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Technical Principal
About Softwir
e
Softwire is a leading digital agency working with major clients to deliver exciting digital transformation projects. We were founded on one simple idea: to create the best possible environment for building quality softwar
e.
We do that by having great people who have the skills, experience, and intelligence to solve hard problems. But we also care about finding and developing people who believe in the same things we
- do:
That if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing - wellThat work should be fulfilling but can also be
- funThat success comes from supporting and investing in each o
ther
As a result of that, we’ve secured our spot on ‘The Best Companies to Work For’ listing for over a decade. Working at Softwire means you get to work with great people, on leading-edge projects, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, refreshingly free of bureauc
racy.
In
brief
We’re looking for experienced engineers with equal parts deep technical knowledge, and practical experience deploying that knowledge to deliver value in a business and industry c
ontext.
You will be responsible for devising novel and practical solutions to our clients’ trickiest problems and then getting them implemented to deliver business outcomes. This will
- require:
using your extensive technical knowledge and e - xperiencean outcomes-first focus on using technology to deliver business
- benefitscuriosity and knowledge of our clients’ businesses and i
- ndustriesoutstanding advisory and client communicatio
n skills.
You build relationships with senior stakeholders based on your personal credibility and ability to add value for our clients. You can engage with them in the business terms that resonate, and can tell them things they don’t know about they can deploy technology to help them solve
problems.
You are also keen to take on wider Technical Principal responsibilities – actively taking ownership of ensuring the commercial success of your projects, and playing a part in enabling the wider success o
f Softwi
- re.
The role
Using your knowledge, skills and experience to devise solutions to hard problems and deliver real world solutions for - our clients.Building strong relationships with clients and using these to generate client loyalt
- y and growth.Taking part in pre-sales: leading early-stage meetings, impactful contributions to bids
- and pitches.Mentoring and coaching junior colleagues in both technical and consul
- tancy skills.Taking overall responsibility for the quality of delivered solutions, either working individually or as part of a team with oversight over the quality within your area
- of expertise.Actively contributing to a Softwire community of practice in your area and helping produce relevant thought leader
- ship content.Taking part in networking and representing Softwi
- re at events.Working alongside Delivery Directors to ensure clients receive a great service an
d experie
- nce.
About You
You have 6+ years experience in technical roles, including at least 3 years in an agency/consultancy context. You have deep knowledge and proven experience in least one of the f
- ollowing areas:
Cloud platform architecture/migration (A - WS and/or Azure)
- Data engineeringDigital platform architecture and enterpri
- se modernisation
You have a track record designing and delivering complex technical solutions that deliver business ben - efits to clients.You are comfortable working in ambiguous contexts, making decisions with incomplete information and working with multiple stakeholder agendas. You work to distil disparate needs, ideas and problems into clear, practical solutions w
- ith broad buy-in.You are interested in not just the technology, but also the business and industry side and have relevant knowledge and context in one of more of our sectors. From the first meeting you show up knowledgeable about the client’s industry and business strategy, and ready to advise and guide them on how they can use technology to deliver their goals. Your clients will regard you as a trusted adviser, someone who can inspire them and provide solutions t
- o their problems.You have excellent consulting and advisory skills. You are able to lead, persuade, explain and communicate with all levels of stakeholders, including C-suite. You are comfortable presenting, have excellent writing skills, and a keen understanding of narrative and m
- essage structure.You have a track record of forming strong relationships and leveraging these for on-sell and cross-sell of our services. You are proactive at finding additional areas we can add value for clients and shaping solutions they ar
- e willing to buy.You are collaborative and your default approach is to work as a team, openly share information, resources and comms – you see all other colleagues as allies. You are comfortable in a culture which values and rewards collective success over personal attribution and that takes a “One Team” approach to
- everything we do.You take a can-do approach and don’t mind getting your hands dirty and leaning into issues and opportunities that you identify. You don’t need a perfect environment to thrive and you are comfortable taking ownership of situations and problems with a positive approach to
- addressing them.You have pre-sales experience in an agency context. You are comfortable leading opportunity stage meetings to identify goals, develop bespoke solutions tailored to the client’s specific context and business need, and to create compelling narratives that explain how we will help and why they
- should choose us.You are a leader: people want to follow you, whether they report to you or not and whether they work for Softwire, the client,
or another pa
rty.
What We Offer
Softwire operates transparent pay scales and a profit share scheme based on role and overall c
- ompany performance.
Salary is based on experience and ranges, but you can expect to ea - rn £120k+ as an OTE.Pension: An addi
tional 5% of salary
- .
Additional Benefits
25 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell), plus paid time off for volunteering and company-wide social events, and 6 months Primary Ca - rer Leave at full pay.Flexible work options (e.g. working from home 2dpw; 4-
- day working contract).Generous budget for socialising with colleagues, team mate
- s and affinity groups.Income protection, cycle to work and electric vehicle lease schemes, and payr
oll charity donations.