A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT US! FoodsConnected is an award winning cloud based software platform that helps retailers and food companies across the world manage their supply chain, quality control and trading and planning management. Our software solutions are currently utilised by 10 of the largest food retailers in the world. As a team, we provide tools that help our customers manage their processes in a fast and efficient way and provide real-time visibility and reporting on what is happening in their business. At Foods Connected, we recognise that our employees are our most important asset and we value creating a great working environment to ensure our team enjoy coming into the office every day working together and solving problems for our customers. Whether we are in the middle of a fast and intense development sprint, on a Teams call discussing our project statuses or enjoying a game of ping-pong or pool in the office, it is important to us that our employees are happy and delivering the best possible result for our customers. We're always keen to welcome talented individuals to join our expanding team. So if you're driven, with a passion for developing simple software solutions, creating great user experiences, designing scalable solutions for real business challenges and ensuring customer happiness then we're looking for you! IS THIS SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU? Foods Connected has built a mature, functionality-rich platform over the last 10 years, used by some of the largest food retail and food manufacturing companies in the world. We are a PE-backed company operating across the UK, Australia, and North America, and engineering sits at the centre of our growth strategy. Our engineering organisation is evolving. We are moving toward smaller, more autonomous engineering teams with greater ownership of outcomes, supported by AI-augmented development practices and modern tooling. This transition is underway but not complete, and the Director of Engineering will play a central role in making it real. The Director of Engineering is a senior leadership role that sits between the CTO and the engineering teams. The CTO remains accountable for overall technology vision and alignment with product and commercial strategy. The Director of Engineering is accountable for translating that vision into consistent execution, scalable systems, and high-performing teams. You will partner closely with the CTO on technical strategy and organisational direction, and work downward through senior Technical Leads and the Engineering Manager to ensure teams are delivering with quality, pace, and genuine ownership. You will have organisational oversight of an engineering department of 50+ people spanning Graduate to Principal level. This role owns the operational rhythm of engineering, technical standards and consistency, and the day-to-day engineering leadership that enables the CTO to focus on innovation, product direction, and commercial strategy. You will have decision-making authority over engineering practices, team structure, and technical standards, and will be expected to make calls and own the outcomes. As a member of the Engineering Division Leadership Team, you will collaborate with the Director of Data and the Director of Infrastructure and Security to ensure cohesive execution across the technology organisation. This is a PE-backed environment where engineering decisions carry commercial weight. The platform carries technical debt alongside production systems that enterprise customers depend on daily. There is an ongoing modernisation effort, legacy components that require pragmatic decisions, and teams adapting to a new operating model with greater autonomy and AI-augmented practices. You will need to balance architecture evolution with feature delivery, bring people through change, and represent engineering reality clearly when timelines, cost, and risk come under pressure. RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategic Leadership and Engineering Evolution (35%) Partner with the CTO to define and execute long-term engineering strategy aligned with company objectives and the product roadmap. Act as a core member of the Engineering Division Leadership Team alongside the Director of Data and Director of Infrastructure and Security. Drive the evolution of engineering practices, including the effective adoption of AI-augmented development to improve quality, throughput, and developer experience. Shape how engineering teams are structured and operate, moving toward greater autonomy and ownership while maintaining alignment and shared standards. Build strong working relationships with Product, Customer Success, and other cross-functional leaders. Own engineering talent strategy including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and career development. Represent engineering in executive forums and board-level discussions, providing clear and honest visibility into progress, risks, and trade-offs. Communicate engineering strategy, priorities, and constraints clearly across senior leadership and delivery teams. Technical Direction and Architecture (30%) Own the execution of the technical direction for the platform, ensuring architectural decisions support scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability. Work with the CTO to ensure technical direction remains aligned with product and commercial strategy. Drive pragmatic decisions on modernisation, refactoring, and legacy investment, balancing risk, cost, and customer impact. Own and enforce technical standards across teams, ensuring consistency without unnecessary centralisation. Work closely with senior Technical Leads to ensure high-quality, consistent architectural and design decisions. Lead or sponsor critical technical design reviews and guide teams through complex engineering challenges. Define expectations for AI-augmented development, including tooling standards, acceptable use, and how quality and productivity gains are measured. Stay current with relevant emerging technologies and evaluate their practical application to Foods Connected's platforms. Be technically credible by engaging meaningfully in architectural discussions and challenging proposals where needed, without being a day-to-day code contributor. Enabling Delivery and Operational Excellence (35%) Work through the Engineering Manager and senior Technical Leads to ensure teams have the clarity, support, and tooling required to deliver effectively. Own the operational rhythm of engineering, including planning cadence, delivery coordination, and cross-team alignment. Set clear expectations for delivery quality and pace while supporting teams as they build greater autonomy. Drive process improvements that reduce friction and overhead rather than adding bureaucracy. Balance concurrent priorities across feature delivery, platform evolution, and technical debt reduction. Act as the senior escalation point for delivery, quality, and technical risk issues Coordinate closely with the Director of Data and Director of Infrastructure and Security to ensure integrated execution across the Engineering Division. Manage stakeholder and customer expectations regarding technical capabilities, timelines, and trade-offs. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, the Director of Engineering should have experience with: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Significant experience in a senior engineering leadership role with responsibility for large, complex teams Proven track record evolving mature platforms in production environments with real users and real technical debt Demonstrated ability to lead through technical influence rather than positional authority Experience operating in a PE-backed, investor-backed, or high-growth environment Experience working alongside a technically involved CTO is beneficial TECHNICAL SKILLS Deep understanding of modern software development practices and delivery models Strong background in C#, .NET, JavaScript, React, SQL Server, Azure, and Kubernetes Experience with cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern DevOps practices Working knowledge of AI-augmented development tools and practices, with a pragmatic approach to adoption Ability to evaluate new technologies strategically rather than chasing trends BENEFITS: Competitive Base Salary Generous Holiday Package - 25 Days + 10 Public Holidays Private Medical, Dental & Vision Employee Wellness Program and Classes Flexible model of hybrid working
Apr 06, 2026
Full time
A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT US! FoodsConnected is an award winning cloud based software platform that helps retailers and food companies across the world manage their supply chain, quality control and trading and planning management. Our software solutions are currently utilised by 10 of the largest food retailers in the world. As a team, we provide tools that help our customers manage their processes in a fast and efficient way and provide real-time visibility and reporting on what is happening in their business. At Foods Connected, we recognise that our employees are our most important asset and we value creating a great working environment to ensure our team enjoy coming into the office every day working together and solving problems for our customers. Whether we are in the middle of a fast and intense development sprint, on a Teams call discussing our project statuses or enjoying a game of ping-pong or pool in the office, it is important to us that our employees are happy and delivering the best possible result for our customers. We're always keen to welcome talented individuals to join our expanding team. So if you're driven, with a passion for developing simple software solutions, creating great user experiences, designing scalable solutions for real business challenges and ensuring customer happiness then we're looking for you! IS THIS SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU? Foods Connected has built a mature, functionality-rich platform over the last 10 years, used by some of the largest food retail and food manufacturing companies in the world. We are a PE-backed company operating across the UK, Australia, and North America, and engineering sits at the centre of our growth strategy. Our engineering organisation is evolving. We are moving toward smaller, more autonomous engineering teams with greater ownership of outcomes, supported by AI-augmented development practices and modern tooling. This transition is underway but not complete, and the Director of Engineering will play a central role in making it real. The Director of Engineering is a senior leadership role that sits between the CTO and the engineering teams. The CTO remains accountable for overall technology vision and alignment with product and commercial strategy. The Director of Engineering is accountable for translating that vision into consistent execution, scalable systems, and high-performing teams. You will partner closely with the CTO on technical strategy and organisational direction, and work downward through senior Technical Leads and the Engineering Manager to ensure teams are delivering with quality, pace, and genuine ownership. You will have organisational oversight of an engineering department of 50+ people spanning Graduate to Principal level. This role owns the operational rhythm of engineering, technical standards and consistency, and the day-to-day engineering leadership that enables the CTO to focus on innovation, product direction, and commercial strategy. You will have decision-making authority over engineering practices, team structure, and technical standards, and will be expected to make calls and own the outcomes. As a member of the Engineering Division Leadership Team, you will collaborate with the Director of Data and the Director of Infrastructure and Security to ensure cohesive execution across the technology organisation. This is a PE-backed environment where engineering decisions carry commercial weight. The platform carries technical debt alongside production systems that enterprise customers depend on daily. There is an ongoing modernisation effort, legacy components that require pragmatic decisions, and teams adapting to a new operating model with greater autonomy and AI-augmented practices. You will need to balance architecture evolution with feature delivery, bring people through change, and represent engineering reality clearly when timelines, cost, and risk come under pressure. RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategic Leadership and Engineering Evolution (35%) Partner with the CTO to define and execute long-term engineering strategy aligned with company objectives and the product roadmap. Act as a core member of the Engineering Division Leadership Team alongside the Director of Data and Director of Infrastructure and Security. Drive the evolution of engineering practices, including the effective adoption of AI-augmented development to improve quality, throughput, and developer experience. Shape how engineering teams are structured and operate, moving toward greater autonomy and ownership while maintaining alignment and shared standards. Build strong working relationships with Product, Customer Success, and other cross-functional leaders. Own engineering talent strategy including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and career development. Represent engineering in executive forums and board-level discussions, providing clear and honest visibility into progress, risks, and trade-offs. Communicate engineering strategy, priorities, and constraints clearly across senior leadership and delivery teams. Technical Direction and Architecture (30%) Own the execution of the technical direction for the platform, ensuring architectural decisions support scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability. Work with the CTO to ensure technical direction remains aligned with product and commercial strategy. Drive pragmatic decisions on modernisation, refactoring, and legacy investment, balancing risk, cost, and customer impact. Own and enforce technical standards across teams, ensuring consistency without unnecessary centralisation. Work closely with senior Technical Leads to ensure high-quality, consistent architectural and design decisions. Lead or sponsor critical technical design reviews and guide teams through complex engineering challenges. Define expectations for AI-augmented development, including tooling standards, acceptable use, and how quality and productivity gains are measured. Stay current with relevant emerging technologies and evaluate their practical application to Foods Connected's platforms. Be technically credible by engaging meaningfully in architectural discussions and challenging proposals where needed, without being a day-to-day code contributor. Enabling Delivery and Operational Excellence (35%) Work through the Engineering Manager and senior Technical Leads to ensure teams have the clarity, support, and tooling required to deliver effectively. Own the operational rhythm of engineering, including planning cadence, delivery coordination, and cross-team alignment. Set clear expectations for delivery quality and pace while supporting teams as they build greater autonomy. Drive process improvements that reduce friction and overhead rather than adding bureaucracy. Balance concurrent priorities across feature delivery, platform evolution, and technical debt reduction. Act as the senior escalation point for delivery, quality, and technical risk issues Coordinate closely with the Director of Data and Director of Infrastructure and Security to ensure integrated execution across the Engineering Division. Manage stakeholder and customer expectations regarding technical capabilities, timelines, and trade-offs. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, the Director of Engineering should have experience with: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Significant experience in a senior engineering leadership role with responsibility for large, complex teams Proven track record evolving mature platforms in production environments with real users and real technical debt Demonstrated ability to lead through technical influence rather than positional authority Experience operating in a PE-backed, investor-backed, or high-growth environment Experience working alongside a technically involved CTO is beneficial TECHNICAL SKILLS Deep understanding of modern software development practices and delivery models Strong background in C#, .NET, JavaScript, React, SQL Server, Azure, and Kubernetes Experience with cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern DevOps practices Working knowledge of AI-augmented development tools and practices, with a pragmatic approach to adoption Ability to evaluate new technologies strategically rather than chasing trends BENEFITS: Competitive Base Salary Generous Holiday Package - 25 Days + 10 Public Holidays Private Medical, Dental & Vision Employee Wellness Program and Classes Flexible model of hybrid working
We are supporting a leading organisation in the appointment of an AI Security & Governance Consultant to drive the secure adoption of Microsoft Copilot and associated AI technologies. The role requires deep expertise across Microsoft 365, Copilot, and identity governance. Operating from an information security perspective, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring AI platforms are deployed in line with security, compliance, and data protection standards. The role will involve designing and implementing agentic identity models, ensuring AI agents operate securely under appropriate identity and access controls aligned to Zero Trust principles. The role will require 1 day per week onsite at the clients London offices. Key Responsibilities Provide expert guidance on the secure configuration and governance of Microsoft Copilot at tenant level Design and implement governance frameworks for Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI agents Develop and manageagentic identity models, including: Managed identities Service principals Authentication and authorisation flows Define and implement identity lifecycle controls (provisioning, approval, rotation, monitoring, decommissioning) Conduct security and compliance risk assessments for AI-enabled tools Produce high-quality security design artefacts, standards, and guidance Provide assurance and advisory services to senior stakeholders on AI security posture Support security investigations relating to Copilot or AI agent usage Key Skills & Experience Extensive experience administering Microsoft Copilot within a Microsoft 365 environment Strong knowledge of Copilot Studio and AI agent development Proven expertise in MicrosoftEntra ID, including: Non-human identities Managed identities Service principals and API permissions Strong background in Information Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Experience with Microsoft Purview, particularly Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI Desirable Experience Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and the wider Microsoft security ecosystem Relevant security or cloud certifications (e.g., CISSP, Azure Security Engineer) If this aligns with your experience, please apply with your latest CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Apr 05, 2026
Full time
We are supporting a leading organisation in the appointment of an AI Security & Governance Consultant to drive the secure adoption of Microsoft Copilot and associated AI technologies. The role requires deep expertise across Microsoft 365, Copilot, and identity governance. Operating from an information security perspective, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring AI platforms are deployed in line with security, compliance, and data protection standards. The role will involve designing and implementing agentic identity models, ensuring AI agents operate securely under appropriate identity and access controls aligned to Zero Trust principles. The role will require 1 day per week onsite at the clients London offices. Key Responsibilities Provide expert guidance on the secure configuration and governance of Microsoft Copilot at tenant level Design and implement governance frameworks for Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI agents Develop and manageagentic identity models, including: Managed identities Service principals Authentication and authorisation flows Define and implement identity lifecycle controls (provisioning, approval, rotation, monitoring, decommissioning) Conduct security and compliance risk assessments for AI-enabled tools Produce high-quality security design artefacts, standards, and guidance Provide assurance and advisory services to senior stakeholders on AI security posture Support security investigations relating to Copilot or AI agent usage Key Skills & Experience Extensive experience administering Microsoft Copilot within a Microsoft 365 environment Strong knowledge of Copilot Studio and AI agent development Proven expertise in MicrosoftEntra ID, including: Non-human identities Managed identities Service principals and API permissions Strong background in Information Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Experience with Microsoft Purview, particularly Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI Desirable Experience Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and the wider Microsoft security ecosystem Relevant security or cloud certifications (e.g., CISSP, Azure Security Engineer) If this aligns with your experience, please apply with your latest CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Contract type: Permanent Location: Remote - based in the UK or Ireland Reports to: CEO Overview Kyckr is a fast-scaling SaaS and data company transforming how Financial Crime teams verify businesses. We provide regulated institutions - banks, law firms, payment providers, and more - with the tools to onboard customers, assess risk and maintain ongoing compliance with confidence. Founded as an ambitious attempt to build the world's first truly global business register, we now partner with over 100 of the biggest names in Banking, Fintech and Regtech to power their business verification processes. Our platform provides a single access point to live data from 300+ corporate registries worldwide, normalised and enriched at the point of request. This real-time, source-verified approach is unique in our industry and technically demanding - but it's what makes Kyckr the trusted provider in our space. Recognised as a Category Leader for KYC Data Solutions by Chartis Research in 2024, we've just delivered a record year of growth and are still only getting started. This is a rare opportunity for an outstanding engineering leader to join an ambitious, early-stage business (with substantial family office backing) in a senior management role. As the technical counterpart to a commercially driven CEO, you will: Define and execute our technical strategy. Recruit and develop a world-class engineering team. Shape the product roadmap and guide critical build, buy, and partner decisions. You'll be working alongside alumni of some of the most innovative data companies in the world, gaining exposure to strategic decision-making while helping scale a company with both big ambitions (both organic and M&A) and genuine social purpose. The right candidate will combine vision-setting leadership with hands-on curiosity. If your last GitHub contribution was years ago - or you'd rather talk about AI at conferences than experiment with agents in your own time - this isn't the role for you. We're looking for someone just as comfortable fixing a bug as advising on architectural design, someone who thrives in the "multiple hats" environment of early-stage tech and remains unfazed by shifting priorities. Above all, you're a mature, intrinsically motivated technology leader who loves data. Our daily work spans building API integrations, maintaining robotic data-extraction processes, writing OCR engines, and refactoring data pipelines. At the same time, we're beginning to invest in AI (agentic frameworks, LLMs for data extraction) and data storage innovation. Our stack is hosted on Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, and .NET applications on VMs) with Azure SQL databases for data storage and retrieval. We manage delivery through Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines and work item tracking. There are currently 9 people in the team (split across the UK, Ireland, Philippines and Australia) with scope and budget to expand the team in line with our wider strategic goals. Responsibilities Technical Strategy & Delivery: Own solution design and planning for Kyckr applications, services, and supporting Azure infrastructure. Engineering Standards: Set and maintain system architecture standards, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability across the platform. Roadmap Alignment: Partner with the Head of Product to align the roadmap with current delivery and future priorities. Performance & Reliability: Lead performance engineering, ensuring scalability, resilience, and capacity to support projected workloads. Production Excellence: Oversee investigation and root cause analysis of production issues, driving a culture of reliability and continuous improvement. Alignment: Collaborate with the Principal Cloud Engineer to ensure infrastructure and software engineering efforts are fully aligned. KPI Tracking: Define, track, and report on engineering KPIs (e.g., velocity, uptime, deployment frequency, defect rates) to measure delivery effectiveness and system health. Engineering Leadership & Execution: Maintain visibility across all engineering workstreams, providing guidance, unblockers, and technical oversight where required. Mentoring: Pair with developers to support problem-solving, mentor on best practices, and raise overall technical quality. Agile Leadership: Facilitate agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives) and manage team boards and workflows. Capacity Planning: Lead engineering team capacity planning, balancing roadmap delivery, technical debt, and operational maintenance. Documentation: Collaborate on technical documentation to support internal alignment and external needs (e.g. RFPs, due diligence). People & Culture: Provide career leadership: conduct regular 1:1s, support professional development, and align individual goals with Kyckr's mission. Talent Acquisition: Recruit top engineering talent: screening, running technical and culture-fit interviews, and ensuring smooth onboarding with HR. Culture: Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture that embraces accountability, learning, and experimentation. Governance, Security & Compliance: Take ownership of security leadership within engineering: embedding secure-by-design practices, ensuring data protection, and conducting regular threat modelling and reviews. Standards Compliance: Ensure engineering practices and systems comply with ISO27001, SOC2, and other relevant standards. Budget & Reporting: Participate in budget planning and reviews relating to engineering requirements. Stakeholder Reporting: Report regularly to senior management on team milestones, challenges, KPIs, and achievements. Essential Experience (Technical) System architecture & solution design: proven ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient systems, and to lead or review architecture discussions. .NET / C# expertise: extensive experience with .NET Core and .NET Framework, with deep proficiency in C#, applying best practices in design, implementation, testing, and performance optimisation. API development: experience building and supporting RESTful and SOAP APIs, including authentication, versioning, and documentation. Data layer proficiency: solid experience with SQL Server (queries, stored procedures, optimisation) and general database design. Cloud deployment: hands-on experience deploying and running .NET applications and services in Microsoft Azure (VMs, App Services, Azure Functions). CI/CD & DevOps: experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control, and automated build/test/deploy processes. Production reliability: proven track record of root cause analysis, incident management, and production support in live environments. Work item management: practical experience with systems such as Azure DevOps or Jira for backlog management, sprint planning, and tracking technical debt. Security practices: familiarity with secure-by-design principles, identity management, and embedding security into the SDLC. Testing & quality: strong background in automated testing (unit, integration, regression) and building for reliability. Essential Experience (Other) Scale-up journey: 2-3 years of experience in a senior role with a SaaS company @ $5-20m ARR, ideally as part of a scaling journey. Data specialist: Proven track record of building, launching, and maintaining products with data at their core. Compliance expertise: Responsibility for achieving ISO27001 and/or SOC 2 Type II certification. Desirable Experience (Other) Buy-side M&A integration: Adept at incorporating newly acquired platforms or services, ensuring smooth transitions and value creation. Regtech experience: Experience in a regtech or company data provider. Corporate registry familiarity: Experience working with, or integrating, corporate registry data. PE/Family Office background: Able to interface effectively with investors, and meet stretching goals. AI/automation in data: Experience applying AI/ML, OCR, or robotic processes for data extraction, enrichment, or workflow automation. Customer-facing exposure: Ability to engage with enterprise customers or partners in technical pre-sales or solution-engineering discussions.
Apr 04, 2026
Full time
Contract type: Permanent Location: Remote - based in the UK or Ireland Reports to: CEO Overview Kyckr is a fast-scaling SaaS and data company transforming how Financial Crime teams verify businesses. We provide regulated institutions - banks, law firms, payment providers, and more - with the tools to onboard customers, assess risk and maintain ongoing compliance with confidence. Founded as an ambitious attempt to build the world's first truly global business register, we now partner with over 100 of the biggest names in Banking, Fintech and Regtech to power their business verification processes. Our platform provides a single access point to live data from 300+ corporate registries worldwide, normalised and enriched at the point of request. This real-time, source-verified approach is unique in our industry and technically demanding - but it's what makes Kyckr the trusted provider in our space. Recognised as a Category Leader for KYC Data Solutions by Chartis Research in 2024, we've just delivered a record year of growth and are still only getting started. This is a rare opportunity for an outstanding engineering leader to join an ambitious, early-stage business (with substantial family office backing) in a senior management role. As the technical counterpart to a commercially driven CEO, you will: Define and execute our technical strategy. Recruit and develop a world-class engineering team. Shape the product roadmap and guide critical build, buy, and partner decisions. You'll be working alongside alumni of some of the most innovative data companies in the world, gaining exposure to strategic decision-making while helping scale a company with both big ambitions (both organic and M&A) and genuine social purpose. The right candidate will combine vision-setting leadership with hands-on curiosity. If your last GitHub contribution was years ago - or you'd rather talk about AI at conferences than experiment with agents in your own time - this isn't the role for you. We're looking for someone just as comfortable fixing a bug as advising on architectural design, someone who thrives in the "multiple hats" environment of early-stage tech and remains unfazed by shifting priorities. Above all, you're a mature, intrinsically motivated technology leader who loves data. Our daily work spans building API integrations, maintaining robotic data-extraction processes, writing OCR engines, and refactoring data pipelines. At the same time, we're beginning to invest in AI (agentic frameworks, LLMs for data extraction) and data storage innovation. Our stack is hosted on Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, and .NET applications on VMs) with Azure SQL databases for data storage and retrieval. We manage delivery through Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines and work item tracking. There are currently 9 people in the team (split across the UK, Ireland, Philippines and Australia) with scope and budget to expand the team in line with our wider strategic goals. Responsibilities Technical Strategy & Delivery: Own solution design and planning for Kyckr applications, services, and supporting Azure infrastructure. Engineering Standards: Set and maintain system architecture standards, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability across the platform. Roadmap Alignment: Partner with the Head of Product to align the roadmap with current delivery and future priorities. Performance & Reliability: Lead performance engineering, ensuring scalability, resilience, and capacity to support projected workloads. Production Excellence: Oversee investigation and root cause analysis of production issues, driving a culture of reliability and continuous improvement. Alignment: Collaborate with the Principal Cloud Engineer to ensure infrastructure and software engineering efforts are fully aligned. KPI Tracking: Define, track, and report on engineering KPIs (e.g., velocity, uptime, deployment frequency, defect rates) to measure delivery effectiveness and system health. Engineering Leadership & Execution: Maintain visibility across all engineering workstreams, providing guidance, unblockers, and technical oversight where required. Mentoring: Pair with developers to support problem-solving, mentor on best practices, and raise overall technical quality. Agile Leadership: Facilitate agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives) and manage team boards and workflows. Capacity Planning: Lead engineering team capacity planning, balancing roadmap delivery, technical debt, and operational maintenance. Documentation: Collaborate on technical documentation to support internal alignment and external needs (e.g. RFPs, due diligence). People & Culture: Provide career leadership: conduct regular 1:1s, support professional development, and align individual goals with Kyckr's mission. Talent Acquisition: Recruit top engineering talent: screening, running technical and culture-fit interviews, and ensuring smooth onboarding with HR. Culture: Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture that embraces accountability, learning, and experimentation. Governance, Security & Compliance: Take ownership of security leadership within engineering: embedding secure-by-design practices, ensuring data protection, and conducting regular threat modelling and reviews. Standards Compliance: Ensure engineering practices and systems comply with ISO27001, SOC2, and other relevant standards. Budget & Reporting: Participate in budget planning and reviews relating to engineering requirements. Stakeholder Reporting: Report regularly to senior management on team milestones, challenges, KPIs, and achievements. Essential Experience (Technical) System architecture & solution design: proven ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient systems, and to lead or review architecture discussions. .NET / C# expertise: extensive experience with .NET Core and .NET Framework, with deep proficiency in C#, applying best practices in design, implementation, testing, and performance optimisation. API development: experience building and supporting RESTful and SOAP APIs, including authentication, versioning, and documentation. Data layer proficiency: solid experience with SQL Server (queries, stored procedures, optimisation) and general database design. Cloud deployment: hands-on experience deploying and running .NET applications and services in Microsoft Azure (VMs, App Services, Azure Functions). CI/CD & DevOps: experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control, and automated build/test/deploy processes. Production reliability: proven track record of root cause analysis, incident management, and production support in live environments. Work item management: practical experience with systems such as Azure DevOps or Jira for backlog management, sprint planning, and tracking technical debt. Security practices: familiarity with secure-by-design principles, identity management, and embedding security into the SDLC. Testing & quality: strong background in automated testing (unit, integration, regression) and building for reliability. Essential Experience (Other) Scale-up journey: 2-3 years of experience in a senior role with a SaaS company @ $5-20m ARR, ideally as part of a scaling journey. Data specialist: Proven track record of building, launching, and maintaining products with data at their core. Compliance expertise: Responsibility for achieving ISO27001 and/or SOC 2 Type II certification. Desirable Experience (Other) Buy-side M&A integration: Adept at incorporating newly acquired platforms or services, ensuring smooth transitions and value creation. Regtech experience: Experience in a regtech or company data provider. Corporate registry familiarity: Experience working with, or integrating, corporate registry data. PE/Family Office background: Able to interface effectively with investors, and meet stretching goals. AI/automation in data: Experience applying AI/ML, OCR, or robotic processes for data extraction, enrichment, or workflow automation. Customer-facing exposure: Ability to engage with enterprise customers or partners in technical pre-sales or solution-engineering discussions.
About Auros Auros is a global digital asset liquidity provider operating 24/7 across centralised and decentralised markets. We run high-availability, low-latency systems where resilience and risk discipline matter. Security is treated as a core engineering and risk function, with direct engagement from senior leadership. The Role We're hiring a hands on principal security engineer to implement and operate security controls across our infrastructure. This is a technical execution role where you'll be writing code, configuring systems, and shipping security improvements, not writing policies or managing people. You'll work closely with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to harden our cloud environments, secure our CI/CD pipelines, and protect both corporate and production systems. The scope is broad, the environment is fast paced, and you'll be expected to own problems end to end. We believe security should enable the business, not obstruct it. You'll design controls that are effective but unobtrusive, security that works in the background without creating friction for engineers or traders. What You'll Do Implement and maintain security controls across multi cloud environments (primarily AWS and Azure, with some GCP and AliCloud) and on prem infrastructure Own IAM strategy and implementation: design and enforce identity, access, and permissions models that are secure, scalable, and practical Design and operate key management and custody security cont Implement risk monitoring tools that provide actionable insights across the organization Conduct security reviews of cloud architecture and microservices Collaborate closely with product, technology, and risk teams to align on security strategy Develop and maintain security automation pipelines to streamline security tasks Continuously evaluate and evolve our security posture in a rapidly changing environment Please mention the word FEARLESS and tag RMjYwMDoxOTAwOjA6MmQwOTo6MTQwMA when applying to show you read the job post completely ( ). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human. Job type: Remote job Tags security design technical cloud strategy management senior engineer engineering digital nomad
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
About Auros Auros is a global digital asset liquidity provider operating 24/7 across centralised and decentralised markets. We run high-availability, low-latency systems where resilience and risk discipline matter. Security is treated as a core engineering and risk function, with direct engagement from senior leadership. The Role We're hiring a hands on principal security engineer to implement and operate security controls across our infrastructure. This is a technical execution role where you'll be writing code, configuring systems, and shipping security improvements, not writing policies or managing people. You'll work closely with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to harden our cloud environments, secure our CI/CD pipelines, and protect both corporate and production systems. The scope is broad, the environment is fast paced, and you'll be expected to own problems end to end. We believe security should enable the business, not obstruct it. You'll design controls that are effective but unobtrusive, security that works in the background without creating friction for engineers or traders. What You'll Do Implement and maintain security controls across multi cloud environments (primarily AWS and Azure, with some GCP and AliCloud) and on prem infrastructure Own IAM strategy and implementation: design and enforce identity, access, and permissions models that are secure, scalable, and practical Design and operate key management and custody security cont Implement risk monitoring tools that provide actionable insights across the organization Conduct security reviews of cloud architecture and microservices Collaborate closely with product, technology, and risk teams to align on security strategy Develop and maintain security automation pipelines to streamline security tasks Continuously evaluate and evolve our security posture in a rapidly changing environment Please mention the word FEARLESS and tag RMjYwMDoxOTAwOjA6MmQwOTo6MTQwMA when applying to show you read the job post completely ( ). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human. Job type: Remote job Tags security design technical cloud strategy management senior engineer engineering digital nomad
Principal Data Engineer - Leeds (Hybrid) Are you a data leader who wants to shape the future of a modern cloud data platform? We're looking for a Principal Data Engineer to drive technical direction, uplift engineering standards, and deliver high quality Azure data solutions that make a real impact. The Role Build and deliver secure, scalable data pipelines using Azure (ADF, Databricks, Lakehouse). Lead engineering standards and mentor senior engineers. Turn complex requirements into automated, efficient data solutions. Influence platform strategy, remove blockers, and ensure strong governance. Optimise cloud costs through FinOps practices. Identify opportunities to integrate AI/ML into data workflows. What You'll Bring Extensive experience building data engineering solutions on Azure. Strong hands on skills in ADF, Databricks, Python, T SQL and PySpark. Proven leadership and mentoring experience. Solid understanding of data governance and security tooling (Purview / Unity Catalog). Bonus: experience with CI/CD, automation, containerisation or Azure certifications. Why Apply? This is an exciting opportunity to shape a strategic cloud data platform, influence engineering direction, and work with modern technologies in a forward thinking environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement, all with the support of a hybrid working model and great benefits. Salary: up to £82,000 Interested? Get in touch to learn more.
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Principal Data Engineer - Leeds (Hybrid) Are you a data leader who wants to shape the future of a modern cloud data platform? We're looking for a Principal Data Engineer to drive technical direction, uplift engineering standards, and deliver high quality Azure data solutions that make a real impact. The Role Build and deliver secure, scalable data pipelines using Azure (ADF, Databricks, Lakehouse). Lead engineering standards and mentor senior engineers. Turn complex requirements into automated, efficient data solutions. Influence platform strategy, remove blockers, and ensure strong governance. Optimise cloud costs through FinOps practices. Identify opportunities to integrate AI/ML into data workflows. What You'll Bring Extensive experience building data engineering solutions on Azure. Strong hands on skills in ADF, Databricks, Python, T SQL and PySpark. Proven leadership and mentoring experience. Solid understanding of data governance and security tooling (Purview / Unity Catalog). Bonus: experience with CI/CD, automation, containerisation or Azure certifications. Why Apply? This is an exciting opportunity to shape a strategic cloud data platform, influence engineering direction, and work with modern technologies in a forward thinking environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement, all with the support of a hybrid working model and great benefits. Salary: up to £82,000 Interested? Get in touch to learn more.
Energy Trading - Principal Software Engineer London About Indicium AI Indicium AI is trusted by the world's leading enterprises to deliver AI into production at scale. We are a global AI-native consultancy with proven experience across Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & CPG, and Manufacturing. From strategy, to build, to business outcomes, we unlock value from AI with unmatched clarity, speed, and capability. Powered by 600+ AI experts serving 50+ enterprise clients from 5 global locations, we work side by side with top partners - including Anthropic, Databricks, AWS, OpenAI, and Microsoft - to deliver modern AI with speed and measurable impact. Overview Indicium AI are seeking an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to lead delivery of exciting engagements within our Energy & Commodities Trading sector. This role demands a unique combination of hands on technical excellence and deep domain expertise in trading environments. You will architect and implement critical solutions that power real time trading decisions, while mentoring teams and driving client relationships at the highest level. You will go toe to toe with senior engineering stakeholders in fast paced trading environments, influencing architecture, operating models, and data strategy. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Architect and deploy complex, distributed systems, with high performance data architectures, real time streaming, APIs, etc and drive technical decision making across complex, multi system trading environments Lead the development of near real time and intraday solutions pipelines supporting trading operations across multiple asset classes Architect solutions which are able to integrate market data feeds, position management systems, market fundamentals, P&L Risk and Back Office solutions. Establish software engineering best practices and coding standards for trading applications, upskilling more junior members of our delivery teams Partner with client CTOs, Heads of Data, and Engineering Leads to align technical delivery with trading objectives and roadmaps and design and implement scalable AI and data solutions for leading trading organisations. Lead Front, Middle or Back Office transformation projects through to production delivery Act as the point of contact for all technical matters related to our engagements, owning the relationship with our client stakeholders alongside our Client Director Support industry thought leadership and Indicium AI's GTM proposition based on your experience of the sector and our work to date Navigate the nuances of physical and financial trading flows, data latency constraints, reliability and regulatory obligations Technical Expertise This is a hands on role requiring deep technical execution alongside strategic leadership. The ideal candidate brings proven expertise across the following areas: Data Engineering: Proven experience with streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka), real time processing frameworks and modern data stack tools Architecture: Demonstrated ability to design low latency, high throughput data systems with microsecond level performance requirements Cloud Platforms: Hands on experience with AWS and or Azure, including managed services for data processing and storage Databases: Deep knowledge of both transactional (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and analytical databases (ClickHouse, MongoDB, etc.), with particular emphasis on time series data. Additional experience that would be useful but not required includes Kubernetes, pricing & risk engines, working with quants, emerging technologies like AI in trading, AI engineering Why Indicium AI Fast growing start up organisation with huge opportunity for career growth Highly competitive salary package along with company bonus A hugely collaborative working environment where every person's viewpoint is considered - a chance to make your mark on the business from day one! Financially backed business meaning security and support for new initiatives and global market expansion Pick your own Gear! Macbooks, PCs, Accessories! Drive your development with a personal learning budget
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Energy Trading - Principal Software Engineer London About Indicium AI Indicium AI is trusted by the world's leading enterprises to deliver AI into production at scale. We are a global AI-native consultancy with proven experience across Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & CPG, and Manufacturing. From strategy, to build, to business outcomes, we unlock value from AI with unmatched clarity, speed, and capability. Powered by 600+ AI experts serving 50+ enterprise clients from 5 global locations, we work side by side with top partners - including Anthropic, Databricks, AWS, OpenAI, and Microsoft - to deliver modern AI with speed and measurable impact. Overview Indicium AI are seeking an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to lead delivery of exciting engagements within our Energy & Commodities Trading sector. This role demands a unique combination of hands on technical excellence and deep domain expertise in trading environments. You will architect and implement critical solutions that power real time trading decisions, while mentoring teams and driving client relationships at the highest level. You will go toe to toe with senior engineering stakeholders in fast paced trading environments, influencing architecture, operating models, and data strategy. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Architect and deploy complex, distributed systems, with high performance data architectures, real time streaming, APIs, etc and drive technical decision making across complex, multi system trading environments Lead the development of near real time and intraday solutions pipelines supporting trading operations across multiple asset classes Architect solutions which are able to integrate market data feeds, position management systems, market fundamentals, P&L Risk and Back Office solutions. Establish software engineering best practices and coding standards for trading applications, upskilling more junior members of our delivery teams Partner with client CTOs, Heads of Data, and Engineering Leads to align technical delivery with trading objectives and roadmaps and design and implement scalable AI and data solutions for leading trading organisations. Lead Front, Middle or Back Office transformation projects through to production delivery Act as the point of contact for all technical matters related to our engagements, owning the relationship with our client stakeholders alongside our Client Director Support industry thought leadership and Indicium AI's GTM proposition based on your experience of the sector and our work to date Navigate the nuances of physical and financial trading flows, data latency constraints, reliability and regulatory obligations Technical Expertise This is a hands on role requiring deep technical execution alongside strategic leadership. The ideal candidate brings proven expertise across the following areas: Data Engineering: Proven experience with streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka), real time processing frameworks and modern data stack tools Architecture: Demonstrated ability to design low latency, high throughput data systems with microsecond level performance requirements Cloud Platforms: Hands on experience with AWS and or Azure, including managed services for data processing and storage Databases: Deep knowledge of both transactional (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and analytical databases (ClickHouse, MongoDB, etc.), with particular emphasis on time series data. Additional experience that would be useful but not required includes Kubernetes, pricing & risk engines, working with quants, emerging technologies like AI in trading, AI engineering Why Indicium AI Fast growing start up organisation with huge opportunity for career growth Highly competitive salary package along with company bonus A hugely collaborative working environment where every person's viewpoint is considered - a chance to make your mark on the business from day one! Financially backed business meaning security and support for new initiatives and global market expansion Pick your own Gear! Macbooks, PCs, Accessories! Drive your development with a personal learning budget
Identity Engineer Admin Architecture Entra ID Terraform Azure Cloud On Prem Principal Platform & Identity Engineer (Hands-On, Hybrid Architect Role) Location: London / Hybrid Salary: £90,000 + bonus + benefits Industry: Enterprise / Retail / Large-Scale Environment Type: Permanent The Opportunity Are you tired of roles that force you to choose between pure support and pure architecture? This opportunity sits right in the middle . You'll design, build, operate, and evolve a modern enterprise platform, taking full ownership of identity, automation, and infrastructure services across both on-prem and cloud environments. This is a hands-on technical leadership position within a large, high-profile organisation undergoing significant infrastructure transformation over the next 3-5 years. If you want a role where you won't get boxed in, where you can use your breadth across identity, cloud, automation, and infrastructure, this is the one. What You'll Do In this hybrid engineering + architectural role, you will: Own and evolve the enterprise identity & infrastructure strategy Build and deliver roadmaps, principles, guardrails, and operational patterns Lead the design, build and operation of the organisation's next-gen platform Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible, GitLab) Partner closely with Security and Architecture to ensure a secure, evergreen, resilient platform Act as a senior technical authority during incidents, outages, and complex engineering challenges Support the shift to a modern "as-a-service" infrastructure model Contribute directly to a multi-year transformation across cloud, data centre, identity, and automation This is not a detached architect role, you will stay close to the technology, get hands-on when needed, and influence key strategic decisions. What You Bring You're the ideal fit if you sit between a Senior Engineer and a Technical Architect - someone who can both design and deliver . Essential Skills & Experience Identity (priority area): Strong experience across Entra ID , Active Directory , Azure SSO Conditional Access (must have) App Registrations / Enterprise Applications One Identity Active Roles JIT access, ZTNA concepts, and ideally zScaler Infrastructure & Platform: VMware (VCF ideally) Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat) Microsoft stack Storage, OS, data centre fundamentals Networking (WAN/LAN, routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, WLAN, load balancing) Automation (non-negotiable): Terraform Ansible GitLab (pipelines, automation, patterns) You're also someone who: Has evolved with the industry - not stuck in on-prem only or cloud-only silos Thinks in terms of platforms, not just ticket queues or pipeline building Can influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders Communicates clearly at both technical and non-technical levels Why This Role Is Different This isn't a siloed identity role. This isn't a PowerPoint architect role. This isn't a narrow engineer role. This is a broad, modern, engineering-led role covering identity, infra, cloud, automation, and platform operations. You'll gain exposure across multiple domains and work in a genuinely collaborative environment where your expertise shapes the future platform. You won't get boxed in here. Want to know more? If you're a Senior Engineer with architectural capability, or a hands-on architect who still enjoys real engineering, apply directly for immediate consideration Identity Engineer Admin Architecture Entra ID Terraform Azure Cloud On Prem RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Identity Engineer Admin Architecture Entra ID Terraform Azure Cloud On Prem Principal Platform & Identity Engineer (Hands-On, Hybrid Architect Role) Location: London / Hybrid Salary: £90,000 + bonus + benefits Industry: Enterprise / Retail / Large-Scale Environment Type: Permanent The Opportunity Are you tired of roles that force you to choose between pure support and pure architecture? This opportunity sits right in the middle . You'll design, build, operate, and evolve a modern enterprise platform, taking full ownership of identity, automation, and infrastructure services across both on-prem and cloud environments. This is a hands-on technical leadership position within a large, high-profile organisation undergoing significant infrastructure transformation over the next 3-5 years. If you want a role where you won't get boxed in, where you can use your breadth across identity, cloud, automation, and infrastructure, this is the one. What You'll Do In this hybrid engineering + architectural role, you will: Own and evolve the enterprise identity & infrastructure strategy Build and deliver roadmaps, principles, guardrails, and operational patterns Lead the design, build and operation of the organisation's next-gen platform Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible, GitLab) Partner closely with Security and Architecture to ensure a secure, evergreen, resilient platform Act as a senior technical authority during incidents, outages, and complex engineering challenges Support the shift to a modern "as-a-service" infrastructure model Contribute directly to a multi-year transformation across cloud, data centre, identity, and automation This is not a detached architect role, you will stay close to the technology, get hands-on when needed, and influence key strategic decisions. What You Bring You're the ideal fit if you sit between a Senior Engineer and a Technical Architect - someone who can both design and deliver . Essential Skills & Experience Identity (priority area): Strong experience across Entra ID , Active Directory , Azure SSO Conditional Access (must have) App Registrations / Enterprise Applications One Identity Active Roles JIT access, ZTNA concepts, and ideally zScaler Infrastructure & Platform: VMware (VCF ideally) Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat) Microsoft stack Storage, OS, data centre fundamentals Networking (WAN/LAN, routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, WLAN, load balancing) Automation (non-negotiable): Terraform Ansible GitLab (pipelines, automation, patterns) You're also someone who: Has evolved with the industry - not stuck in on-prem only or cloud-only silos Thinks in terms of platforms, not just ticket queues or pipeline building Can influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders Communicates clearly at both technical and non-technical levels Why This Role Is Different This isn't a siloed identity role. This isn't a PowerPoint architect role. This isn't a narrow engineer role. This is a broad, modern, engineering-led role covering identity, infra, cloud, automation, and platform operations. You'll gain exposure across multiple domains and work in a genuinely collaborative environment where your expertise shapes the future platform. You won't get boxed in here. Want to know more? If you're a Senior Engineer with architectural capability, or a hands-on architect who still enjoys real engineering, apply directly for immediate consideration Identity Engineer Admin Architecture Entra ID Terraform Azure Cloud On Prem RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Principal Software Solutions Architect, you'll be the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end architecture of our "AI First" platform, ensuring architectural consistency, secure-by-design principles, and long-term scalability across all engineering squads. Working closely with the Engineering Manager, Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead, and Product leadership, this role shapes our architectural strategy, drives technical excellence, and provides deep guidance to multiple autonomous squads as we scale towards high-performing, cloud-native teams. The Architect balances hands-on solution design, strategic planning, technical oversight, and stakeholder collaboration to keep the platform robust, secure, and ready for future growth. This role defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact on the platform's foundations, influencing everything from service boundaries to reliability strategies and cloud platform design. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Scaling Define and maintain the technical architecture vision and roadmap across all squads. Ensure alignment of architecture with business goals, engineering strategy, and long-term scalability. Drive system-wide architectural decisions, providing clear technical direction for squads. Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity. Mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders across the organisation. Secure-by-Design & Compliance Embed secure-by-design principles into architectural decisions. Ensure threat modelling is performed for new features and major changes. Champion secure coding standards and integration of security testing into the delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. Work closely with Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leads to ensure solutions are consistent, secure, and scalable. Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to design standards, technical patterns, and best practices. Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical documentation. Validate that all solutions support operational excellence, reliability, and maintainability. Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Architecture Define scalable service-based architectures leveraging cloud-native patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to ensure architectural designs account for: Observability (metrics, logs, tracing) Reliability (SLIs, SLOs, failover) CI/CD automation Infrastructure as code and environment design Drive optimisation of compute, storage, and network resources across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Engineering Collaboration & Technical Enablement Partner with Engineering Manager to ensure squads have clear architectural guidance. Support teams in breaking down complex technical problems into executable, scalable solutions. Provide architectural input into backlog refinement, release planning, and prioritisation. Act as the primary facilitator for cross-team architectural decision-making. Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Technology Standards Define and maintain engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural principles. Champion continuous improvement across code quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Skills & Experience Essential: Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Engineer leading architectural decisions in complex systems. Strong understanding of AI technologies such as agents and models for both accelerated design & delivery as well as delivery of product capabilities. Strong background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven, distributed systems). Deep understanding of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling, cryptography basics, and modern security practices. Experience with API design, integration patterns, and domain-driven design (DDD) and Event Driven Design. Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across engineering, SRE, product, and leadership teams. Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse stakeholders. Extensive experience with modern programming platforms and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, C# .NET, React). Strong grounding in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including networking, identity, observability, and cost optimisation. Desirable: Experience designing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven industries. Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE practices. Experience scaling architectures to support high-growth environments. Certification in cloud or architecture frameworks (AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, etc.).
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Principal Software Solutions Architect, you'll be the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end architecture of our "AI First" platform, ensuring architectural consistency, secure-by-design principles, and long-term scalability across all engineering squads. Working closely with the Engineering Manager, Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead, and Product leadership, this role shapes our architectural strategy, drives technical excellence, and provides deep guidance to multiple autonomous squads as we scale towards high-performing, cloud-native teams. The Architect balances hands-on solution design, strategic planning, technical oversight, and stakeholder collaboration to keep the platform robust, secure, and ready for future growth. This role defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact on the platform's foundations, influencing everything from service boundaries to reliability strategies and cloud platform design. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Scaling Define and maintain the technical architecture vision and roadmap across all squads. Ensure alignment of architecture with business goals, engineering strategy, and long-term scalability. Drive system-wide architectural decisions, providing clear technical direction for squads. Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity. Mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders across the organisation. Secure-by-Design & Compliance Embed secure-by-design principles into architectural decisions. Ensure threat modelling is performed for new features and major changes. Champion secure coding standards and integration of security testing into the delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. Work closely with Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leads to ensure solutions are consistent, secure, and scalable. Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to design standards, technical patterns, and best practices. Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical documentation. Validate that all solutions support operational excellence, reliability, and maintainability. Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Architecture Define scalable service-based architectures leveraging cloud-native patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to ensure architectural designs account for: Observability (metrics, logs, tracing) Reliability (SLIs, SLOs, failover) CI/CD automation Infrastructure as code and environment design Drive optimisation of compute, storage, and network resources across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Engineering Collaboration & Technical Enablement Partner with Engineering Manager to ensure squads have clear architectural guidance. Support teams in breaking down complex technical problems into executable, scalable solutions. Provide architectural input into backlog refinement, release planning, and prioritisation. Act as the primary facilitator for cross-team architectural decision-making. Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Technology Standards Define and maintain engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural principles. Champion continuous improvement across code quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Skills & Experience Essential: Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Engineer leading architectural decisions in complex systems. Strong understanding of AI technologies such as agents and models for both accelerated design & delivery as well as delivery of product capabilities. Strong background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven, distributed systems). Deep understanding of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling, cryptography basics, and modern security practices. Experience with API design, integration patterns, and domain-driven design (DDD) and Event Driven Design. Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across engineering, SRE, product, and leadership teams. Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse stakeholders. Extensive experience with modern programming platforms and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, C# .NET, React). Strong grounding in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including networking, identity, observability, and cost optimisation. Desirable: Experience designing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven industries. Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE practices. Experience scaling architectures to support high-growth environments. Certification in cloud or architecture frameworks (AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, etc.).
