https://jobs.co.uk/job/contract-principal-software-architect-spectrum-it-recruitment--4db0af20-f5e2-4dd1-8043-b6b67c6f50a5 RSS feed for Contract Principal Software Architect at Spectrum IT Recruitment. en-gb Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:12:35 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/contract-principal-software-architect-spectrum-it-recruitment--4db0af20-f5e2-4dd1-8043-b6b67c6f50a5 https://jobs.co.uk/job/contract-principal-software-architect-spectrum-it-recruitment--4db0af20-f5e2-4dd1-8043-b6b67c6f50a5 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Uxbridge | Salary: Negotiable | Type: Contract | Spectrum IT are working with an enterprise digital platform to recruit a Contract Principal Software Architect to support their widely used, real-world consumer technology platform. This is an O UTSIDE IR35 role, for an initial 6 months contract and will be hybrid working: 2 days onsite in Uxbridge per week. This is a brownfield architecture environment . The successful architect will not be designing a new platform from scratch. Instead, they will be working within a live production estate, balancing existing technology, legacy decisions, technical debt, team structures and commercial priorities against the need to improve scalability, resilience, maintainability and customer experience. The role therefore requires a pragmatic, delivery-focused architect who can understand where the platform is today, identify the areas that genuinely need to change, and work with engineering teams to make those improvements incrementally. The Role You will play a key role in defining and guiding the technical architecture underpinning the organisation''s products and whole platform. The focus will be on creating a coherent, scalable and maintainable technology landscape, w... Contract