Senior Hybrid Digital Applications Architect

AMS Ltd; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

AMS Ltd is looking for a Solution Architect for Digital Applications in Warrington. The role focuses on delivering a new long-term savings and pensions platform across multiple agile squads, with strong emphasis on architecture and technical depth.

The role is primarily architectural (about 80%), while maintaining close engagement with engineering teams. Hybrid model: 50% from home, 50% onsite at Alderley Park near Manchester.

Qualifications

• Software engineering background with experience designing and delivering modern digital applications.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect.
• Experience designing secure, scalable and resilient cloud-based applications.
• Strong understanding of frontend and backend architectures with Java and Angular.
• Experience designing and consuming GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Knowledge of microservices, domain-driven design and distributed systems architecture.
• Experience with containerised cloud-hosted applications and modern cloud platforms.
• Understanding of event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging and event-streaming technologies.
• Experience operating within Agile delivery environments and cross-functional product teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end solution design for digital products and services across multiple agile squads.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure and maintainable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Principal Engineers to align architectural decisions with strategy.
• Produce solution designs, architectural artefacts and roadmaps to support modern digital platforms.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle and ensure best practices.
• Define and review API strategies, including GraphQL and REST service design.
• Support adoption of domain-driven design, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Ensure security, authentication, authorisation, observability, performance and operational readiness.
• Work with development teams to review approaches and provide technical leadership.
• Contribute to architectural governance and continuous improvement across the tech organisation.

Skills

Java

Angular

Cloud

GraphQL

REST APIs

Microservices

Domain-driven design

Event-driven

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GraphQL

REST API

Job description

AMS Ltd is looking for a Solution Architect for Digital Applications in Warrington. The role focuses on delivering a new long-term savings and pensions platform across multiple agile squads, with strong emphasis on architecture and technical depth.

The role is primarily architectural (about 80%), while maintaining close engagement with engineering teams. Hybrid model: 50% from home, 50% onsite at Alderley Park near Manchester.