Solution Architect
📍 Cardiff (Hybrid Working)
💰 £85,000 - £95,000 + Benefits
What You'll Do:
Join a forward-thinking engineering environment where legacy systems meet new innovation. As a Solution Architect, you'll partner with 3 to 4 agile squads, guiding high-level design and aligning their work with wider architectural goals. You'll be instrumental in shaping scalable, cloud-native solutions, contributing to both technical direction and delivery.
This hands-on role will see you collaborating with engineers, reviewing code, and ensuring best practices are followed - all while keeping systems reliable, performant, and future-ready.
What You'll Bring:
Proven experience as a senior, lead, or principal software engineer with a focus on architecture and system design
Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, with strong hands-on experience in AWS
Familiarity with distributed systems and event-driven architecture
Comfortable working with tooling such as Azure Service Bus, Kafka, and other modern messaging technologies
Ability to produce and maintain architectural documentation, diagrams, and technical roadmaps
Clear communication and mentoring skills, with a collaborative mindset
Why You Should Apply:
You'll be part of a growing team that values curiosity, creativity, and continuous improvement. With plenty of scope to influence architecture and shape the future of complex systems, this is a fantastic opportunity to do impactful work across multiple squads in a tech-led organisation.
Contact Lewis Allen to find out more.
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role.
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