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# Software Architect

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, SQL Databases, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/26190

## About the Role

You will have significant expertise with SQL databases, their performance and issues at scale, both stand alone and ideally in the cloud. You'll be invested in using and providing the best tools for the job. You'll be mindful of industry-wide trends and pitfalls.

Your background will include architecting and building large systems. You may have experience with C# and .NET Framework development and/or AWS or Azure cloud deployment. You will be able to code when the opportunity arises, but happy to spend significant time focusing on innovation, technical strategy and affordance. You'll be able to research and present technical ideas clearly and positively, and critique your own and others' whilst being considerate of differing views.



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