Principle Software Architect

hackajob; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a Principal Software Architect to oversee solution architecture. This pivotal role involves managing cloud governance, designing scalable AWS architectures, and providing technical leadership to development teams. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, this position offers competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible working conditions

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience (8+ years) in solution architecture focused on AWS.
• Strong knowledge of serverless architectures, event-driven patterns, and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical architecture ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development teams.

Skills

AWS expertise

API design

Microservices architecture

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Job description

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Principle Software Architect

Location: London - Hybrid

Job Description

This role is pivotal in managing the solution architecture and requirements for changes to our products, with a special focus on customer-facing interactions and ensuring that our solutions meet their business needs. The role will report into the Director of Product and Technology.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design:

• Oversee the technical architecture of our solutions, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Design and develop scalable AWS architectures for API-based and data-centric applications.
• Define data pipelines, ETL processes, and storage solutions using AWS services such as S3, OpenSearch, Redshift, Step Functions, Lambda, Glue, and Athena.
• Architect RESTful APIs, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.
• Optimise microservices architecture and API management strategies, leveraging tools such as KONG Gateway, Lambda, and EKS.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation using AWS CloudFormation.
• Maintain cloud governance, security, and compliance best practices in AWS environments.
  
  

Strategic & Business Impact

• Work closely with the Director of Product and Technology and customers to define solutions that align with their business needs.
• Drive forward new strategic projects central to the success of the organisation.
• Explore and present new technologies and solutions as part of our innovation efforts.
• Manage and maintain a roadmap of approved projects and explore new opportunities.
• Document solutions with specifications, estimates, and delivery timelines.
  
  

Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development teams, ensuring best practices in AWS, API design, and data architecture.
• Support the technical delivery team with troubleshooting and solution design.
• Line manage a Product Specialist, providing guidance on product packaging and administrative tasks.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience (8+ years) in solution architecture, with a strong focus on AWS cloud services.
• Expertise in API design, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, Redshift, RDS, Glue, Athena.
• Strong knowledge of serverless architectures, event-driven patterns, and containerization.
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable, and high-availability architectures.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, authentication, and authorization (OAuth, JWT, OpenID Connect, IAM roles, etc.).
• Familiarity with big data technologies, streaming platforms like Kinesis, and data lake architectures.
• Proficiency in C#, Python, or Node.js for backend development and scripting.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional) is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD toolsets such as Bamboo and Octopus Deploy is desirable.
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge AWS cloud solutions in an innovative environment.
• Lead high-impact projects in API and data architecture.
• Competitive compensation, flexible working conditions, and career growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with a talented team of cloud engineers and architects.
  
  

If you are a passionate AWS Solution Architect looking to make a significant impact in data and API-driven projects, we would love to hear from you!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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