Principal Engineer

Phoenix Group

. Set the technical vision and target architecture for customer-facing digital platforms .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomLead💰 £85,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cloud-native architecture, technical leadership, and the implementation of AI-enabled software development practices. Capable of driving resilient and secure digital platforms while managing complex technical challenges and stakeholder relationships.

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Cloud-Native ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipDevSecOpsAI-Enabled Software EngineeringPublic Cloud Engineering

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Hard Skills

Public Cloud ArchitectureWeb ApplicationsAPIsDistributed SystemsInfrastructure As CodeAutomated TestingPerformance EngineeringCapacity PlanningDisaster RecoverySite Reliability Engineering

Soft Skills

Stakeholder LeadershipComplex Problem SolvingInfluencing OutcomesCommunicationCross-Team Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDObservabilityEngineering ToolingIntegrationAutomated Quality Controls

Industry Keywords

Technical VisionCapability RoadmapResilient ArchitectureSecurity By DesignTechnical Debt Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the technical vision and target architecture for customer-facing digital platforms
Own the capability roadmap, engineering principles and technical direction
Act as senior technical authority across AWS, web applications, APIs, content, integration and engineering tooling
Provide technical leadership across engineering teams, functions and delivery partners
Champion resilient architecture, security by design, observability, performance engineering, capacity planning, disaster recovery and fault isolation
Drive cloud-native development, DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, progressive delivery and route-to-live controls
Establish an AI-enabled software development lifecycle with governance, assurance, traceability and human oversight
Identify and manage technical debt, obsolescence, platform risks and systemic weaknesses
Work with Product Owners and Delivery Leads on integrated plans, outcomes and delivery confidence
Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, recommendations and decision requests to stakeholders
Lead recovery of complex, ambiguous or challenged initiatives
Shape investment, sourcing and prioritisation decisions based on customer and business value, cost, reuse, simplification, operational risk and supplier outcomes
Develop Technology Solutions Leads, Software Engineer Leads and senior engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience providing senior technical leadership for large-scale customer-facing platforms
Experience owning technical direction and influencing outcomes across multiple teams, functions or programmes
Deep expertise in public cloud architecture and engineering
Ability to design secure, scalable, resilient and observable services using cloud-native and managed capabilities
Broad practical knowledge of web applications, distributed systems, APIs, integration, DevSecOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated quality controls, observability and site reliability engineering
Experience introducing or scaling AI-enabled software engineering practices across the SDLC
Understanding of responsible AI adoption, assurance, security, intellectual property, data protection and human accountability
Strong technical judgement and senior stakeholder leadership
Ability to simplify complex or ambiguous situations, present evidence-based options and recommendations, manage cross-team dependencies, influence investment decisions and develop other technical leaders

Benefits

Comp & perks

Indicative bonus range of 30-60%
Private medical cover
38 days annual leave
Excellent pension
12x salary life assurance
Career breaks
Income protection
3x volunteering days
Part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility