Software Architect

GemPool Recruitment is partnering with a leading consulting and digital transformation organisation to hire a Software Architect to join a growing engineering and architecture practice delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on architect who has progressed from a strong software engineering background and enjoys shaping modern cloud-native solutions, influencing technical direction, and working closely with both clients and engineering teams to solve complex business challenges.

Location: Dublin

Hybrid: 2 Days Per Week On-Site

Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving software architecture across enterprise delivery programmes

• Working closely with clients to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

• Leading architectural decisions across cloud-native, distributed, and event-driven systems

• Defining technical patterns, engineering standards, and development guidelines for delivery teams

• Producing architecture artefacts including C4 diagrams, ADRs, and technical documentation

• Driving scalability, resilience, observability, and non-functional requirements across platforms

• Supporting long-term platform improvement, framework upgrades, and release planning

• Collaborating closely with developers, QA teams, DevOps engineers, and Product teams throughout the SDLC

• Supporting CI/CD best practices and modern software engineering approaches

• Monitoring software quality, technical debt, and maintainability across the codebase

• Leading technical triage and supporting large-scale live production systems

• Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Mentoring engineers and helping drive architectural maturity across the wider organisation

• Supporting technical workshops, solution shaping, and client-facing technical discussions

Requirements

• 12+ years’ hands-on software engineering experience with a strong progression into Software Architecture or Technical Leadership roles

• 5+ years’ experience operating as a Software Architect, Lead Architect, or Technical Lead on enterprise-scale systems

• Strong background within modern .NET ecosystems or Java/Spring Boot environments

• Experience designing modern cloud-native solutions across Azure, AWS, or GCP

• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and modern software design principles

• Experience working across CI/CD environments and collaborating closely with DevOps and QA teams

• Strong understanding of non-functional requirements including scalability, resilience, observability, performance, and security

• Experience supporting and improving large-scale live systems in production environments

• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills

• Experience producing architecture documentation including C4 diagrams and architectural decision records

• Ability to explain technical decisions and architectural trade-offs to non-technical audiences

• Experience mentoring developers, technical leads, or engineering teams

If you're interested in this role and feel it could be a good fit, do not hesitate to apply via LinkedIn or reach out to sean.whelan@gempool.ie