211 Solution Architect jobs in the United Kingdom

Solution Architect
6 months
Warwick - x2 days onsite x3 remote
Inside IR35 - umbrella only

Role description
The Solution Architect will be responsible for creating a business case to identify and select the most appropriate options for a Software as a Service (SaaS) application, whether available in the market or developed in-house. This role involves gathering and analysing requirements, designing architectural solutions, evaluating proposals through Request for Proposals (RFP), ensuring Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) are met, addressing security and IT controls, creating architectural artefacts, and leading the technical aspects of the SaaS deployment across multiple domains and Identity Provider (IdP) Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations. Additionally, the architect will understand business functional requirements to influence option selection effectively.
A key aspect of the role will entail covering Common Data Environments & Building Information Modelling (CDE & BIM) platforms. Experience or use of these would be beneficial although not essential. Understanding of system architecture in relation to CDE & BIM as well as Sharepoints / MS365 stack would also be beneficial for this role. There is a high expectation that the right candidate would be able to lead and progress with architectural type work supporting the overall product team progress with delivery.
Essential skills and experience
Responsibilities:

• Business Case Development:
  • Create comprehensive business cases to evaluate and justify the selection of SaaS solutions available in the market or the development of in-house solutions.
  • Conduct cost-benefit analyses and feasibility studies to support decision-making.
• Requirements Gathering:
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and analyse functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Translate business needs into technical specifications and architectural designs.
• RFP Evaluation:
  • Review and assess RFP submissions to ensure alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define evaluation criteria and scoring mechanisms.
• Non-Functional Requirements (NFR):
  • Identify and document NFRs such as performance, scalability, reliability, and usability.
  • Ensure that the selected solution accommodates these requirements effectively.
• Architectural Design:
  • Develop high-level architecture designs and detailed technical specifications for software solutions.
  • Ensure that the architecture is scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Security and IT Controls:
  • Implement security best practices and compliance measures within the architecture.
  • Collaborate with security teams to conduct risk assessments and ensure adherence to IT controls.
• Architecture Artefacts:
  • Create and maintain architectural artefacts, including diagrams, models, and documentation.
  • Ensure that artefacts are up-to-date and reflect the current state of the architecture.
• Multi-Domain Architecture:
  • Design solutions that operate across multiple domains, ensuring seamless integration and data flow.
  • Address domain-specific requirements and constraints in the architecture.
• Identity Provider (IdP) SSO Integration:
  • Lead the integration of IdP SSO solutions to provide secure and efficient user authentication.
  • Ensure that the architecture supports various authentication protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth).
• Understanding Business Functional Requirements:
  • Engage with business stakeholders to gather and understand functional requirements.
  • Use this understanding to influence option selection and ensure that architectural decisions align with business needs.
• Technical Leadership:
  • Lead the technical aspects of the SaaS deployment, guiding development teams and ensuring adherence to architectural standards.
  • Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making processes among stakeholders.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on architectural decisions.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Documentation:
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including architectural diagrams, design specifications, and implementation plans.
  • Ensure that documentation is accessible and up-to-date for future reference.
• Quality Assurance:
  • Establish quality assurance processes to ensure that solutions meet defined standards and requirements.
  • Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to development teams.
• Performance Monitoring:
  • Monitor the performance of implemented solutions and identify areas for improvement.
  • Propose optimisations and enhancements based on performance metrics

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, preferably in SaaS environments.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure etc.).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

• Defining the future state for applications and infrastructure delivering business outcomes and capabilities
• Producing capability roadmaps and supporting documentation to define how we will get to future state
• Production and maintenance of capability maps and supporting documentation for functional areas and key elements of the IT architecture
• Owning the production and quality of High-Level Design documents (HLD) that identify the solution and all aspects of the solution including support, disaster recovery and any licensing considerations
• Working with business stakeholders to design solutions that satisfy the requirements of the business, take into consideration the full lifecycle, including strategic direction, TCO and supportability
• Delivering designs that provide appropriate levels of security, resilience and recovery capabilities
• Identifying and monitoring new trends and directions in IT and industry that could bring benefit to Greencore and present these back to the team
• Working closely with delivery teams, successfully handing over designs, providing guidance and governance to ensure that designs and company standards are followed, any exceptions recorded and approved as required
• Involved in driving innovative thinking and assisting colleagues to prototype ideas that can bring real advantage to the business
• Defining and maintaining technical policies, procedures and standards and provides assurance on adherence
• Providing technical and financial estimate input into proposal documents
• Providing technical governance and/or assurance into the delivery and operations functions to ensure designs, policies and procedures are understood and followed

• Ideally educated to Degree level or equivalent, significant experience across different types of IT project. Infrastructure, Public Cloud services, Applications (Inc. SaaS)
• Experience of working cross functionally, experience of agile project management
• A minimum of 3 years experience working as an architect at a similar level
• Supporting business transformation on a significant scale, in particular implementations and/or consolidations of significant applications in an an enterprise environment.
• Experience of developing and maintaining enterprise-wide capability maps and specific technology roadmaps
• Experience of developing complex solution architectures in modern compute paradigms eg. Combining SaaS, cloud, low-code, data platforms, integration technologies to design solutions.
• Sufficient technical skill to evaluate all aspects of a solution and guide technical teams in their detailed design and delivery processes and operations teams in supportability of new solutions.
• Confident in your ability to make decisions that encompass the entire end-to-end lifecycle of a solution and its application within the organisation

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Car Allowance
• Annual Target Bonus
• PSP Target Bonus
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• PMI Cover
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

We are searching for an experienced Solution Architect for an exciting technology and data-driven business - you will be responsible for defining the solution view for specific problems and projects in the enterprise, from application, software, data, and infrastructure perspectives, whilst ensuring alignment with the overall architecture strategy.

Your role will involve:

• Defining and owning the solution architectures, including 'as is,' 'to be' and transitional states.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment to the architecture strategy, vision and principles.
• Communicating solution architectures at the Governing Architecture Review Board and addressing any required actions.
• Working with Software Engineering to ensure implementations alignment to the solution.
• Managing architectural risk and debt at a solution level.

About You

To be successful as a Solution Architect in this role you will have experience in a similar position and you will be someone who can communicate to all levels of stakeholders. You will demonstrate excellent skills in Solution Architecture, including defining architectural functional and non-functional requirements, architectural diagrams, data flows, total cost of ownership, standards and design patterns.

You will also have/be:

• Collaborative, curious, creative and accountable.
• Proven experience of defining, communicating and delivering quality solution architectures in one or both of the following clouds - Azure and AWS, as well as on-premise and hybrid environments.
• A real enthusiasm for technology with an ability to identify innovation opportunities.
• You will be happy to question the why? Be able to ask questions, suggest alternative options and drive continuous improvement.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience of Application Development and Architecture is a distinct advantage!

Our client is a very dynamic, friendly and supportive business that values bold ideas and active curiosity. They foster a culture of innovation, encouraging everyone to contribute to the development and direction of their products and services, while continuously seeking new and efficient ways to work.

Collaboration is at the heart of what they do, and they take pride in coming together to achieve remarkable things.

The role is offered on a remote, full-time and permanent basis . The team meet up face to face twice (x2) every 3 months so on these occasions you will must to be happy to travel to offices in either Berkshire or Devon.

The role comes with an excellent benefits package which includes: -

• Generous Holiday Allowance : 25 days' holiday plus

Role : Solution Architect

Location : Halifax, 2 days per week on site required | NON-NEGOTIABLE

Duration : 6-month initial contract

Rate : Via umbrella

Shape the Future of Banking

Join a forward-thinking transformation team within one of the UK's most respected financial institutions. This is your opportunity to help define what the "branch of the future" looks like - creating smarter, more engaging, and efficient experiences for customers and colleagues alike.

You'll work at the intersection of innovation and practicality, designing solutions that integrate cutting-edge technologies with existing

Solutions Architect, Defence & Security, Stoke on Trent

Client facing, Solutions Architect to join a talented team. Delivery cutting-edge, high security solutions for a growing MSP.  You will be the bridge between clients and technical execution. Translating complex requirements into secure, scalable, and effective solutions.

Working closely with clients and internal teams to ensure technical integrity, alignment with industry best practices, and successful project delivery.

Designing end-to-end secure solutions  and develop detailed architecture diagrams both high- and low-level designs, specifications, and implementation roadmaps. Collaborating with sales, project managers, engineers, and vendors to shape and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.

Engaging with clients and internal stakeholders to understand business needs, technical challenges, and security requirements.

This would suit a strong communicator who is happy in a client facing role as you will lead technical workshops and presentations to gain, buy in from senior stakeholders. Providing technical oversight during the implementation lifecycles, resolving issues, guiding improvements, and ensuring compliance.

In addition to responding to RFI/RFP’s with detailed and tailored technical proposals, identifying and driving opportunities for innovation and enhancement of existing solutions.

Strong solution architecture, and ideally system design across secure / defence environments. Proficiency in architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, or certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, ITILV4 would be a plus. Any experience around solution design and modelling tools, enterprise architecture frameworks and cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP, virtualization, networking, or cybersecurity tools.

Must be SC cleared or able to obtain SC and eventually DV clearance.

For more info pls get in touch.

JOB DETAILS
- 600-650 PER DAY
- OUTSIDE IR35
- 6-MONTH CONTRACT
- 2 DAYS PER WEEK ON-SITE IN CARDIFF

Responsibilities:
- Drive architectural direction across multiple retail initiatives.
- Lead early-stage solution shaping and prioritisation.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define integration strategies.
- Support data-heavy solutions and external EDI interfaces.

Beneficial
- Strong experience with MuleSoft integrations.
- Exposure to Sitecore, Rapid, AWS and B2C platforms.
- Understanding of data architecture and API design.
- Familiarity with EDI and external party integrations.
- Salesforce experience is beneficial but not essential.

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We are looking for a Solution Architects to drive forward the Defence sector within Electrical and Embedded Systems. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the client projects that you are involved in. Further details on the roles can be found below:

Solution Architect To develop and implement solution architectures for maritime systems (including sonar and combat management systems). To design systems to meet the project needs, optimising the design through trade-offs to maximise customer and Thales value. Work closely with Hardware and Software teams to align the solution and detail architectures.

• Creating, managing, promoting and delivering Architectures for Thales Maritime projects.
• The development and management of Requirements Specifications for the System and Subsystems level.
• Good understanding of the development lifecycle and lifecycle products.
• Interfacing with the client, to define standards and architectural frameworks.
• Impact Analysis / Variation
• Compliance / Customer requirement resolution
• The defining and authorising of Design Descriptions and Verification objectives.
• Provide technical advice to the Engineering Group Manager on all technical matters and management issues related to the Systems Engineering Group.
• To provide technical direction and leadership to the Systems Engineering community.
• Interaction with key stakeholders.
• Understanding and embracing customer needs and advising customers.
• Establish and maintain a structured Systems Engineering process and activity.
• Provide technical specifications.
• Provide assistance and guidance to the Project Systems Engineers for their responsibilities and design decisions
• Represents the Systems Engineering Group on the Change Control Committee. Review change proposals, approve ECN's on behalf of the Engineering Department
• Keep abreast of technical development both within and outside of the company.
• To assist Engineering Group Manager to strengthen the engineering capabilities.

• Member of a professional body
• Engineering Degree or equivalent

• Able to use a range of IT tools.
• Has a sound ability to define the use of System Engineering tools, in particular modelling and requirements management.
• Has knowledge of configuration control processes.
• Can manage a complex project through a defined design process and is able to tailor CHORUS2 to project needs.
• Can define and use metrics as part of Quality assurance & control to change and re-model a System Engineering process.
• Working knowledge of project plans.
• Has knowledge of Engineering Safety Management in the context of architectural design
• A sound understanding of naval system architectures

• The Solution Architect is the technical focal point for the solution design and framework, and must be able to resolve all issues, problems, questions and conflicts in the entire system. This requires frequent handling of new and unusual issues therefore a proven record of working in combat systems is required.
• Experience of collaborative working with cross-industry/customer teams, desirable for this to be multi-national.
• Sound knowledge of combat systems deployed in UK maritime fleet, with detailed knowledge of at least one combat system equipment.
• The post holder should have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels in the spoken and written word. A good outward appearance, self-motivation and the ability to work under pressure are vital.
• The success of the Systems Engineering job family relies on the interaction of its engineers at all levels, therefore evidence of team working is required.

• Some travel to client sites may be required. Therefore, flexibility to travel and work at other locations is desirable.

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

Solution Architect - London - Outside IR35 - 600 per day

I am urgently looking to recruit a contract Solution Architect for a global construction company. This role supports the Enterprise Applications function to ensure that the strategy and roadmaps are communicated and applied across the business and appropriate third parties, by providing direction and guidance on all technical and functional aspects of, and modifications to the application architecture.

The client has multiple projects on going and you will be part of a large team working on two projects simultaneously.

Essential Skills & Experience required;

Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks eg: TOGAF, Gartner.

Extensive experience of designing complex solution architecture from concept to ready to build across multiple technologies.

Ability to harvest architectural patterns in order to promote reuse and consistency.

Experience of working as part of a SCRUM team, supporting design sessions and technical delivery leads in producing solution plans.

Experience of establishing applications architecture standards.


Responsibilities include:

Working with the Lead Enterprise Architect and Product Managers to understand implications of the proposed solution design on the enterprise applications strategy and landscape.

Support Enterprise Applications function in defining and maintaining the solution architecture and applications roadmap.

Ensure current architecture is defined and maintained to agreed standards, supporting and adhering to defined architectural principles.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge, document solution artifacts including solution plans and harvest architectural patterns for reuse.

Possess a general understanding of the latest technology innovations which informs the overall technical direction.

Communicate proposed Solution Architecture options and designs to the relevant design authority to enable informed decision making.

Solution Architect - London - Outside IR35 - 600 per day

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

JOB DETAILS
- 600-650 PER DAY
- OUTSIDE IR35
- 6-MONTH CONTRACT
- 2 DAYS PER WEEK ON-SITE IN CARDIFF

Responsibilities:
- Drive architectural direction across multiple retail initiatives.
- Lead early-stage solution shaping and prioritisation.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define integration strategies.
- Support data-heavy solutions and external EDI interfaces.

Beneficial
- Strong experience with MuleSoft integrations.
- Exposure to Sitecore, Rapid, AWS and B2C platforms.
- Understanding of data architecture and API design.
- Familiarity with EDI and external party integrations.
- Salesforce experience is beneficial but not essential.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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