Senior IT Solution Architect

Vanrath; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Enhanced pension

Hybrid working

Lunch provided

Onsite parking

Career progression

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Vanrath is seeking a Senior IT Solution Architect to drive enterprise transformation in Belfast. The role will shape the future technology landscape, lead complex architecture initiatives and partner with senior stakeholders to secure a modern, resilient IT environment.

Join a critical national infrastructure project within a mature technology strategy and delivery function, with hybrid working, competitive salary, and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Solution/Technical Architect or similar senior role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT environments: apps, infra, cloud, data, integration, cyber security.
• Experience leading architecture across the full project lifecycle from requirements through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architectures across applications, infrastructure, cloud, data and integration.
• Lead IT transformation and separation programmes, assess environments and develop migration strategies.
• Evaluate technology options, identify risks and dependencies, and recommend solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership across the project lifecycle ensuring security, scalability and resilience.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders and suppliers.
• Develop technology roadmaps, architecture standards, design principles and best practices.
• Present architecture recommendations to senior stakeholders and influence strategic direction.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise IT

Cloud technologies

Stakeholder engagement

Security & resilience

Job description

Senior IT Solution Architect - Enterprise Transformation

Belfast | £60,000-£70,000 + Excellent Benefits | Hybrid Working

An established organisation operating within Northern Ireland's critical national infrastructure sector is currently undergoing a significant period of technology transformation. They are seeking an experienced Senior IT Solution Architect to play a key role in shaping their future technology landscape, leading complex architecture initiatives and supporting the development of a modern, secure and resilient IT environment.

Salary / Benefits

• £60,000-£7,000 salary, depending on experience.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Private medical cover.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
• Enhanced annual leave and family-friendly benefits.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Free onsite parking and complimentary lunch.
• Employee wellbeing programme and salary sacrifice schemes.

About your next employer

Our client is a well-established organisation responsible for supporting essential infrastructure across Northern Ireland. As part of an ambitious programme of business and technology transformation, they are investing heavily in their IT landscape to establish greater independence, modernise existing systems and ensure their technology is fit for the future.

You will join a senior Technology Strategy & Delivery function, working alongside experienced technology leaders, enterprise architects and business stakeholders. This is an opportunity to influence major technology decisions and take ownership of architecture across complex, business-critical programmes.

About you

• Significant experience in a Solution Architect, Technical Architect or similar senior architecture position.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT environments, covering applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, integration and cyber security.
• Proven experience designing and overseeing complex, enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Experience leading architecture across the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through to implementation and delivery.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, infrastructure, application architecture and integration patterns.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, resilient and highly available technology environments.
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, influencing technical decisions and communicating complex solutions.
• Experience working within regulated, enterprise or business-critical environments.

Experience within utilities, energy, financial services, public sector or critical national infrastructure would be advantageous. Knowledge of OT, SCADA or EMS environments would also be beneficial but is not essential.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and development of end-to-end solution architectures across applications, infrastructure, cloud, data and integration.
• Play a key role in a major IT transformation and separation programme, assessing existing technology environments and developing migration strategies.
• Evaluate technology options, identifying risks, dependencies and recommending appropriate solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with wider business objectives.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Develop technology roadmaps, architecture standards, design principles and best practices.
• Provide technical input into supplier evaluations, investment proposals and strategic technology decisions.
• Present architecture recommendations to senior stakeholders and influence the future direction of the organisation's technology landscape.