Senior Solution Architect

TN United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the technology strategy for their internal processes. This role involves breaking down enterprise processes and defining solutions that enhance integration with existing systems. You will collaborate with product engineers and technology partners to modernize legacy systems and migrate to a cloud infrastructure. If you are passionate about tackling architectural challenges and driving innovation, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in defining technology strategies and solutions.
• Strong background in enterprise software landscape and integration.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technology strategy and process evolution.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders for alignment.
• Guide teams to ensure architectural consistency and best practices.

Skills

Enterprise Integration Patterns

Technology Strategy

Distributed Business Process Solutions

Stakeholder Engagement

Mentoring Engineering Teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Relevant Certifications (e.g., AWS, GCP)

Tools

GCP

Kubernetes

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Oracle

Couchbase

Apigee

Job description

Location: Senior Solution Architect

Reporting to: Head of Architecture

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to define and drive the technology strategy behind Rightmove’s internal business processes, including sales automation, order fulfilment, pricing, billing management, and customer support.

You will be experienced in breaking down enterprise processes into components and defining solutions that integrate with existing systems, allowing both process and technology to evolve. Experience with highly distributed platforms, bespoke applications, and industry-standard software is essential. A hands-on approach, working alongside product engineers and technology providers, is highly valued.

The Architect team collaborates closely with Product & Platform Reliability and Engineering teams to ensure our platform supports scale, security, resilience, and agility for continuous releases. Key projects include:

1. Supporting the evolution of our customer-self-service platform.
2. Modernising legacy systems with SaaS solutions.
3. Migrating our platform to GCP cloud infrastructure.

If you are ready to tackle these architectural challenges and contribute to one of the UK's most popular websites, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities include:

• Contributing to technology strategy, focusing on process evolution and experimentation.
• Collaborating with Product Managers to align roadmaps and design ideas.
• Engaging with stakeholders to analyze business processes and inform architectural decisions.
• Evaluating build vs buy options and potential suppliers.
• Working with technology partners to enhance capabilities and optimize costs.
• Guiding teams to ensure architectural consistency and good technical decisions.
• Mentoring engineering teams and promoting best practices.
• Investigating and prototyping emergent technologies and patterns.

Ideal candidates will:

• Translate business goals into technology solutions, anticipating future needs.
• Understand enterprise integration patterns.
• Balance architectural improvements with hands-on implementation.
• Have experience designing distributed business process solutions.
• Communicate architectural ideas effectively.
• Promote inclusive design practices.

Preferred backgrounds include:

• Strong knowledge of the enterprise software landscape.
• Experience with CRM, BPM, payments, or ticketing systems.
• Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Oracle, Couchbase, or Apigee is a plus.