Principal Solution Architect

About us:

AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014.

We believe our work should always leave a legacy for the client. We do this through close relationships with our offices (or ‘Clubs’) so that our partners are always prioritised by a regional team close to them.

This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK and Europe with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years.

Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to close the world’s digital skills gap.

• Proven track record of leadership in solution architecture at enterprise scale within complex, regulated environments, with hands‑on technical delivery of large‑scale, client‑facing solutions across the full SDLC from initial design and vendor selection through to implementation, integration and operational handover in multi‑vendor ecosystems.
• Deep expertise in architecting end‑to‑end solutions across modern cloud platforms
  
  AWS, Azure, GCP) with strong knowledge of cloud‑native services, microservices patterns, API design, event‑driven architectures, and hybrid/multi‑cloud integration strategies. Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless computing, and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and hands‑on experience translating business requirements into robust technical solutions that balance innovation, scalability, security, and cost optimisation.
• Experience leading Technical Delivery Teams and a passion for supporting the growth and professional development of others through hands‑on line management of a squad of ANDs from mixed disciplines. We expect you to bring skills and experience to encourage both internal and client teams.
• Demonstrated experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries, with solid understanding of compliance requirements, data residency, security controls, and risk management considerations that shape solution design and delivery.
• Proven ability to lead technical due diligence, conduct architecture reviews, and quality‑assure complex solutions including non‑functional requirements such as performance, resilience, security, and disaster recovery planning.
• Experience working across multiple technology domains including data platforms, application development, cloud infrastructure, security, and integration middleware, with the ability to design cohesive solutions that span these disciplines.
• Strong track record of stakeholder management at senior levels, with excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences, and to build consensus across diverse groups.
• Hands‑on experience with modern software delivery practices including CI/CD pipelines, Dev Ops‑Git Ops methodologies, and Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, LeSS), with deep understanding of how architecture decisions enable or constrain delivery velocity.
• Active contribution to architecture community and practice development through thought leadership, mentoring junior architects, developing reusable patterns and accelerators, and driving innovation and continuous improvement across the organisation.
• Relevant cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect) or enterprise architecture certifications highly desirable.

We have three core values: wonder, share, and delight. These values inform how we work with clients, and our culture: what it feels like to work for AND. We believe collaboration, ambition, curiosity and fun can drive innovation by creating a better environment for problem‑solving.

• Opportunities to work on projects with big clients and produce meaningful work that makes a genuine…