Solutions Architect

TN United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Solution Architect to define and assure solution architecture across various projects. This role involves high-level design and detailed assurance, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with business strategies. You will explore solution options, guide vendor selection, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. If you are proactive, detail-oriented, and possess strong analytical and communication skills, this opportunity offers a chance to influence key architectural decisions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in omni-channel retail organizations or management consultancies.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Defining and assuring the solution architecture for projects and initiatives.
• Collaborating with stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure solution delivery.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Experience in omni-channel retail

Tools

Modeling Tools

Architecture Frameworks

Job description

Job Description: Solution Architect

The Solution Architect is responsible for defining and assuring the solution architecture for projects and initiatives. This role involves high-level design, detailed design assurance, and supporting the development and implementation of solutions through all environments to production.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Exploring potential solution options and making clear recommendations based on business needs, enterprise architecture, feasibility, cost, risk, benefits, and support implications.
2. Guiding vendor and product selection to ensure alignment with project needs and long-term business strategies.
3. Defining, owning, and maintaining cross-functional solution architecture, including integrations and data.
4. Collaborating with business stakeholders, analysts, product managers, engineers, and delivery teams.
5. Analyzing options, reviewing third-party designs, and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cost-effective, and future-proof.
6. Working with the Enterprise Architect to align with IT and business strategies, standards, and architecture.
7. Leading vendor selection, assisting with planning and estimation, and ensuring solution delivery as designed.
8. Challenging existing ideas and continuously improving architecture processes and artifacts.
9. Ensuring all activities are performed to high standards with minimal risk, and opportunities for improvement are acted upon.

Qualifications and experience required include:

1. Experience in omni-channel retail organizations or management consultancies, covering domains like Digital, POS, and Order Management.
2. Familiarity with packaged and bespoke applications across stores, commerce, and payment & fraud systems.
3. Ability to communicate complex ideas simply to senior stakeholders.
4. Knowledge of modeling tools, delivery lifecycles, and architecture aspects (business, application, data, technology, integrations).
5. Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills, with excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
6. Proactive, resilient, detail-oriented, and commercially aware.
7. Experience or desire to move into line management.

Note: All team members should be flexible, as roles may evolve based on business needs.