Solutions Architect

For one of our globally leading tech clients we are urgently looking for an experienced Solutions Architect for a long contract based in Luton, England, United Kingdom.

Experience Requirements

• Solution Architecture or Architecture Leadership role
• Proven experience delivering architecture for large-scale transformation programs, operational platforms, or mission-critical solutions
• Experience working in Agile, product-led, or mission-oriented organizations

Key Responsibilities

• Provide architecture leadership for product mission teams and define mission-level solution architecture
• Create and communicate a clear architecture vision aligned with business objectives and mission outcomes
• Shape end-to-end solutions across multiple product teams, platforms, and technology domains
• Establish architecture principles, solution guardrails, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns
• Collaborate with Product Leads, Tech Leads, and Delivery Leads to ensure cohesive solution design and execution
• Align solutions with enterprise architecture strategies, standards, and long-term technology roadmaps
• Identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies, integration challenges, and architectural risks early
• Design shared components, cross-team integrations, and data flows while ensuring scalability and consistency
• Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and risks effectively to both technical and business stakeholders
• Mentor and coach engineering teams on architectural thinking, design approaches, and best practices

Mandatory Skills

• Solution Architecture leadership experience in large transformation programs
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Expertise in designing end-to-end solutions across multiple teams and domains
• Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture
• Experience with API-driven and Event-Driven architectures
• Knowledge of Canonical Data Models and enterprise integration patterns
• Ability to balance business, technical, cost, and delivery considerations
• Experience influencing technical and business stakeholders at multiple levels
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and architecture governance capabilities

Technical Environment

• Microservices Architecture
• API-led Integration
• Canonical Data Models
• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
• Agile / Product Operating Model
• Architecture Governance & Standards

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