Software Architect – Hybrid (Belfast)
About the Company
At Ocho, we’re proud to be working with a global leader in financial technology who are building next-generation platforms powering critical market infrastructure. They’re scaling their Belfast team and are looking for a Software Architect to help define and deliver technical vision across a complex, high-performance environment.
This is a unique chance to shape solutions used globally, influence architectural strategy, and provide technical leadership across distributed agile teams
Why this role?
- You’ll take ownership of the architecture vision for an Agile Release Train, ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and evolving business needs.
- You’ll work on cloud-native, high-availability systems supporting global deployments.
- You’ll have a seat at the table alongside Product Managers and Release Train Engineers, shaping delivery from strategy to implementation.
What you’ll be doing
- Define and communicate the architecture roadmap, ensuring it enables business value and supports global deployment.
- Align architecture with enterprise standards while ensuring system design meets real-world merchant and user needs.
- Support DevOps and CI/CD practices, contributing to release governance.
- Promote built-in quality by defining and managing non-functional requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, feature teams, and stakeholders across global locations.
What we’re looking for
- Strong Experience in software engineering and architecture.
- Hands-on expertise in one or more modern languages (Java, C#, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript).
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure/GCP also valued), microservices, and containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Deep knowledge of system integration (REST, GraphQL, messaging middleware).
- Proven experience designing and delivering modern architectures within agile environments.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.
- Background in FinTech or financial markets would be a strong advantage.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary
- Flexible hybrid working model
- Private pension scheme
- Comprehensive private healthcare
- High-spec kit to ensure you can deliver at your best
For more information on this opportunity, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or send your CV via the link below.
