Principal Software Architect

JR United Kingdom; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Nottingham is seeking an experienced Principal Software Architect to transition monolith systems to microservices. You will collaborate with a centralized architecture team and contribute to the design of scalable solutions. The role offers a competitive salary up to £100k, 25 days holiday, and health insurance benefits. This is a hybrid position with team meetings in Nottingham twice a quarter.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Vitality Health Insurance

5% non-contributory pension

Death in Service

Qualifications

• Experience transitioning monolith systems to microservices architectures.
• Strong software development skills with C# .Net, SQL Server, and AWS.
• Advanced technical documentation and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head of Architecture on solutions design.
• Design technical solutions for transitioning to microservices.
• Work closely with software engineers and team leads.

Skills

Transitioning monolith systems to microservices

Solution and technical design of multi-tier .Net solutions

C# .Net development

SQL Server

AWS

Technical documentation

Excellent communication

Leadership and collaboration

Job description

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Client:

Client Server

Location:

nottingham, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

08.08.2025

Expiry Date:

22.09.2025

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Job Description:

Principal Software Architect Nottingham / WFH to £100k

Do you have experience of transitioning monolith systems to microservices?

You could be progressing your career in an impactful role at a tech company that provides a range of SaaS software solutions.

As a Principal Software Architect you will collaborate with the Head of Architecture and a small centralised architecture team that design solutions company wide. Your initial project will be on transitioning the current monolith systems to microservices architecture to enable flexibility, re-use, scalability, performance, durability and availability; you will design and articulate the technical solutions, working closely with software engineers and team leads to manage team re-structuring to support the change and ensure that technical requirements are understood and carried out.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from home policy, you'll need to meet up with the team for constructive meetings twice a quarter in the Nottingham office.

About you:

• You have experience of moving monolith systems to microservices architectures
• You have experience with solution and technical design of multi-tier, distributed scalable .Net solutions
• You have strong software development skills with C# .Net, SQL Server and AWS
• You have advanced technical documentation skills
• You have excellent communication, presentation, leadership and collaboration skills - you're comfortable working with an advising software engineers and team leads in a collaborative Agile environment

What's in it for you:

As a Principal Software Architect you will earn a competitive package:

• Salary to £100k
• 25 days holiday
• Vitality Health Insurance
• 5% non-contributory pension
• Death in Service

Apply now to find out more about this Principal Software Architect (Microservices C# .Net SQL AWS) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.