Technical Solutions Architect

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. We started in 1992 and have grown to about 4,100 people. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

About the role

We have an immediate opening for a Technical Solutions Architect in Newcastle upon Tyne. This role sits between sales, delivery and engineering. You'll scope solutions, write architecture documents and stay involved through implementation. Remote within the UK. We meet in person once or twice a year.

Day to day

Design cloud architectures on AWS, Azure or GCP that account for security, cost and availability. Lead technical discovery workshops with customer stakeholders. Align solutions with enterprise standards, security controls and data governance. Track technical debt and propose remediation roadmaps. Review designs from engineering teams and flag risks early. Guide delivery teams through implementation and answer design questions. Define integration patterns using APIs, event streaming and middleware such as MuleSoft or Azure Integration Services.

Minimum qualifications

3+ years in software engineering, infrastructure or consulting, with at least three in an architecture role. Hands-on background in a language such as Java, C#, Python or JavaScript. Comfortable presenting to both executives and engineers. Track record estimating projects and working within client budgets.

Nice to have

AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. Kubernetes and microservices architecture.

Perks and benefits

Private medical insurance. Company pension. 33 days holiday including bank holidays. Life assurance (4x salary).

Successful applicants will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Canopycast.