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Principal Solution Architect

£100,000 to 150,000 GBP

Bonus

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland – United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Role: Principal Architect
Work Type & Location: Remote-first, UK-wide (office hubs available if preferred)
Role Type: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately

Anson McCade are a leading recruitment and transformation consultancy, partnering with a global client delivering complex, high-impact digital transformation across the public sector and beyond. We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across major programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has progressed from a software engineering background into architecture, with a strong consulting pedigree and significant experience operating within public sector or public health environments.

As a Principal Architect, you will:

• Take accountability for the successful delivery of large-scale, high-quality solutions, often spanning multi-team programmes.

• Provide architectural assurance, helping teams balance delivery pace with design integrity, while making informed technical and commercial decisions.

• Partner with senior stakeholders to define architectural principles, strategic direction, and solution designs.

• Lead, mentor, and develop architects and engineers, ensuring the capability thrives and talent is nurtured.

• Shape policies, standards, and best practices across architecture while contributing thought leadership on emerging technologies.

• Support business development activity, contributing to account strategy and engaging credibly with C-level stakeholders.

A successful Principal Architect will have:

• A proven track record of delivering and assuring multi-tiered modern software architectures in complex environments.

• Experience in consulting, working directly with senior stakeholders in public sector or public health contexts.

• Strong grounding in engineering, with the ability to communicate effectively with development teams while maintaining strategic oversight.

• Hands-on expertise with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), SaaS and PaaS.

• The ability to incorporate and prioritise non-functional requirements within designs.

• Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate complex design decisions across written, verbal and visual mediums.

• Demonstrated leadership in managing, coaching, and developing architects and engineers.

• Commercial awareness and experience influencing the business success of delivered solutions.

Desirable experience:

• Active contribution to technology communities, knowledge sharing and thought leadership.

• Visible engagement in technology discussions, blogs, or conferences.

Principal Architect Key Benefits:

• £100,000 – £150,000 (other levels available)

• Remote-first working, UK-wide

• Performance-based bonus

• Pension & healthcare

Not sure if you’re the perfect fit? Still apply—we have a range of opportunities at different levels and would be happy to discuss how your background could fit across our open roles.

Reference: AMC-AQU- SSAKNE

Postcode: EH1

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