Solutions Architect

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A private SaaS provider in the financial services sector seeks a Solution Architect to oversee architecture across its core platform. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams and ensure robust architectural practices within a cloud-native, Azure-first environment, positively impacting the company's platform and technical direction.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday leave

Enhanced pension contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Team events and lifestyle perks

Qualifications

• Strong track record in solution architecture roles within complex environments.
• Expertise in Azure services, API, and microservices design.
• Familiarity with frontend architectures (Angular or similar) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design on product roadmap initiatives.
• Own architectural consistency across delivery teams.
• Mentor engineers and promote a culture of technical excellence.

Skills

.NET Core / .NET 6+

C#

Azure services

APIs

Microservices

Cloud-native infrastructure

CI/CD

Job description

Solution Architect – SaaS | Lead Architecture Across a Modern Fintech Platform

Salary up to £80,000 p/a

A private, well-backed SaaS provider serving the financial services sector is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to take ownership of architecture across its core platform. This is a strategic and delivery-focused role, ideal for a current Solution Architect who wants to lead cross-functional teams, influence technical direction, and deliver real impact at platform level.

You’ll work closely with product and engineering leadership to define solutions that balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery efficiency — within a cloud-native, Azure-first ecosystem.

• Act as the architectural authority across core platform services, data flows, and client-facing features.
• Lead solution design and technical decision-making on product roadmap initiatives.
• Own architectural consistency across multiple delivery teams, with a focus on quality, performance, and resilience.
• Set standards for engineering practices, system decomposition, and service boundaries.
• Guide the platform engineering function to deliver foundational improvements aligned with architectural goals.
• Collaborate across product, DevOps, QA, and engineering to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Mentor engineers and promote a culture of technical excellence and strategic thinking.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and patterns, providing clear rationale for adoption or avoidance.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong track record in solution architecture roles within complex, software-driven environments.
• Deep knowledge of .NET Core / .NET 6+, C#, and modern backend architectures.
• Expertise in Azure services including App Services, Service Bus, Key Vault, Cosmos DB.
• Extensive experience designing and delivering APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems.
• Skilled in architectural best practices such as domain-driven design, CQRS, and distributed systems thinking.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, containerisation, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Familiarity with frontend architecture (Angular or similar) and its integration with backend services.
• Solid grounding in data architecture, both SQL and NoSQL; experience with data warehousing and ADF is advantageous.
• Comfortable leading architecture across multiple teams in a fast-moving Agile delivery environment.

What’s on Offer

• High-trust, flexible working environment (hybrid), 25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday and long service leave.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Cycle to work scheme and employee wellbeing initiatives.
• Team events, socials, and lifestyle perks.

Requirements

- Although this position can be fully remote, you must be based in the UK and not overseas due to tax requirements.

- This is a full-time position, and applications must have full right to work in the UK without sponsorship (the company does not hold appropriate licenses).

Interested?

Apply now. If you need further information, please contact Thomas Garrett at CPS Recruitment via email at [emailprotected].