Solution Architect

As a Solution Architect, you will provide design leadership across complex technology programmes to shape innovative, strategy-aligned solutions. You will act as the design authority, crafting architectures and roadmaps while balancing delivery, risk, and business goals. Collaborating with product, engineering, and business stakeholders, you will steer digital transformation efforts and evaluate emerging technologies to enable scalable, secure solutions. You help drive practical outcomes in fast-evolving environments and influence strategic technology decisions at scale.

• Produce high-level solution designs and architecture artefacts
• Shape technology strategy and product roadmaps
• Provide design governance and technical leadership
• Manage technology risk throughout the product lifecycle
• Collaborate with engineering, product and business teams to drive outcomes
• Evaluate emerging technologies for opportunities and innovation
• Balance cost, risk, quality, user experience and delivery timelines in architectural decisions

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or technical domain expert delivering complex technology solutions
• Strong background in enterprise and solution architecture
• Experience leading significant elements of product delivery, systems development or transformation programmes
• Ability to perform trade-off analysis and communicate complex technical decisions to diverse stakeholders
• Broad technology knowledge with a modern, adaptable, technology-first mindset
• Experience across diverse technology portfolios and business environments
• Exposure to AI, emerging technologies and digital-native architectures
• Experience in Agile and Lean delivery environments
• Experience operating within highly secure or complex organisational environments
• Previous leadership or mentoring experience within architecture teams
• Knowledge of recognised architecture frameworks and best practices

• Curiosity and adaptability
• Stakeholder influencing and communication
• Problem-solving in complex environments
• Enterprise and solution architecture
• Trade-off analysis
• Technology roadmaps