Software Architect: Lead Security Tech Strategy (Hybrid)

Stratospherec Ltd; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Stratospherec Ltd in Horsham is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Architect to define technical strategy and architectural standards. You will guide engineering teams in delivering robust, scalable solutions across global security domains and work closely with the Chief Architect and senior leadership to establish architectural patterns.

This hybrid role requires the ability to travel to the Horsham office once or twice a week and mentor developers while shaping the technical future of the

Qualifications

• Proven lead/senior developer with 5+ years in software development.
• Strong expertise in .NET, C#, and Visual Studio.
• Experience building .NET web services and distributed systems.
• Ability to design scalable, maintainable software architectures.
• Experience with architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven, layered).
• Strong knowledge of SOLID, DRY, and separation of concerns.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and architectural standards.
• Guide engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
• Shape the technical direction of mission-critical software across global security domains.
• Collaborate with Chief Architect and senior leadership to set architectural patterns and evaluate new tech.
• Mentor developers and promote best practices across teams.

Skills

5+ years in software development

.NET development

C#

Visual Studio

Blazor

Web services & distributed systems

Architectural patterns

SOLID / DRY / SoC

Git

HTML / CSS

Unit/integration testing

Documentation & ADRs

Mentoring

Tools

Git

Visual Studio

Blazor

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Stratospherec Ltd in Horsham is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Architect to define technical strategy and architectural standards. You will guide engineering teams in delivering robust, scalable solutions across global security domains and work closely with the Chief Architect and senior leadership to establish architectural patterns.

This hybrid role requires the ability to travel to the Horsham office once or twice a week and mentor developers while shaping the technical future of the