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Solution Architect
Solutions Architect – Backend Platforms – Java – Microservices – Hybrid (London) – 6 month contract – £700/day Inside IR35
About the Role
We're partnering with a major entertainment organisation to find a Solutions Architect on a contract basis. You'll be working at the heart of large-scale backend platforms that power products used by millions of customers across the UK and beyond.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and architecting scalable, distributed backend solutions across a range of platforms
- Contributing to Big Data pipelines and data-at-scale architecture decisions
- Driving personalisation platform development, ensuring real-time, customer-centric experiences
- Working with CMS platforms and ensuring content architecture aligns with engineering best practice
- Championing microservices patterns and supporting teams in decomposing complex systems
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What We’re Looking For
Experience & Expertise
- Proven experience as a Solutions or Enterprise Architect in a large-scale engineering environment
- Strong knowledge of Big Data technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, or similar)
- Experience with personalisation engines and/or CMS platforms at scale
- Hands-on background working in engineering teams using Java, Scala, and/or Go
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, API design, and cloud-native principles
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