Software Architect

GemPool Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GemPool Recruitment is partnering with a leading consulting and digital transformation organisation to hire a Software Architect to join a growing engineering and architecture practice delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on architect who has progressed from a strong software engineering background and enjoys shaping modern cloud-native solutions, influencing technical direction, and working closely with both clients and

Qualifications

• 12+ years hands-on software engineering with progression into software architecture or leadership
• 5+ years operating as Software Architect, Lead Architect, or Technical Lead on enterprise-scale systems
• Strong background within modern .NET ecosystems or Java/Spring Boot environments
• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture
• Experience working across CI/CD environments and collaborating with DevOps/QA teams
• Knowledge of non-functional requirements including scalability, resilience, observability, security
• Experience maintaining large-scale live production systems
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills
• Experience producing architecture documentation including C4 diagrams/ADR
• Ability to explain technical decisions to non-technical audiences
• Experience mentoring developers/technical leads or engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving software architecture across enterprise delivery programmes
• Working closely with clients to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Leading architectural decisions across cloud-native, distributed, and event-driven systems
• Defining technical patterns, engineering standards, and development guidelines for delivery teams
• Producing architecture artefacts including C4 diagrams, ADRs, and technical documentation
• Driving scalability, resilience, observability, and non-functional requirements across platforms
• Supporting long-term platform improvement, framework upgrades, and release planning
• Collaborating closely with developers, QA teams, DevOps engineers, and Product teams throughout the SDLC
• Supporting CI/CD best practices and modern software engineering approaches
• Monitoring software quality, technical debt, and maintainability across the codebase
• Leading technical triage and supporting large-scale live production systems
• Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Mentoring engineers and helping drive architectural maturity across the wider organisation
• Supporting technical workshops, solution shaping, and client-facing technical discussions

Skills

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Cloud-native systems

Client-facing communication

Mentoring engineers

Job description

GemPool Recruitment is partnering with a leading consulting and digital transformation organisation to hire a Software Architect to join a growing engineering and architecture practice delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on architect who has progressed from a strong software engineering background and enjoys shaping modern cloud-native solutions, influencing technical direction, and working closely with both clients and engineering teams to solve complex business challenges.

Location: Dublin

Hybrid: 2 Days Per Week On-Site

Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving software architecture across enterprise delivery programmes


• Working closely with clients to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions


• Leading architectural decisions across cloud-native, distributed, and event-driven systems


• Defining technical patterns, engineering standards, and development guidelines for delivery teams


• Producing architecture artefacts including C4 diagrams, ADRs, and technical documentation


• Driving scalability, resilience, observability, and non-functional requirements across platforms


• Supporting long-term platform improvement, framework upgrades, and release planning


• Collaborating closely with developers, QA teams, DevOps engineers, and Product teams throughout the SDLC


• Supporting CI/CD best practices and modern software engineering approaches


• Monitoring software quality, technical debt, and maintainability across the codebase


• Leading technical triage and supporting large-scale live production systems


• Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Mentoring engineers and helping drive architectural maturity across the wider organisation


• Supporting technical workshops, solution shaping, and client-facing technical discussions

Requirements

• 12+ years' hands-on software engineering experience with a strong progression into Software Architecture or Technical Leadership roles


• 5+ years' experience operating as a Software Architect, Lead Architect, or Technical Lead on enterprise-scale systems


• Strong background within modern .NET ecosystems or Java/Spring Boot environments


• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and modern software design principles


• Experience working across CI/CD environments and collaborating closely with DevOps and QA teams


• Strong understanding of non-functional requirements including scalability, resilience, observability, performance, and security


• Experience supporting and improving large-scale live systems in production environments


• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills


• Experience producing architecture documentation including C4 diagrams and architectural decision records


• Ability to explain technical decisions and architectural trade-offs to non-technical audiences


• Experience mentoring developers, technical leads, or engineering teams