Lead Solution Architect — Digital Transformation Leader

Royal Mail; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK delivery service is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to build and manage a team of architects. You will ensure IT projects adhere to best practices and meet RMG standards, engaging closely with stakeholders to balance delivery and long-term technology health. The ideal candidate has a strong background in complex systems architecture and experience with Agile methodologies. This role offers generous family-friendly benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.

Discounts and offers – over 800 offers for savings.

Supportive and generous company sick pay.

24/7 access to Wellbeing services for employees and families.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of Solution Architects and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Mastery of complex systems architecture design and delivery.
• Experience in large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban).
• Architecture qualifications (TOGAF, Microsoft Azure, AWS) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan demand and ensure the right mix of architecture skills and resources.
• Line manage and develop Solution Architects, empowering decision-making with governance support.
• Drive training and eliminate single points of failure.
• Translate project blueprints into solution designs, escalating deviations where needed.
• Assure quality control, peer review, and risk communication to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Technology Directors and governance forums to balance competing needs.
• Establish best-in-class ways of working, embedding engineering early in sprints.
• Lead stakeholder meetings to balance delivery pressures with long-term technology health.

Job description

A leading UK delivery service is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to build and manage a team of architects. You will ensure IT projects adhere to best practices and meet RMG standards, engaging closely with stakeholders to balance delivery and long-term technology health. The ideal candidate has a strong background in complex systems architecture and experience with Agile methodologies. This role offers generous family-friendly benefits and opportunities for professional growth.