Solutions Architect

What You’ll Do

• Design end‑to‑end technology solutions aligned to enterprise architecture, strategy, and target‑state capabilities.
• Partner with product owners, delivery leads, and engineering teams to turn complex requirements into clear, actionable designs.
• Guide and influence technical decisions, balancing short‑term delivery with long‑term sustainability.
• Provide architectural governance and assurance across the delivery lifecycle.
• Identify risks, trade‑offs, and opportunities to improve simplicity, reuse, and coherence.
• Champion modern architecture approaches, including API‑led integration, cloud‑native design, and reusable platforms.

What You’ll Need

• Strong core solution architecture capability complemented by broad knowledge across multiple domains (applications, data, integration, infrastructure, security).
• Ability to design scalable, end‑to‑end solutions within complex technology environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, confidence working across business and technical teams.
• Pragmatic, delivery‑focused approach, balancing immediate needs and long‑term outcomes.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise‑scale technology solutions in agile environments.
• Broad technical knowledge across areas such as software engineering, systems design, cloud platforms, APIs, microservices, and modern architecture patterns.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum).
• Colleague mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates.
• Flexible working to help balance your commitments.
• Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounted gym memberships.
• Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at John Lewis, Currys, and IKEA.

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