Lead Solution Architect – Cloud & Security (Hybrid)

i3Works; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Annual bonus

25 days holiday

5% company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Electric car leasing

Wellbeing support

Job summary

i3Works is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure cloud solutions across defence, private and public sectors. You will guide cross-functional teams from initial design through deployment, ensuring architectures meet security and compliance requirements.

The role is hybrid with a Bristol focus; travel to client sites is expected. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management are essential to succeed in this outward-facing

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing cloud-based architectures for complex projects.
• Experience delivering solutions in secure or regulated environments.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex IT solutions on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to translate requirements into architectures.
• Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Create and review high-quality technical designs and architecture documentation.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards, security policies and compliance.
• Provide architectural governance throughout the solution delivery lifecycle.
• Recommend technologies and best practices to enhance performance and resilience.
• Possess NSV clearance or be eligible to obtain NSV clearance.
• Be willing to travel to client sites.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Solution design

Stakeholder engagement

Security & compliance

NSV clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Job description

i3Works is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure cloud solutions across defence, private and public sectors. You will guide cross-functional teams from initial design through deployment, ensuring architectures meet security and compliance requirements.

The role is hybrid with a Bristol focus; travel to client sites is expected. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management are essential to succeed in this outward-facing