Senior Solution Architect

Rightmove; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rightmove is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the technology strategy for internal processes. The role involves defining solutions for sales automation, order fulfillment, and customer support. Candidates should have a strong background in enterprise integration and design scalable solutions, engaging closely with product teams and technology partners. The company offers a collaborative environment with excellent benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive environment

Qualifications

• Experience with CRM, BPM, payments, or ticketing systems.
• Ability to translate business goals into technical solutions.
• Understanding of distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to technology strategy and milestones.
• Collaborating with product managers to design solutions.
• Mentoring engineering teams and promoting best practices.

Skills

Enterprise Integration Patterns

Collaboration

Technical Decision Making

Architectural Consistency

Mentoring

Tools

GCP

Kubernetes

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Oracle

Couchbase

Apigee

Job description

Location: Senior Solution Architect

Reporting to: Head of Architecture

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

The candidate should be experienced in decomposing enterprise processes, designing integrated solutions with existing systems, and working on distributed platforms with bespoke and industry-standard applications. A hands-on approach, collaboration with product teams, and engagement with technology providers are essential.

The Architect team collaborates with Product & Platform Reliability and Engineering teams to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient application delivery platforms, supporting continuous deployment of new features. Key projects include:

• Evolution of the customer self-service platform
• Modernization of legacy systems with SaaS solutions
• Migration to GCP cloud infrastructure

Responsibilities include:

• Contributing to technology strategy and milestones
• Collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholders to understand needs and design solutions
• Evaluating build vs buy options and potential suppliers
• Engaging with technology partners for product integration and cost optimization
• Guiding teams on technical decisions and architectural consistency
• Mentoring engineering teams and promoting best practices
• Researching and prototyping emergent technologies

Ideal candidates will:

• Translate business goals into technical solutions
• Understand enterprise integration patterns
• Balance architectural improvements with hands-on implementation
• Design solutions for distributed architectures
• Communicate architectural ideas effectively
• Be inclusive in design decisions

Preferred backgrounds include experience with CRM, BPM, payments, or ticketing systems, and familiarity with GCP, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Oracle, Couchbase, and Apigee.

About us: Our vision is to simplify moving by providing the best tools and support. We foster a friendly, inclusive culture guided by our core values: approachability, simplicity, teamwork, continuous improvement, and transparency.

We offer comprehensive benefits, career development opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive environment. If you’re passionate about technology and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.