Lead Solutions Architect - Nuclear & SMR Projects

Great British Energy - Nuclear; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Great British Energy – Nuclear seeks a Solution Architect to analyse, design and assure its information systems landscape aligned with objectives for a world-leading intelligent client of major nuclear infrastructure projects. You will report to the Lead Solution Architect and collaborate with project teams, partners and stakeholders to turn requirements into justified designs.

The role emphasizes TOGAF-based architecture, cross-domain coordination across technical, security, data and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of reference information systems architecture applicable for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work across cross-disciplinary teams, understanding business requirements and aligning technical solutions with enterprise-level strategy.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to make informed decisions under pressure.
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to build capability in others, while working independently at pace in a multi-party environment.
• TOGAF knowledge or certification and an understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, including their application in large-scale systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to innovation forums, to assess the suitability of initial business requirements and ideas for improvement, to triage them for further work to investigate.
• Analyse business requirements prepared by Business Analysts and give feedback including to business stakeholders on the feasibility, appropriateness, and typical solutions that exist.
• Lead solution optioneering and support business case development, considering benefits, risks, technical feasibility, procurement considerations, implementation complexity and total cost of ownership.
• Prepare the logical design and supporting narrative behind an implementable information systems and technology solution within a Solution Design Document.
• Prepare and maintain enterprise architecture models and solution designs using agreed architecture methods and tooling.
• Collaborate with technical, infrastructure, security, integration and data architects to develop and assure coherent end-to-end solution designs.
• Present and defend your solution design to review panels and other working groups, or other stakeholders.
• Support downstream processes to prepare the packages of work required to deliver the solution.
• Act as the solution design authority throughout delivery, reviewing and assuring supplier and internal detailed designs to ensure alignment with approved solution architecture, business requirements, architectural principles and standards.
• Prepare ‘as-realised’ updated enterprise architecture models based upon the implemented solution.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF knowledge

Communication skills

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field

Job description

Great British Energy – Nuclear seeks a Solution Architect to analyse, design and assure its information systems landscape aligned with objectives for a world-leading intelligent client of major nuclear infrastructure projects. You will report to the Lead Solution Architect and collaborate with project teams, partners and stakeholders to turn requirements into justified designs.

The role emphasizes TOGAF-based architecture, cross-domain coordination across technical, security, data and