Job Description
As a Technology Principal, you'll work directly with our largest government and financial services clients, working collaboratively to solve their most complex digital challenges, applying critical thinking to break down problems and identify practical solutions - thinking about performance, scalability, security and resilience from the start. You might start your week reviewing a technical strategy for a major government department, then spend time with a project team working through integration challenges on a live service, before presenting a solution approach to a client's senior leadership team.
Your background building and deploying enterprise-scale digital services means you can credibly advise on what works in practice, using systems thinking to understand how technical decisions connect across the broader service and business context. Whether that's designing microservices architectures for AWS or Azure, helping a bank modernise their data platform while meeting strict security requirements, or working with a delivery team to recover a struggling project by identifying risks and adjusting approach, you'll bring both strategic thinking and hands-on experience to every situation.
You'll collaborate with diverse teams including user researchers, product managers, software engineers and business stakeholders, taking a stakeholder-focused approach to balance different perspectives and needs while understanding the commercial context. Part of your time will involve business development - presenting to potential clients, writing technical proposals including sizing and estimation work, and helping win new work that supports business growth across your accounts. You'll need to balance priorities across multiple engagements, often working to tight deadlines.
As part of our central architecture team, you'll work alongside experienced peers who share your passion for solving complex technical challenges. This gives you a strong support network to bounce ideas off, learn from different perspectives, and tackle problems collaboratively. We recognise that nobody knows everything from day one - you'll bring your proven experience and apply it to new challenges, while staying current with industry trends. The role offers excellent opportunities for continuous learning through our internal communities, representing Version 1 at conferences and industry events, and working directly with clients on cutting-edge projects. The variety keeps things interesting, and your expertise helps our clients build user-centred digital services that deliver meaningful outcomes for the people who use them.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements
* 10+ years progression from practitioner to accountability - you've a proven modern software background with strategic thinking abilities and a learning mindset, progressing to take responsibility for complex, scaled deliveries with solution architecture experience
* Large organisation delivery experience - you have ideally delivered solutions for government departments or major financial institutions which may include leading teams of architects or technical specialists
* Hands-on technical experience - you have built and deployed enterprise-scale digital services using modern approaches (microservices, APIs, cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, data architecture, and system integration)
Highly desirable
* Government digital services experience - particularly GDS/GOV.UK or similar user-centred design approaches
* Technical breadth and leadership - experience across multiple domains with team leadership and mentoring experience
* Active in the technical community - staying current with technology trends and contributing to professional development
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
* Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
* Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
* Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
* Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
* Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
* Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
* Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
* Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Laura Cowan
laura.cowan@version1.com
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