13 System Architecture jobs in the United Kingdom
System Architecture Expert (AI)
Posted 7 days ago
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A prestigious global technology research center based in London is seeking a visionary AI Systems Architect to redefine how intelligent features are built into the core of smart device operating systems.
This is a high-impact opportunity to lead architectural innovation at the intersection of AI and OS design. The successful candidate will help drive the evolution of next-generation intelligent platforms by integrating advanced machine learning capabilities at the system level.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect next-generation operating system components that natively support AI functionalities, enabling efficient model execution and intelligent resource management.
- Embed advanced machine learning techniques into OS frameworks to enhance power efficiency, scheduling, and real-time responsiveness across device classes.
- Design and implement adaptive application frameworks that enable AI-driven user experiences.
- Monitor and evaluate developments in system-level intelligence and emerging AI technologies.
- Define long-term technology roadmaps and identify innovation opportunities aligned with strategic goals.
- Produce detailed technical specifications and architectural documentation to support integration and development teams.
- Collaborate with internal and external experts to assess and implement competitive AI innovations.
Candidate Profile - Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive knowledge of operating system architecture, including low-level systems programming.
- Proven track record in applying AI/ML techniques at the system level, particularly within intelligent or embedded platforms.
- Strong analytical and strategic planning skills; capable of shaping long-term technology visions.
- Background in AI research, including one or more of: natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, or machine reasoning.
- Demonstrated experience leading advanced research projects and integrating results into production environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a focus on strategic collaboration.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Publications in top-tier AI or systems conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, OSDI).
- Experience bringing AI-powered products to market, especially within consumer electronics or mobile ecosystems.
- Familiarity with mobile OS frameworks and knowledge of AI acceleration (e.g., NPU, GPU, DSP).
If you're excited by the opportunity to shape the future of AI-native operating systems, we encourage you to apply. Send your CV to or apply now to take the next step in your career.
Senior Solution Architecture

Posted 9 days ago
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The Solution Architect is responsible for translating the client's business requirements into specific systems, applications, or process designs for very large complex technology solutions and architectures. You'll act as an advocate for the client as the ultimate authority on the architecture designed to address client business problems. You'll provide direction for design activities, often project-based, sometimes working at customer sites. You will have the opportunity to further your product development and AI solution knowledge, team leadership and technical problem solving.
As a Solution Architect you'll gather customer insights from a broad range of stakeholders to shape and form both the definition and ongoing execution of projects. You'll define and document the architecture to communicate the value proposition of the business solution along with the project approach. Collaborating with the Project Manager you'll jointly drive project/technical governance of the design, build, and deployment into use. You'll work with the business sponsor and customer stakeholders to gather and ratify requirements and constraints and collaborating with the Account Team and/or Bid Team to understand the business solution/problem. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
**Responsibilities**
+ You will be responsible for identifying, agreeing and delivering technical outcomes for Microsoft customers, meeting agreed technical and business goals.
+ You will gather customer insights from a broad range of stakeholders as well as the main business sponsor to shape and form both the definition and ongoing execution of projects and work with customer/ stakeholders and business sponsor to socialize both the business solution and the project approach to determine if changes are needed to the business solution.
+ You will use evidence-based approach to represent the customer and share insights with Product Engineering teams and the business with a view to improving Microsoft technologies, products, services and offerings such that they can better meet customer needs.
+ You will define and document the Architecture through an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/constraints traceability matrix to communicate the value proposition of the business solution along with the project approach.
+ You will work with customers to understand and demonstrate business value (e.g., release of revenue, cost savings) that the business solution realizes and manage and resolve ambiguity in the requirements and constraints and documents assumptions and implications where it cannot be resolved.
+ You will generate new and/or improvements to existing intellectual property. Connects gaps and patterns across business and technology areas to drive changes.
+ You will identify which ideas should be culled, with consideration for scale across customers and drive the re-use of intellectual property and recommends practices in both pre-sales and delivery as well as participate and contribute to internal/external communities.
+ You will lead virtual teams around technologies and customer/partner challenges by sharing ideas, insight, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field and the larger virtual team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape.
**Qualifications**
**Required Qualifications (RQs)**
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
OR equivalent experience
2+ years managing multiple projects or portfolios
1+ year(s) experience leading blended, multidisciplinary teams
**As a preference, this role may require you to hold or be able to obtain, at minimum, the Security Check (SC) clearance as issued by The United Kingdom Security Vetting Unit (UKSV). Note: To be eligible to apply for the Security Check (SC) clearance, you must be currently residing in the UK and be a UK national or have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of five years.**
**Preferred Qualifications (PQs)**
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,
Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
OR equivalent experience
+ Experience engaging in large scale consulting programmes of work (including estimation models, scoping, development of budgetary estimates, writing proposals)
+ Extensive experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services
+ Technical acumen and problem-solving skills, able to architect robust, scalable solutions and address complex technical challenges
+ Experience working closely with application development teams, setting technical vision, standards, and roadmaps
+ Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and the overall software delivery lifecycle
+ Excellent communication skills; able to convey technical vision and strategy to clients and senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives
+ Hands-on knowledge of data services, including Azure Data Lake, Azure Fabric, and modern data architectures
+ Experience with other hyper-cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP, including hybrid and multi-cloud solution design
+ Proven understanding of Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Machine Learning, including practical knowledge of platforms such as Azure AI Foundry, and how to apply AI/ML to achieve real business outcomes
+ Refactoring of applications to adopt Azure based cloud native technologies including Kubernetes services, Azure Container Applications, Azure SQL, CosmosDB, Application Gateway, Container Registry and Event Hub.
+ Ability to produce high-quality architectural documentation and reference architectures
+ Awareness of security, compliance, and governance in cloud environments
Relevant Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert)
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
IT Practitioner - Solution Architecture
Posted 4 days ago
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Job Title:
IT Practitioner - Solution Architecture
Location:
Barrow-in-Furness.
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:
Competitive
What you'll be doing:
Supporting the Demand Management meetings to help route demand appropriately to delivery teamsnUndertaking business analysis with customers and eliciting their requirementsnAligning incoming demand to the functional and overall strategic roadmapnDefining Solution Options in line with customer requirementsnProducing Architecture Packs to communicate complexity surrounding customer demandnProducing High Level Designs to gain quotations from the IT service provider and mobilise IT projectsnProduction of weekly performance metrics for IT managementnYour skills and experiences:
Essential
Competent in capturing and understanding customer requirementsnCompetent in stakeholder management and engagementnKnowledge and experience in modelling and solution architecturenKnowledge and experience of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)nCompetent in identifying risks and opportunitiesnDesirable
Knowledge and experience of Business Analysis ProcessnKnowledge of the IT function - teams within the function and their high level responsibilitiesnBenefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The IM&T Product Fulfilment team:
By joining us in the team, you will have a fantastic opportunity to engage with multiple stakeholders across the business, determining their requirements, liaising with internal IT stakeholders and advising on IT solutions to meet them, while ensuring alignment with the functional and organisational strategy/roadmap. You will play a key part in some of our most complex and exciting programmes to date. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date:
19 th August 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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Director of Presales Solution Architecture
Posted 409 days ago
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Who are Tyk, and what do we do?
The Tyk API Management platform is helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services. We’re changing the way that organisations connect any number of their systems and services. Whether internal, external, public or highly encrypted systems, Tyk helps businesses drive value across the retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, or media industries (to name just a few!)
If you’ve banked online, used an app to check the news, or perhaps even driven a connected car, API’s, and by extension, Tyk, make that possible. Founded in 2015 with offices in London - UK, London - Ontario, Atlanta and Singapore, we have many thousands of users of our B2B platform across the globe. Brands using Tyk range from Lotte, Bell, T Mobile, to RBS, Capital One and Vinci. We have a varied user base hailing from every continent – even Antarctica.
Our Mission
Tyk is on a mission to connect every system in the world. We’ve started by building an API Management platform.
Total flexibility, default remote, radical responsibility
We offer unlimited paid holidays and remote working from anywhere in the world , for everyone, Why? Tyk was founded on the principle of offering flexibility and autonomy to our employees, we believe this allows our employees to achieve their best results. It also means we can build the best possible team, location and working hours are no barrier.
If this sounds like an environment that you believe could work for you then read on to find out more.
Requirements
The role:
Tyk is actively seeking an accomplished and dynamic Director of Solution Architecture to lead and inspire our team of Solution Architects. As a key player in our EMEA Commercial Team, you will drive team development, foster a customer-centric culture, and achieve strategic goals. If you are a seasoned professional with a proven track record in technical leadership, customer engagement, and team management, we want to hear from you!
Here’s what you’ll be getting up to:
As the Director of Solution Architecture for our EMEA team you will:
- Manage and lead Solution Architects, overseeing their technical development
- Lead the development and execution of skill and personal development plans for the Solution Architecture Team.
- Ensure the proficiency of Solutions Architect specialists in effectively engaging with clients and prospects.
- Identify and nurture region-specific skills to comprehensively cover the entire technical stack.
- Provide training and equip Presales, Customer, and Channel Solution Architects for their respective roles.
- Develop assets, artifacts, and processes to elevate the team's operational standards.
- Review high-value customer engagements and execute success plans
- Enable Solution Architects to deliver a best-in-class customer experience.
- Cultivate and promote a proactive customer experience culture within the team.
- Serve as a regional point of escalation for technical support, providing guidance in high-value customer situations.
- Share team successes, aligning them with goals, targets, and expectations.
- Contribute to Tyk's market visibility through asset creation and active participation in events.
- Conduct stakeholder meetings to represent the customer and design shared processes
- Maintain accurate KPIs and OKRs
- Collaborate with the VP of Sales to set individual and team goals, regional revenue, and customer KPIs.
- Establish and drive OKRs for the regional Solution Architecture team.
- Collaborate with the VP of Sales to meet regional revenue targets
- Standardise processes and assets in collaboration with other Directors of Solution Architecture.
- Advocate for best practices and effectively communicate complex technical requirements to internal teams.
- Support other teams through constructive feedback, challenge, and knowledge sharing.
- Contribute to business projects, GTM processes, and future growth plans.
- Engage directly with engineers and users to inform product and company vision.
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Extensive expertise within solution architecture, cloud-native principles, and internet foundations.
- Solid experience as a people manager, developing high-performing teams.
- Background in solution architecture and knowledge of software development practices.
- Proficiency in Linux, scripting, internet technologies, and databases.
- Strong understanding of DevOps, deployment practices, and relevant technologies.
- Comprehensive experience in backend engineering or solution architecture for complex systems.
- Familiarity with K8s, EC2, AKS, Docker, GoLang, gRPC, GraphQL, SSL/TLS, Caching, Redis, Mongo, CI/CD.
- Proven experience defining, managing, and enabling successful proof of concepts.
- Advantageous: experience in Go, C, or C++ and domain expertise in API Management.
Benefits
Here’s why you should join us:
- Everyone has unlimited paid holidays.
- We have total flexibility in hours, as we believe creativity flows better when our people are given freedom to decide when they are most productive. Everyone is unique after all.
- Employee share scheme
- Generous maternity and paternity leave
- Volunteering Days
- Company retreats
- Employee Wellbeing platform
We all share the same vision - we value authenticity, respect, responsibility, independence, honesty, diversity and inclusion and most importantly treating others how you wish to be treated. We look for like-minded people who bring their personalities to work everyday, strive to achieve their personal goals and who are willing to challenge the way we do things, why? - to make what we do even better!
Our values tell the story of Tyk - here’s how:
- It’s ok to screw up!
We’ve found that it’s often the ‘stupid’ or unexpected ideas that turn out to be the successful ones - so try it, at least we can say we have!
- The only stupid idea, is the untested one!
It’s in our DNA - starting a business with founders 12 hours apart, giving our gateway away for free - sure, we did that, and we’d do it again!
- Trust starts with you - make it count!
Trust is a two-way street - instil it from day one!
- Assume best intent!
We have each other’s back - we’re all on the same team. Think before you speak or act.
- Make things better!
Always try to leave things better than when you found them - change is constant, inevitable and embraced! Be that change we want to see.
What’s it like to work here! check it out:
Tyk is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
You can see more about us here
Martech Solution Architecture - Analytics & AI Lead
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Enterprise Architecture, director
Posted 4 days ago
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This is a pivotal role in shaping our data landscape, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and driving innovation through effective data management practices. You will lead a team of skilled data architects, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and define the strategic direction for data initiatives.
What you will do:
Data Strategy Development:
- Develop and articulate a comprehensiv.
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Enterprise Architecture Director
Posted 4 days ago
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Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
Why we need this role
This role is central to shaping Colts enterprise architecture strategy, with a strong emphasis on OSS technologies and core networking. As a key architectural leader, you will drive.
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Director of Enterprise Architecture
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*Must have Manufacturing Sector experience.
*Must be Eligible to work in the UK.
Leading UK & International organisation is seeking to secure a Director of Enterprise Architecture.Will be a member of the Senior Leadership team.
The role would suite an experienced EA leader with a breadth of experience covering - Applications, ERP, Data & Technology Domains.
Will develop, structure & lead the Enterprise Architecture function. Define the 10-year Technology Roadmap to support strategic aims, investment plan & long-term Digital Transformation initiatives. Develop a Blueprint to manage IT Risk, Drive Innovation, lead & manage Enterprise-Wide Architecture Standards & Practices.
Role:
- Strategic Leadership - Member of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Architecture Design & Oversight - Lead the design of end-to-end Architectural Solutions.
- Enterprise-Wide Systems Integration & advise on technology trends.
- Develop, define the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Framework - Applications, Data & Technology Domains.
- Develop a 5-10-year Enterprise Architecture roadmap - aligned to IT Strategy.
- EA Governance & Standards - Establish Architecture Governance processes & practices.
- Compliance with Architectural Principles, Standards & Best Practices.
- Integration of emerging technologies - into existing Enterprise Architecture.
- Deliver Architecture Scalability, Security & Resilience.
- Collaborate with business & technology leaders.
- Advise on industry trends & emerging technologies.
- Drive Innovation - identify technology opportunities & operational efficiency.
- Budget - manage Architecture budgets, tool & resources.
- Third-party engagement - liaise & partner with external providers.
- Leadership - lead an internal team of Solution, Integration, Cloud, Data Architects.
- Enterprise Architecture Leadership - 5+ years’ experience.
- Define, Set-up & Structure Enterprise Architecture function.
- Leading Architectural teams - Solution, Integration, Cloud, Data Architects etc.
- Background in - Networks, Cloud Technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), Application Integration & Data Architecture.
- IOT - Industrial - Factory Automation.
- SAP S4 HANA - SAP RISE - Desirable environment experience.
- TOGAF, Zachman - or similar Framework experience.
- Certified in any of the following - TOGAF / AWS / Azure / CISSP / ITIL / COBIT.
- Ability to deliver well thought through quality EA plans - then deliver them effectively.
- Proactive Approach - must have a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
- Ability to navigate a complex environment & effectively manage change.
- Gravitas & Maturity to build & establish relationships at all levels.
Director of Enterprise Architecture
Posted 4 days ago
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*Must have Manufacturing Sector experience.
*Must be Eligible to work in the UK.
Leading UK & International organisation is seeking to secure a Director of Enterprise Architecture.Will be a member of the Senior Leadership team.
The role would suite an experienced EA leader with a breadth of experience covering - Applications, ERP, Data & Technology Domains.
Will develop, structure & lead the Enterprise Architecture function. Define the 10-year Technology Roadmap to support strategic aims, investment plan & long-term Digital Transformation initiatives. Develop a Blueprint to manage IT Risk, Drive Innovation, lead & manage Enterprise-Wide Architecture Standards & Practices.
Role:
- Strategic Leadership - Member of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Architecture Design & Oversight - Lead the design of end-to-end Architectural Solutions.
- Enterprise-Wide Systems Integration & advise on technology trends.
- Develop, define the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Framework - Applications, Data & Technology Domains.
- Develop a 5-10-year Enterprise Architecture roadmap - aligned to IT Strategy.
- EA Governance & Standards - Establish Architecture Governance processes & practices.
- Compliance with Architectural Principles, Standards & Best Practices.
- Integration of emerging technologies - into existing Enterprise Architecture.
- Deliver Architecture Scalability, Security & Resilience.
- Collaborate with business & technology leaders.
- Advise on industry trends & emerging technologies.
- Drive Innovation - identify technology opportunities & operational efficiency.
- Budget - manage Architecture budgets, tool & resources.
- Third-party engagement - liaise & partner with external providers.
- Leadership - lead an internal team of Solution, Integration, Cloud, Data Architects.
- Enterprise Architecture Leadership - 5+ years’ experience.
- Define, Set-up & Structure Enterprise Architecture function.
- Leading Architectural teams - Solution, Integration, Cloud, Data Architects etc.
- Background in - Networks, Cloud Technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), Application Integration & Data Architecture.
- IOT - Industrial - Factory Automation.
- SAP S4 HANA - SAP RISE - Desirable environment experience.
- TOGAF, Zachman - or similar Framework experience.
- Certified in any of the following - TOGAF / AWS / Azure / CISSP / ITIL / COBIT.
- Ability to deliver well thought through quality EA plans - then deliver them effectively.
- Proactive Approach - must have a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
- Ability to navigate a complex environment & effectively manage change.
- Gravitas & Maturity to build & establish relationships at all levels.
Director of Enterprise Architecture
Posted 4 days ago
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*Must have Manufacturing Sector experience.
*Must be Eligible to work in the UK.
Leading UK & International organisation is seeking to secure a Director of Enterprise Architecture.Will be a member of the Senior Leadership team.
The role would suite an experienced EA leader with a breadth of experience cove.
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