Principal Solution Architect

Salary: Up to £100,000 base + £6,300 car allowance + up to 30% bonus Location: Hybrid - Manchester (central) The Opportunity A large-scale, enterprise SaaS organisation is undergoing a significant cloud‑native transformation and requires a Principal Solution Architect to help shape the next generation of its platform ecosystem. This is not a governance‑only architecture role. This is hands‑on, commercially aligned architecture at serious scale. You will sit at the intersection of product, engineering and enterprise stakeholders, owning solution design across complex distributed systems, driving architectural standards, and influencing long‑term platform strategy across multiple business domains. What You'll Be Doing Designing scalable, cloud-native solutions across Azure Defining architectural patterns for event-driven and microservices-based systems Working closely with senior engineering leaders and product teams Translating complex business capability into robust technical solutions Driving integration strategy across internal and external platforms Governing design quality without becoming a bottleneck Environment Azure cloud-native platform Microservices architecture Event-driven systems API‑first design CI/CD and DevOps‑led delivery Enterprise-scale data flows What They're Looking For Proven experience as a Solution Architect within a SaaS or enterprise technology environment Strong Azure background Experience with distributed systems, APIs, integration and event-driven design Ability to operate commercially and influence senior stakeholders Comfortable navigating complex enterprise landscapes This is a high‑visibility role in a business investing heavily in engineering excellence and long-term platform scalability. #J-18808-Ljbffr