.Net Principal / Solution Architect

Principal Software Engineer / ArchitectJoin one of Australia's most well-respected Technology teams in a role where you will play a vital position in shaping the direction and future of their applications.This is a very Senior position where you will be making high-level decisions for their flagship applications while collaborating heavily with Senior Executive stakeholders and inspiring large teams across the business.To be successful in this role, you must be a subject matter expert when it comes to backend Software Engineering and have very strong recent experience with Solution Design, Cloud and Kubernetes!This role will be very strategic and you will be working on assessing, exploring, and researching new ways of working and advising the company on how they can take their applications to the next level.Based on the importance of this position, they will consider both contract and permanent applicants.If you have worked as a Software Engineer for most of your early career and then moved into a Principal / Staff / Lead Engineer or Solution/Domain Architect level role - we would love to hear from you!Experience We Are Looking For:Extensive experience with Solution Design and Architecture, ideally in a high-traffic and customer-focused environment.Strong Cloud Platforms experience (GCP and/or Azure)Strong Kubernetes / CI/CD / DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure experience (IaaS)Expert across Solution Architecture, Design Patterns, Best Practices etcStrong experience with Microservices & Event-driven ArchitectureStrong experience with .NET Experience working with Agile teams.Exceptional interpersonal and communication skillsThe ability to work closely with and present to Senior Stakeholders and 'Head of' level colleaguesExperience with POCs, prototyping, and delivering large enterprise-level applicationsCompany / Role Benefits:Work for a company that champions health and well-being, work flexibility and doing good for the wider community.Work Hybrid with plenty of WFH and some time in their modern Sydney CBD office.Avail of a variety of company-wide discounts and perks.Excellent parental leave policy.Work with and learn from inspirational leaders and members of the tech community.Have the opportunity to shape one of the most renowned tech applications across Australia.$250-300k Salary Package + SHARES on offer!Interviews will be taking place in the coming weeks so please apply ASAP with your CV and if your experience matches the above our team will be in touch!---For The Latest Jobs, Tech News or to 'Introduce A Friend' for a $1000 Referral Fee - Follow Us On Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/company/thedrivegroupTheDriveGroup is 100% committed to improving meaningful diversity in the technology industry.We partner with clients who embrace diversity and seek candidates across all backgrounds, abilities, genders, sexualities, cultures, and faiths.If you have the right skills and attitude we would love to hear from you!