Lead Solution Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health care

Life assurance

Access to training resources

Discounts within Tata network

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Manchester is seeking a Lead Solution Architect passionate about innovation and best practices. In this role, you will analyze proposals for complex products, lead design initiatives, and work with engineers to assess solution viability. Your expertise in solution design will be essential in aligning data solutions with business goals. TCS offers competitive salary packages, health care, pension, and opportunities for professional development and wellness initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in solution design or architecture.
• Ability to analyze feasibility and strategic alignment of proposals.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical individuals.

Responsibilities

• Analyze feasibility and strategic alignment of proposals for complex products.
• Ensure designs meet quality standards.
• Lead design on change initiatives through collaboration.

Skills

Software engineering design background

Experience in designing and leading design change

Great interpersonal skills

Expertise in organizational design standards

Strong understanding of business requirements

Job description

Are you passionate about driving innovation and best practices in your field?

We have an exciting opportunity for you – Lead Solution Architect!

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose‑led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve – our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Drive data integrity, governance, and responsible AI adoption
• Work with cutting‑edge digital and AI platforms
• Enable automation, intelligence, and smarter decision‑making at enterprise scale

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze feasibility and strategic alignment of proposals for complex products or services
• Ensure all designs meet quality, resilience and technical standards
• Leading design on specific change initiatives through research and collaboration
• Working closely with Product Owners to assess business requirements and draft solutions
• Working alongside engineers to assess solution viability, expanding your technology, knowledge and skills
• Working with enterprise architects to validate your designs, building understanding of group standards and strategic direction

Key Skills / Knowledge:

• A software engineering design background or solution design/architecture
• Experience in designing and leading design change across complex operational and technology landscapes
• Great interpersonal skills and a good communicator with technical and non-technical people
• Passionate about driving a fantastic design function for the best solution performance
• Expertise in organizational design standards, architecture, and design governance requirements
• Strong understanding of business requirements and the ability to translate them into effective data architectures
• Aligning data solutions with overall business goals

TCS is consistently voted as a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.