Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Proven experience as a Solution Architect within a SaaS or enterprise technology environment Strong Azure background Experience with distributed systems, APIs, integration, and event-driven design Ability to operate commercially and influence senior stakeholders Comfortable navigating complex enterprise landscapes Responsibilities: Designing scalable, cloud-native solutions across Azure Defining architectural patterns for event-driven and microservices-based systems Working closely with senior engineering leaders and product teams Translating complex business capability into robust technical solutions Driving integration strategy across internal and external platforms Governing design quality without becoming a bottleneck Technologies: Architect Azure Cloud microservices API CI/CD DevOps More: We are a large-scale, enterprise SaaS organization undergoing a significant cloud-native transformation and are looking for a Principal Solution Architect to help shape the next generation of our platform ecosystem. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £100,000, a £6,300 car allowance, and an up to 30% bonus. We offer a hybrid work environment based in central Manchester. This high-visibility role is crucial for our business as we invest heavily in engineering excellence and long-term platform scalability. last updated 8 week of 2026