices, and AI-assisted development tools across our organization
• Collaborate with directors, architects, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to align technical direction with platform and business priorities

Technologies:

• AI
• Angular
• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Support
• Kubernetes
• REST
• Web
• microservices
• ASP.NET
• 3D
• DevOps

More:

We are AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our software is trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies, and our solutions help enterprises deliver the essentials of life safely, efficiently, and more sustainably across energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals. We have a global R&D team of 2,000+ developers working across a diverse portfolio of more than 75 industrial automation and engineering products, with AI and cloud at the centre of our strategy. We value learning, collaboration, inclusivity, sustainability, and innovation. This role is based in Cambridge, UK, with a hybrid working model and an expectation of being on-site around 50% of working hours, though the exact arrangement will be confirmed during the hiring process. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, and an education assistance program.

last updated 36 week of 2026