Enterprise Solutions Architect – Data & AI Platforms

Internetwork Expert; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Simple Machines, a London-based boutique technology firm, is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to design large-scale, data-intensive platforms for enterprise clients. You will own end-to-end solution designs and work closely with engineers, product managers, and client stakeholders to bring concepts to production.

In this hybrid London role, you will translate business needs into clear architectures, present designs to senior audiences, and contribute to the architecture practice with

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Solutions Architect on large-scale enterprise platforms.
• Client-facing delivery with multiple engagements or programmes.
• Ability to align technical and business audiences with competing priorities.
• Strong grounding in distributed systems, API design, and integration architecture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clear design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions across large-scale enterprise platforms: APIs, integrations, data flows, and the supporting cloud infrastructure
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into well-documented architectures that engineering teams can build from
• Present and defend designs with senior client stakeholders, including enterprise architects and programme leadership
• Work within client governance processes such as architecture review boards and security reviews
• Collaborate day to day with engineers, data scientists, and product managers in an Agile delivery model
• Balance strategic direction with pragmatic delivery, judging when to invest in long-term design and when to ship
• Contribute to the wider architecture practice at Simple Machines through standards and reusable patterns

Skills

Distributed systems

API design

Data processing

Data warehousing

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication

Software engineering background

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Simple Machines, a London-based boutique technology firm, is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to design large-scale, data-intensive platforms for enterprise clients. You will own end-to-end solution designs and work closely with engineers, product managers, and client stakeholders to bring concepts to production.

In this hybrid London role, you will translate business needs into clear architectures, present designs to senior audiences, and contribute to the architecture practice with