Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leighton is a trusted technology company with over 33 years of experience, specializing in developing and delivering custom software solutions. They are seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to define platform strategy, lead discovery sessions, and translate business requirements into architectural solutions while guiding multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to define platform vision, roadmap, and solution strategy
• Lead workshops and discovery sessions to gather requirements and shape solution design
• Provide architectural leadership across cross-functional engineering teams
• Design scalable, cloud-native solutions with a focus on performance, resilience, and customer experience
• Guide teams on best practices in microservices, API design, and cloud operating models
• Balance long-term architectural direction with practical delivery considerations
• Support proof-of-concept initiatives to validate new technologies and approaches

Skills

• Strong experience as a Solutions Architect in complex, customer-facing or ecommerce environments
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across multiple teams
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, ideally within AWS
• Experience designing and delivering microservices-based systems
• Hands-on familiarity with technologies such as AWS, React, and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• Knowledge of modern data platforms and integration patterns (APIs, event-driven architectures, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with data platforms such as Snowflake
• Exposure to contact centre or customer engagement technologies (e.g. Amazon Connect)
• Background in running or contributing to Proof of Concepts (PoCs)

Benefits

• A contributory pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A flexible approach to working hours
• Continuous personal development, career path and training

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