Job Description

We're hiring a Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure embedded services across Sage's platform. You'll sit at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and strategy; working with product, platform, and partner teams to define solutions that are technically robust, cloud-native, and aligned with our long-term vision.




You'll be instrumental in helping Sage embed services into diverse ecosystems by championing API-first thinking, cloud architecture best practices, and scalable service design. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who enjoys both deep system-level work and strategic architectural leadership.




This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in our Newcastle office.




First 90 Days


- 30 days - Onboard with the team, familiarize yourself with our Embedded Services Platform, and review current architectures and design patterns.


- 60 days - Lead architectural design sessions and align technical direction with product goals. Begin contributing to design of new core components.


- 90 days - Take full ownership of architectural decisions in one or more service areas. Collaborate across teams to improve scalability, maintainability, and integration patterns.




Meet the Team


You'll report to a senior technology leader and work closely with solution designers, product managers, cloud infrastructure specialists, and full-stack engineering teams (primarily working in C# and React). You'll also engage with Sage Partners to ensure seamless third-party integrations.




How Success Will Be Measured


- Delivery of scalable, secure, and maintainable service architectures


- Alignment of solution designs with Sage's enterprise architecture standards


- Influence across engineering teams through architectural mentorship


- Improvement in developer experience, service performance, and integration quality




Skills You'll Gain


- End-to-end architecture ownership in a large-scale cloud platform


- Exposure to embedded services at enterprise level, used by external partners and internal teams


- Broader impact through mentorship, code review, and technical leadership


- Strategic engagement with senior stakeholders, balancing delivery and long-term vision

Key Responsibilities

Snapshot of Your Day-to-Day


You'll design core components of the Embedded Services Platform, guide architecture decisions, write and review code (primarily in C#), and ensure implementation quality across development teams. You'll lead discussions with product teams, participate in partner enablement, and champion architecture governance while keeping a hands-on role.




Qualifications


- 5+ years of experience in a Technical Architecture role, designing large-scale cloud-native enterprise systems


- Proven ability to turn complex business needs into scalable technical solutions


- Expertise in modern architectural styles: distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, CQRS, Event Sourcing, CDC, etc.


- Hands-on experience with C#, Java or a similar backend language


- Strong background in designing REST APIs and data schemas at scale


- Familiarity with public cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, EKS)


- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including influencing across tech and non-tech teams


- Experience providing mentorship and architectural guidance in agile product delivery settings


- Fluency in English (Spanish is a plus)




Tech Stack You'll Work With


- Languages & Frameworks: C# (primary), .NET Core, React (for frontend collaboration)


- Architectural Patterns: Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, Clean Architecture, API-first, Distributed Systems


- Integration: REST APIs, Publish/Subscribe, Distributed Tracing


- DevOps & Tooling: Git, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, observability tooling




At Sage, we offer you an environment where you can grow professionally without compromising your personal well-being. Our benefits package is designed to provide stability, flexibility, and balance:


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- Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage


- Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year


- On-going training and professional development


- Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation


- Flexible work patterns and hybrid working




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