Principal Platform Architect – Cloud-Native & AI-Driven

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holidays + birthday off

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Training and coaching for personal and

Wellbeing benefits (gym discounts)

Job summary

Intrum is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to guide the architecture of scalable customer and client platforms, implementing microservices across AWS & Azure, and promoting secure-by-design practices.

You will set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and drive DevSecOps excellence with CI/CD, IaC, and observability across complex enterprise environments, ensuring resilient, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software engineering at senior technical guidance level.
• Expert knowledge of .NET, React, SQL and microservices architecture.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Guide the architecture, design, and development of scalable customer and client platforms, implementing microservices and integrations across AWS & Azure, enhancing solutions like AWS Connect, Genesys Cloud, payments, web portals, communications and collection services.
• Set technical direction and engineering standards across teams, promoting modern cloud-native and AI-augmented engineering practices.
• Mentor and support Software Development Engineers and Forward Deployed Engineers, building capability and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Support DevSecOps excellence through CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks, and database‑as‑code practices using Redgate Flyway.
• Take ownership of critical customer systems, ensuring operational resilience, observability, performance optimisation, and rapid incident response.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Delivery, Operations, and Commercial teams to shape technical solutions, delivery plans, and strategic outcomes.
• Promote secure‑by‑design, compliance‑by‑design, and privacy‑by‑design approaches, ensuring alignment with UK GDPR and FCA Consumer Duty requirements.
• Guide the adoption of intelligent platform capabilities, including AI‑enabled workflows, automation, and smart customer engagement solutions.
• Devoted to the FCA principle of Consumer Duty; by ensuring we are driving good customer outcomes across all aspects of services that have potential to impact our customers.

Skills

.NET

React

SQL

Microservices

Cloud platforms (AWS)

CI/CD

DevSecOps

IaC

Observability

Secure-by-design

Job description

Intrum is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to guide the architecture of scalable customer and client platforms, implementing microservices across AWS & Azure, and promoting secure-by-design practices.

You will set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and drive DevSecOps excellence with CI/CD, IaC, and observability across complex enterprise environments, ensuring resilient, compliant solutions.