Digital Solutions Architect

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler is seeking a highly experienced Digital Solutions Architect in the UK to lead modern software architecture initiatives across hybrid-cloud and mobile-first platforms. The role focuses on delivering scalable, secure digital landscapes and end-to-end data flows with strong governance.

You will collaborate with PODs, IT design teams, and vendors to ensure architectural alignment with business requirements, data protection, and PCI standards.

Qualifications

• Experience designing modern cloud architectures for multi-paneled digital ecosystems.
• Proven track record in digital transformation projects and legacy modernization.
• Ability to work with multiple PODs, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Champion technology development and IT deployment processes with scalable, secure designs.
• Create design blueprints for the end-to-end digital landscape and data journeys.
• Collaborate with PODs, IT design teams, and vendors to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure security by design and PCI/data protection compliance.
• Chair the Digital Architecture Review Board and present design options to stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation

Facilitation

Influencing

Agile development

Cloud architecture

DevOps mindset

Education

Degree in Computer Science or technology-related field

Tools

Terraform

Job description

What will I be doing?

• Champion modern technology product development & deployment processes and procedures, adhering to IT protocol for digital solutions architecture, following best practices of scalability, security, error handling, monitoring, post go live monitoring and support
• Designing robust solutions to deliver a great member experience using hybrid-cloud and mobile first approach
• Accountable for maintaining digital architectural landscape within DL IT landscape
• Accountable for design blueprints of the entire digital landscape
• Responsible for relevant touch points in the DL architectural landscape
• Ensure solution fits data journeys - full end to end thinking
• Collaborating with business stakeholders, IT Design team and all vendors involved
• Work with IT Design/Secure Team to ensure broader solution architecture goals are being met
• Provide technical solution designs by taking into consideration business requirements, industry best practices, models, frameworks and security/compliance
• Ensure solutions are designed to be compliant with data protection, information, security and PCI standards
• Manage the Digital architecture works pipeline closely liaising with POD Heads & Project Managers
• Collaborate with PODs (BA/Product Owner/PM) and the vendor architects to produce design blueprints, considering full end-to-end processes / data flows / security / business processes / reporting and impacts to operations and members
• Agree with the PODs and IT Programme Management team the scope of works for the POD and IT Project in order to deliver the complete solution
• Provide digital requirement definition support - collaborating with Digital Business Analysts during (to educate) and after (to draft solutions) request capture, in order to understand functional, technical, reporting, and user experience requirements
• Collaborate closely with the Digital Data Architect to understand the impact of data demands and volumes on existing infrastructure capacity/scale and data interfaces
• Embrace/embed 'security by design' principles for all Digital design
• Clearly communicate design solution options to business owners in order to seek design approval
• Oversee formal approvals process for technical design of Digital products - hand to Security & Legal, Support for formal sign off
• Chair monthly Digital Architecture Review Board
• Attend weekly Digital/IT Architecture meeting
• Follow principles that allow for multiple option design thinking
• Design full end to end test plans including Load & Performance stress points
• Validate development and testing work carried out by third-party vendors to meet the design requirements
• Input to solution cost estimates to ensure accurate budgeting
• Produce, manage and keep up to date all Digital designs, architecture, policy and specification documentation
• Working jointly with the Digital Data Architect, prepare documentation/work closely with IT support team on handover to support tasks
• Adhere to design principles and DL security standards in all design works
• Ensure landscape is fit for purpose and identify areas of optimisation required: infrastructure and architecture review, identify technical debt, capacity planning, environment management, review incident trends and automation
• Join critical P1s or major incidents to assist with troubleshooting scenarios (when/where relevant)
• Work with Director of Digital Engineering to refine digital technology strategy for David Lloyd Digital
• Develop Digital architecture/technology roadmaps
• Represent Digital Architecture at the IT Change Advisory Board

How will I be measured?

Digital pod team deliverables start and finish on time with minimal solution/technology barriers

No design/architecture related escalations to Director of Digital Engineering and Head of Design & Data

Digital Solutions Architect is the go to for all Digital IT architecture queries - seen as knowledgeable and able to provide the complete apps, data and infrastructure view point

For all new service introductions/enhancements in infrastructure/apps/data: no service issues are generated due to design flaws

Service optimisation delivered &or service optimisation papers that are approved

All solution designs are approved within SLA

360 feedback including from vendors - is supportive of the role and the incumbent is seen to be expert in the field of Digital solution architecture

All Digital/IT management meetings, Digital Architecture Review Board, CAB are attended

What qualifications, skills and experience do I need?

• Ability to work in a multi-speed organisation, and coordinate the different moving parts required to deliver new functionality
• Experience in dealing with and prioritising the requests of multiple stakeholders
• Experience overseeing modern development processes, including: Native mobile app development, Back-end microservices development (Java, NodeJS), IaC approaches to infrastructure provisioning (Terraform/Terraform Cloud)
• Systems design/architecture experience, particularly in modernisation/Digital Transformation projects
• Diverse solutions architecture experience covering modern cloud infrastructure, modern technology & legacy systems
• Background in dev ops, engineering, infrastructure AS code
• Degree in Computer Science or a technology-related field
• Experienced in applying commercial judgement to ensure recommendations are in line with budgets
• Comfortable with documenting and communicating the model used to understand the enterprise, system, application, and network through a series of viewpoints
• Strong influencing and engagement skills
• Skills in presentation, communication, facilitation
• Adept at working collaboratively both within the Digital & IT functions and across the broader business teams as well as with a diverse set of 3rd party vendors

Desirable

Agile application development

Key behaviours

• Pragmatic creative, agile, can do, option generator, energetic, self-motivated , sense of ownership
• Communicates complex IT solutions & concepts in plain easy to understand language
• Must have skill: with multiple-PODs potentially running, must have the ability to work across multiple design requirements
• Able to juggle project priorities and stakeholders
• Collaborative working, one team culture, supportive: no idea is a bad idea
• Stay abreast of latest tech innovations
• Think holistically to understand how our technology and solutions impact member/team member/club experience