Software Architect – Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: £145,600 – 145,600 per year

Requirements

• Strong experience designing and owning software architectures for complex systems, preferably in a cloud environment with an awareness of DevSecOps
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery
• Confidence communicating architectural designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in environments with security, reliability, and compliance constraints, preferably in the geospatial domain
• A collaborative mindset and passion for mentoring and supporting engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Work with system architects to translate business goals and high-level requirements into robust software architectures, balancing performance, security, reliability, and compliance
• Design scalable, flexible, and maintainable architectures for complex geospatial systems using modern cloud-based technologies and tools
• Identify technical risks early and define pragmatic mitigation strategies
• Work in an Agile scrum team, collaborating closely with software engineers, testers, and the Product Owner, providing clear guidance and hands‑on architectural support
• Collaborate with development teams to select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and patterns
• Ensure delivered solutions align with the agreed architecture and meet both functional and non-functional requirements
• Produce clear, structured documentation covering architecture decisions and design rationale
• Contribute to and support technical and architectural reviews

Technologies

• Architect
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• Support
• Product Owner
• Security

More

Belcan is working with one of the leaders in the aviation industry to find a software architect to join the team in Newcastle on a 12-month contract. The role is based at our Newcastle office, with flexible working arrangements in place. The successful candidate will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week and may work from home 2 days a week. This is an inside IR35 role, and the position is advertised by Belcan.

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