Salary: £145,600 - 145,600 per year Requirements: We are looking for strong experience designing and owning software architectures for complex systems, preferably in a cloud environment with awareness of DevSecOps. We need someone with the ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery. We are looking for confidence communicating architectural designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. We need experience working in environments with security, reliability, and compliance constraints, preferably in the geospatial domain. We are looking for a collaborative mindset and a passion for mentoring and supporting engineering teams. Responsibilities: We work with System Architects to translate business goals and high-level requirements into robust software architectures, balancing performance, security, reliability, and compliance. We design scalable, flexible, and maintainable architectures for complex geospatial systems using modern cloud-based technologies and tools. We identify technical risks early and define pragmatic mitigation strategies. We work in an agile scrum team, collaborating closely with software engineers, testers, and the Product Owner, providing clear guidance and hands-on architectural support. We collaborate with development teams to select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and patterns. We ensure delivered solutions align with the agreed architecture and meet both functional and non-functional requirements. We produce clear, structured documentation covering architecture decisions and design rationale. We contribute to and support technical and architectural reviews. Technologies: Architect Cloud DevSecOps Support Product Owner Security More: We are Belcan, working with one of the leaders in the aviation industry to recruit a Software Architect for a 12-month contract in Newcastle. This is a 37-hour-per-week hybrid role based at our Newcastle office, with flexible working arrangements that include three days in the office and two days working from home. You will join a collaborative team environment where we support agile delivery and architectural excellence within a complex, security-conscious setting. last updated 24 week of 2026