Principal Solutions Architect

Job Description

We're partnering with an innovative enterprise technology organization undergoing a large-scale digital transformation and seeking a Principal Solution Architect to help shape the future of its mission-critical platforms and distributed systems landscape.

This is a highly visible leadership role focused on enterprise architecture, cloud-native platforms, event-driven systems, and large-scale application modernization.

What You'll Do

• Define and drive architectural strategy across complex, distributed enterprise platforms
• Lead the design of microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native applications
• Architect scalable solutions supporting both real-time and batch processing workloads
• Partner with engineering, product, platform, data, and security teams to deliver resilient enterprise solutions
• Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and technology roadmaps
• Mentor senior engineers and architects while promoting engineering excellence across the organisation
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to support long-term business objectives
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and highly available technical solutions

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, distributed systems, or enterprise solution architecture
• Expertise designing large-scale cloud-native applications and microservices architectures
• Strong background in event-driven architecture, messaging platforms, and asynchronous communication patterns
• Experience architecting high-volume transaction processing or data-intensive systems
• Deep understanding of scalability, resiliency, security, and performance best practices
• Experience working within Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive audiences

Preferred Experience

• Background in financial services, capital markets, fintech, or highly regulated environments
• Hands-on experience with Java, Python, or C#
• Knowledge of Kafka, cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevOps practices
• Experience with data platforms, streaming architectures, and enterprise integration patterns

Compensation & Benefits

• Base up to $230,000K
• Bonus: 30%
• PTO: 25+ PTO Days
• Full Health, Vision, Dental