Solution Architect
Posted 16 days 1 hour ago by Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Solution Architect - Cardiff (Hybrid Working) - £85,000 - £95,000 + Benefits
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 DoPartner with 3 to 4 agile squads to guide high-level design and align work with architectural goals. Shape scalable, cloud-native solutions and contribute to technical direction and delivery. Collaborate with engineers, review code, and ensure best practices are followed to keep 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
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. Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme-just get in touch!
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