Intelance Digital Enablement Services Ltd

Intelance is an independent enterprise architecture, technology and cybersecurity advisory firm. We have been appointed to lead a board-level, independent technology and data review for a large UK omnichannel retailer. A big part of this retailer's technology is home-built. We need a hands on principal engineer who can get under the bonnet of that code, judge how good it really is, and explain what it means in clear terms. Tasks You will support an Intelance led independent technology audit. Typical work may include: Review selected home-built platforms, applications and codebases. Assess code quality, technical debt, maintainability, documentation and engineering standards. Review platform architecture, APIs, integrations, services, data flows and points of failure. Assess DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, release management and deployment controls. Review observability, logging, monitoring, incident data, resilience and disaster recovery evidence. Assess whether the current platforms can scale for higher digital volumes, international growth and third party integrations. Help judge which components should be kept, fixed, bought, rebuilt, retired or simplified. Identify key person dependency, weak documentation, fragile integrations and high cost areas. Work with cyber, data, cloud, enterprise architecture and business specialists. Turn technical findings into clear, plain English messages for a CEO, CFO and Board. Support the creation of a technical evidence pack, architecture findings, heatmap and roadmap. Requirements We are looking for someone with deep software engineering and architecture review experience. You should have: Experience as a Principal Engineer, Engineering Director, CTO, VP Engineering, Software Architect, Platform Architect, or senior technical assessor. Strong experience reviewing software codebases, not only designing architecture from slides. Good understanding of modern software architecture, APIs, microservices, event driven design, cloud platforms and integration patterns. Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, test automation, release management and engineering quality. Ability to assess maintainability, scalability, resilience, technical debt and documentation quality. Ability to review engineering practices without turning the work into a full code remediation project. Ability to explain technical issues in simple language to senior non technical leaders. Strong judgement on build versus buy decisions. Experience working with complex, business critical platforms. Availability to support proposal activity immediately, with potential delivery work over an eight week audit period. Benefits This is a senior associate opportunity with Intelance. What is on offer: Short term, high impact advisory work. Potential involvement in a Board level technology audit for a major UK business. Flexible day rate associate model. Clear role boundaries and defined technical assessment scope. Opportunity to work with a senior team across enterprise architecture, cyber, data, AI, supply chain technology, finance systems and technology cost review. Work that focuses on evidence, real system quality and clear decisions, not generic consulting slides.

Intelance Digital Enablement Services Ltd is looking for a skilled Principal Engineer for an independent technology audit of a large UK retail chain. The role involves reviewing software platforms, assessing code quality, and translating findings into understandable terms for senior management. This position offers short-term, impactful advisory work with high stakes, focusing on real system quality over generic consulting. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background and experience with complex platforms.