Global Solution Architect for B2C/B2B & Integrations

MARKS&SPENCER; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% colleague discount on M&S products

Holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Pension and life assurance

Induction and training

Exclusive perks via M&S Choices

Family policies

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking a Solution Architect to shape integration across the FH&B international domain. You will design B2B/B2C systems, partner and franchise integrations, and the patterns that connect platforms, partners and legacy estate.

Working with engineering, product, architecture and external partners, you will define reusable patterns, perform architecture assurance during delivery and enable reliable international growth.

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-scale integration solutions.
• Experience designing B2C/B2B integrations including direct-to-consumer commerce, franchise, wholesale, partner or marketplace integrations.
• Ability to produce High-Level Designs and architecture patterns for engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of APIs, event streaming, messaging and file-based integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architectures for M&S International B2C/B2B systems, including tech, data, integration, security and operations.
• Design secure, scalable integration architectures across cloud-native, on-premises, partner and legacy systems.
• Evaluate integration options with Architecture Decision Records focusing on risk, costs and value.
• Produce High-Level Designs and reusable reference patterns for delivery teams.
• Provide architecture assurance through design reviews, governance and prototype validation.
• Collaborate with product, platforms, engineering and external partners to align dependencies and delivery plans.
• Assess emerging technologies to strengthen resilience and delivery pace.

Skills

Solution Architecture

B2B/B2C integrations

APIs

Event streaming

Security

Resilience

Operational architecture

Cross-functional influence

Job description

Marks & Spencer is seeking a Solution Architect to shape integration across the FH&B international domain. You will design B2B/B2C systems, partner and franchise integrations, and the patterns that connect platforms, partners and legacy estate.

Working with engineering, product, architecture and external partners, you will define reusable patterns, perform architecture assurance during delivery and enable reliable international growth.