Software Architect

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Software Architect to shape the foundation of mission-critical software. This strategic role is perfect for someone with a strong technical background and a passion for software design. You will define and evolve software architecture, ensuring it meets real-world requirements. Collaborate with development teams to communicate design drivers and support implementation, all while advocating for best practices. Join a team that values architectural integrity and long-term technology strategy, making a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Software Design and generating requirements.
• Strong background in software development and architectural decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve software architecture for consistency across interfaces.
• Support implementation teams to ensure architectural integrity.

Skills

Software Design

Architectural Decision Making

Architecture Patterns

Cybersecurity

System Integration

Technical Communication

Modular Design

Continuous Integration

Job description

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As a Software Architect, you’ll shape the foundation of cutting-edge, mission-critical software by designing robust, scalable architecture that meets demanding real-world requirements. You’ll guide development teams in implementing structural and temporal design, ensuring reliable system behaviour across a range of complex interfaces.

This is a strategic engineering role, ideal for someone with a strong technical background and a passion for software design looking to make the step into architecture or solidify their impact at the system level.

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve software architecture, ensuring consistency across internal and external interfaces.
• Capture and communicate key design drivers such as performance, safety, security, and usability.
• Translate high-level requirements into derived and emergent system needs, including assumptions and design rationale.
• Support implementation teams by ensuring architectural integrity throughout development.
• Contribute to cross-disciplinary design reviews, collaborating with architects, technical leads, and systems teams.
• Drive alignment with long-term technology strategy through engagement with specialist groups and engineering communities.

Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience in Software Design, generating requirements at sub-system level.
• Strong background in software development, with the ability to make sound architectural decisions.
• Familiarity with modern and traditional architecture patterns and software abstraction layers.
• Ability to understand and design within real-world constraints (e.g. security, cyber, performance).
• Able to think from a whole-system perspective, understanding how software integrates with hardware, networks, and operational environments.
• Capable of articulating technical solutions clearly across teams and stakeholders.
• Advocate for best practices such as modular design, reuse, and continuous integration.
• Experience influencing the selection of tools, frameworks, and development methodologies.
• Ability to evaluate and communicate trade-offs in architectural decisions with a focus on long-term maintainability.