Quality Cloud Architect (Principal Consultant)

ClearRoute
London

About Us

ClearRoute is an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud Platforms and Developer Experience. We help enterprises reliably bring high-impact digital products to market faster, cheaper, and safer, working with technology leaders facing complex business challenges.

We take as much pride in our people, culture and work-life balance as we do in making better software. We’re not just making better software. We’re making the making of software better. Collaborative, entrepreneurial and dedicated to problem solving, we bring the step change our customer need to sustain innovation. Our values challenge us to do the best we can for ClearRoute, our customers and most importantly our team. This is an opportunity for you to build the organisation from the ground up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem domains. Role

As a Principal Consultant, you’ll lead discovery and inception phases to define problem spaces and create measurable outcomes. You will design and implement technical strategies to enhance delivery capability across the Route to Live while guiding organisations in adopting modern engineering practices that bridge quality, cloud, and developer experience.

We’re at an exciting stage of growth and are proud to have built a fantastic team of highly skilled engineers delivering real impact for our clients. As we look to level up our client partnerships, we’re keen to bring on a dynamic, technically strong Principal Consultant who can help us deepen relationships, unlock new opportunities, and work closely with key stakeholders to shape meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

Technical Excellence

  • Provide technical leadership across complex programs of work, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with best practices

  • Drive adoption of Quality Cloud Engineering across client engagements using modern software delivery practices including CI/CD, cloud platforms, and quality engineering.

  • Lead technical direction for large-scale transformation initiatives

  • Champion and implement modern engineering practices including test automation, continuous delivery, and cloud-native architectures

  • Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native architectures

  • Knowledge of quality engineering practices including test automation and continuous testing

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation - Understanding of developer experience optimisation and tooling

Delivery & Implementation

  • Lead end-to-end program delivery, ensuring successful outcomes through the Route to Live

  • Build high-performing engineering teams through mentorship and technical guidance

  • Implement engineering excellence practices that enhance quality, reliability, and developer productivity

  • Drive continuous improvement through metrics, feedback loops, and iterative enhancement

  • Drive organisational change and adoption of modern practices

Client Partnership

  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to drive technology transformation. You will lead high-stakes strategic workshops, forums, and negotiations, driving outcomes and consensus among senior leadership.

  • Develop and deliver content for steering committees and executive governance boards.

  • Manage complex client relationships and negotiations, ensuring alignment and exceeding expectations.

  • Facilitate technical discovery workshops and strategic planning sessions

  • Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement across client engagements

  • Act as a trusted advisor for technical strategy and implementation approaches

  • Commercial management skills with a strong track record of commercial success, including managing large budgets, forecasts, and delivering high-margin profitability.

What We Offer

  • Opportunity to shape the future of software delivery practices

  • Work with diverse clients across various industries and technical challenges

  • Collaborative environment focused on learning and growth

  • Chance to contribute to ClearRoute's technical direction and methodologies

  • Flexible working arrangements, profit share and competitive benefits package

At ClearRoute, we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes, and inclusion creates the conditions for everyone to thrive. We are proud to have built a family friendly working environment and have many employees who have caring responsibilities alongside work. We welcome applications from people who require flexibility and will be happy to discuss needs on an individual basis.

We are committed to fostering a culture where all team members feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We celebrate individuality and our differences and understand that some differences may mean that you require changes made to the interview process. We are happy to cater to your needs to make the interview accessible, if this is something you require please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

Posted 2026-01-31

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