Senior Solution Architect

Wiltshire Police; Devizes; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free On-Site Gym membership

Annual leave 25-30 days

Job summary

Wiltshire Police is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to shape the future of digital policing by designing secure, user-centred technology solutions that deliver operational impact. You will work across complex digital, data and technology initiatives to translate business needs into scalable architectures.

Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders, you will balance risk, cost and constraints, champion cloud, AI and integration technologies, and ensure solutions meet

Qualifications

• Senior Solution Architect with a focus on digital, data and technology initiatives.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical, scalable architectures.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and shaping design decisions.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, integrations, automation, data and AI-enabled capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and design of complex digital, data and technology solutions.
• Shape designs combining SaaS platforms, integrations and emerging tech.
• Translate strategic requirements into implementable designs for delivery teams.
• Lead architectural decisions and manage risks, dependencies and trade-offs.
• Ensure secure-by-design, resilient solutions aligned to governance and policing requirements.
• Collaborate with Service, Security, Delivery and Architecture teams to ensure viability.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies to improve services.
• Coach and raise architectural maturity across DDaT.

Job description

Including a market supplement, the salary for this role is up to £63,687

DSE use (for a substantial part of work)

30/09/2026, 12:00

About us

At Wiltshire Police, we are dedicated to making our community a safer place for everyone. Our team is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and service. We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every member can thrive and make a meaningful impact. Whetheryou’rejust starting your career or looking to advance, Wiltshire Policeoffersa range of opportunities to grow and develop. Join us, and be part of a team that values courage, compassion, and dedication to public service. Help us to keep Wiltshire safe.

AboutourDDaTServices team

At Wiltshire Police,we'retransforming policing through Digital, Data and Technology. We recognise thatDDaTis no longer simply an enabler of policing; it is a strategic capability at the heart of how we protect communities, empowerourworkforceand deliver better public services. As we evolve from a traditional ICT function into a modern, user-centredDDaTorganisation,we'reembracing cloud technologies, automation, AI,dataand digital innovation to create smarter, moreconnectedand resilient services. Join us at the start of an ambitious transformation, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of digital policing, work with emerging technologies, influence meaningful change and build a rewarding career that makes a real difference to our organisation and the communities we serve.

About the role

As Senior Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital policing by designing innovative,secureand user-centred technology solutions that deliver real operational impact. Working across complex digital,dataand technology initiatives, you will translate business needs into practical, scalable architecturesand technical solutionsthat enable better outcomes for officers,staffand the public. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders, you will combine strategic thinking, technicalexpertiseand emerging technologies to design solutions that are resilient,sustainableand future-ready. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how modern policing services are designed,builtanddelivered.

What you will be doing

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of complex digital, data and technology solutions, ensuring they meet user needs, business outcomes and organisational objectives.
• Shape solution designs that intelligently combine commercial platforms, SaaS services, integrations and emerging technologies, maximising value while minimising unnecessary complexity.
• Translate strategic and operational requirements into clear, implementable solution designs that delivery teams can execute with confidence.
• Lead architectural decision-making for complex multi-system solutions, managing risk, dependencies and technical trade-offs throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions are secure-by-design, resilient and fully aligned to governance, compliance and policing requirements.
• Work closely with Service, Security, Delivery and Architecture teams to ensure solutions are coherent, viable and sustainable.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, platforms and integration approaches that improve services and deliver measurable value.
• Coach and support architects, engineers and delivery teams, helping to raise architectural maturity, consistency and technical capability across DDaT.

About you and your experience

• You are a user-centred technology professional who enjoys solving complex problems and designing innovative solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes for users, the organisation and the communities we serve.
• You have significant experience in solution architecture, designing and assuring complex digital, data and technology solutions across multiple platforms, services and business domains.
• You are skilled at balancing user needs, business priorities, security, risk, cost and technical constraints to create practical, scalable and sustainable solutions.
• You are confident engaging senior stakeholders, communicating architectural options and trade-offs, and translating complex technical concepts into informed business decisions.
• You are passionate about innovation and emerging technologies, with the ability to identify opportunities to leverage cloud platforms, integration technologies, automation, data and AI-enabled capabilities to deliver measurable value.
• You have completed secure-by-design and data protection architecture training and apply these principles to create secure, resilient and trusted solutions by default.
• You can demonstrate sustained professional development in architecture and related technology disciplines and ideally hold, or be working towards, recognised architecture certifications such as TOGAF, BCS Solution or Enterprise Architecture, or a cloud architecture certification.
• You bring demonstrable senior experience in solution architecture and a proven ability to shape solution designs that align technology investment with strategic outcomes, user needs and organisational priorities.

What we offer

• Professional development and training
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office)
• Free On-Site Gym membership
• Physical and mental well-being support

Please note, all roles will be subject to a vetting procedure, some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.

Depending on the number of applications received, we reserve the right to close this role early.

We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation who provides fair and equal consideration toall ofour applicants. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation,religionsor beliefs and of neuro divergence.

If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.