Solution Architect (Full Stack / AWS)

Accenture; Penarth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the United Kingdom is seeking a Full Stack Architect Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of modern digital solutions across enterprise-scale platforms. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with architecture ownership, leading a development squad while shaping scalable, secure, and high-performing applications that deliver measurable business value.

You will collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate business needs into robust, scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with leadership.
• Proven experience in full stack development with modern frontend and backend tech.
• Strong architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, containers, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional development squad and provide technical direction across the full software lifecycle.
• Define and govern application architecture, development standards, and engineering best practices.
• Design, develop, and oversee scalable full stack applications using modern frontend and backend tech.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust solutions.
• Drive cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and engineering excellence.
• Conduct architecture/code reviews to ensure quality, security, and performance.
• Mentor developers and foster technical growth within the squad.
• Identify risks and resolve complex engineering challenges to support strategic decisions.

Skills

Full stack development

React/Angular/Vue.js

Java/.NET/Node.js

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

DevOps / CI/CD

Security, performance, reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

About the Role We are seeking a Full Stack Architect Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of modern digital solutions across enterprise-scale platforms. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with architecture ownership, leading a development squad while shaping scalable, secure, and high‑performing applications that deliver measurable business value. You will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, architects, and engineers to define technical direction, mentor team members, and ensure the successful delivery of innovative solutions using modern full stack technologies and cloud‑native practices. Key Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional development squad and provide technical direction across the full software development lifecycle.
• Define and govern application architecture, solution design, development standards, and engineering best practices.
• Design, develop, and oversee scalable full stack applications using modern frontend and backend technologies.
• Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and technical teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and engineering excellence practices.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical assessments to ensure quality, security, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentor and coach developers, fostering technical growth, innovation, and continuous improvement within the squad.
• Identify technical risks, resolve complex engineering challenges, and support strategic technology decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience with is leading development teams or engineering squads.
• Proven experience in full stack development using modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js and backend technologies such as Java, .NET, Node.js, or similar.
• Strong expertise in application architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience implementing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and infrastructure automation.
• Strong understanding of software security, performance optimization, scalability, and reliability principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading distributed engineering teams across multiple locations.
• Cloud or architecture certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
• Exposure to AI-enabled development, automation platforms, and modern engineering productivity tools.
• Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation or enterprise modernization programs.
  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience with is leading development teams or engineering squads.
• Proven experience in full stack development using modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js and backend technologies such as Java, .NET, Node.js, or similar.
• Strong expertise in application architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience implementing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and infrastructure automation.
• Strong understanding of software security, performance optimization, scalability, and reliability principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills., Experience leading distributed engineering teams across multiple locations.
• Cloud or architecture certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
• Exposure to AI-enabled development, automation platforms, and modern engineering productivity tools.