Hybrid Lead Solution Architect: Cloud & AI Platform

Jacobs; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cover

Life Assurance

Enhanced Pension

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Lead Solution Architect to shape software platforms used by engineers globally. You will guide architectural direction, mentor teams, and ensure scalable, secure cloud-based solutions across multiple applications.

You will influence engineering standards, drive CI/CD practices, and collaborate with product leaders to deliver high-impact technology outcomes. This is a permanent UK-based role with hybrid working and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience designing distributed, cloud-based software platforms.
• Strong architectural judgement and ability to influence across teams.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural leadership across a broad portfolio of software products and services.
• Translate business needs into robust, scalable, and secure solutions.
• Guide architectural decision-making and mentor engineering teams.
• Review solution designs and establish consistent approaches to software development, cloud architecture, and CI/CD.
• Engage with technology at a detailed level when needed to solve complex challenges.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Azure/AWS

CI/CD

Software architecture

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Lead Solution Architect to shape software platforms used by engineers globally. You will guide architectural direction, mentor teams, and ensure scalable, secure cloud-based solutions across multiple applications.

You will influence engineering standards, drive CI/CD practices, and collaborate with product leaders to deliver high-impact technology outcomes. This is a permanent UK-based role with hybrid working and travel as needed.