Lead Solutions Architect

Kirkliston
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Cloud Computing
Software Engineering
Event Driven Architecture
Microservices

Job description

As a Solution Architect, you'll be at the centre of designing and shaping scalable, modern systems built using microservices and event-driven architecture.

You'll support a small team of fellow techies, working closely with Product Owners, Engineers, and Enterprise Architects to create solutions that are robust, scalable, maintainable and genuinely future proof.

You'll play a key role in enabling teams to move at pace not by adding red tape, but by giving them the architecture, patterns and clarity they need to build confidently.

You'll spend your time designing, guiding, coaching, and helping delivery teams succeed. Shaping and deliver end-to-end solution architecture, leading complex technical design work. Champion best practice and influence long-term strategy, developing frameworks and methods that help teams optimise resources and improve performance.

The team are shaping finance as a force for good, and is serious about using technology to protect customers and prevent harm.

What you'll need: You'll be a strong technical leader who can both design and communicate modern architecture clearly.

Requirements

Strong architecture and engineering experience, particularly designing microservice and cloud-based solutions Previous hands-on engineering experience (software development or similar) and a deep understanding of build, delivery and design principles The ability to tell the story of the architecture and bring people with you Experience designing modern ecosystems that support the transformation of monolithic applications Strong stakeholder and collaboration skills - able to energise product and engineering communities Practical experience defining patterns, standards and practices that guide engineering teamsDesirable:

Experience supporting small-to-medium teams and coaching othersBenefits (high level)

Benefits & conditions

Generous pension contribution Annual bonus (performance dependent) Share schemes Flexible lifestyle benefits 30 days holiday plus bank holidays Wellbeing support and generous parental leave

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