Technology Principal

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We're also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1. 

We've been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023. 

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We're focused on our core values; using these we've seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally. 

As a Technology Principal, you'll work directly with our largest government and financial services clients, working collaboratively to solve their most complex digital challenges, applying critical thinking to break down problems and identify practical solutions - thinking about performance, scalability, security and resilience from the start. You might start your week reviewing a technical strategy for a major government department, then spend time with a project team working through integration challenges on a live service, before presenting a solution approach to a client's senior leadership team.

Your background building and deploying enterprise-scale digital services means you can credibly advise on what works in practice, using systems thinking to understand how technical decisions connect across the broader service and business context. Whether that's designing microservices architectures for AWS or Azure, helping a bank modernise their data platform while meeting strict security requirements, or working with a delivery team to recover a struggling project by identifying risks and adjusting approach, you'll bring both strategic thinking and hands-on experience to every situation.

You'll collaborate with diverse teams including user researchers, product managers, software engineers and business stakeholders, taking a stakeholder-focused approach to balance different perspectives and needs while understanding the commercial context. Part of your time will involve business development - presenting to potential clients, writing technical proposals including sizing and estimation work, and helping win new work that supports business growth across your accounts. You'll need to balance priorities across multiple engagements, often working to tight deadlines.

As part of our central architecture team, you'll work alongside experienced peers who share your passion for solving complex technical challenges. This gives you a strong support network to bounce ideas off, learn from different perspectives, and tackle problems collaboratively. We recognise that nobody knows everything from day one - you'll bring your proven experience and apply it to new challenges, while staying current with industry trends. The role offers excellent opportunities for continuous learning through our internal communities, representing Version 1 at conferences and industry events, and working directly with clients on cutting-edge projects. The variety keeps things interesting, and your expertise helps our clients build user-centred digital services that deliver meaningful outcomes for the people who use them.

Essential Requirements

• 10+ years progression from practitioner to accountability - you've a proven modern software background with strategic thinking abilities and a learning mindset, progressing to take responsibility for complex, scaled deliveries with solution architecture experience
• Large organisation delivery experience - you have ideally delivered solutions for government departments or major financial institutions which may include leading teams of architects or technical specialists
• Hands-on technical experience - you have built and deployed enterprise-scale digital services using modern approaches (microservices, APIs, cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, data architecture, and system integration)

Highly desirable

• Government digital services experience - particularly GDS/GOV.UK or similar user-centred design approaches 
• Technical breadth and leadership - experience across multiple domains with team leadership and mentoring experience 
• Active in the technical community - staying current with technology trends and contributing to professional development 

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability. 

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology. 

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat. 

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.

This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing IT Services Consultancies in India.

PLUS, many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.  

Pooja Murugan

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