Senior Enterprise Modernization Solutions Architect

thoughtworks; Greater London, Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Thoughtworks in the United Kingdom seeks a Solution Architect for Enterprise Modernization across Europe. This senior expert leads client engagements, shapes pre-sales, and ensures delivery frameworks are adopted regionally.

You will drive modernization strategies for large legacy systems and act as a trusted technical advisor to clients and internal teams. You will mentor engineers, contribute to reference architectures, and collaborate with global service development to raise technical

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, platform delivery, or technical consulting.
• 3+ years in a SME or senior technical advisory role within Enterprise Systems Modernization.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Certifications in relevant platforms, tools, or frameworks for the Enterprise Systems Modernization domain.
• Experience contributing to internal accelerators, open-source projects, or client-aligned IP development.
• Familiarity with enterprise transformation programs and the consulting delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance on Enterprise Systems Modernization.
• Supports delivery teams in solving complex client problems.
• Contributes to solution design, proposals, and pre-sales activities.
• Develops and refines service accelerators and reference architectures.
• Mentors engineers and architects within the service domain.
• Acts as a bridge between delivery teams and global service development.
• Measures success by technical quality, asset adoption, and talent uplift.
• Requires 10+ years of experience in software engineering or technical consulting.

Skills

Solution design

Delivery tools

Cloud architecture

Toolchain knowledge

Technical communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor/Master

Tools

Certifications

Job description

Thoughtworks in the United Kingdom seeks a Solution Architect for Enterprise Modernization across Europe. This senior expert leads client engagements, shapes pre-sales, and ensures delivery frameworks are adopted regionally.

You will drive modernization strategies for large legacy systems and act as a trusted technical advisor to clients and internal teams. You will mentor engineers, contribute to reference architectures, and collaborate with global service development to raise technical