Senior Cisco Solutions Architect, Enterprise-Scale

SHI International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity commitment

Professional growth

Health benefits

Modern facilities

Job summary

SHI International Corp. in the United Kingdom seeks a Sr Solutions Architect to lead enterprise-scale technology solutions focused on Cisco.

This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable architectures across cloud, data, AI, and Microsoft ecosystems. You will partner with business leaders and technical teams to architect end-to-end solutions, develop SOWs, evaluate new technologies, and support pre-sales with a clear

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years in solutions architecture or senior technical roles.
• Industry certifications, CCIE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end, enterprise-grade solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
• Lead the development of SOWs, architectural standards, reusable frameworks.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, and integration patterns.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Facilitate solution design workshops and review designs.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and security teams to govern delivery.
• Support pre-sales and client engagements with architectural vision.

Skills

Cisco architecture

Microservices

APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Cybersecurity

Data privacy

Regulatory compliance

CI/CD

Infra as code

Agile/DevOps

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

CCIE certification

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Job description

SHI International Corp. in the United Kingdom seeks a Sr Solutions Architect to lead enterprise-scale technology solutions focused on Cisco.

This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable architectures across cloud, data, AI, and Microsoft ecosystems. You will partner with business leaders and technical teams to architect end-to-end solutions, develop SOWs, evaluate new technologies, and support pre-sales with a clear