Senior Solution Architect: Enterprise-Scale Solutions Leader

Burberry; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in London is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to provide architectural leadership across complex multi‑domain initiatives. You will translate enterprise direction into practical designs, balance pace, cost, quality and risk, and coach delivery teams to raise architectural standards.

You will collaborate with Enterprise Architects, domain teams, cyber security and data functions to ensure scalable, secure and fit‑for‑purpose solutions that align with Burberry’s technology strategy and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in solution architecture across complex, multi-system initiatives.
• Strong breadth across application, integration, data, cloud, security and infrastructure architecture.
• Proven ability to translate enterprise architecture direction into practical solution designs for delivery teams.
• Experience providing design assurance and architectural governance across product, programme and partner-led delivery.
• Credible technical authority able to challenge engineering teams and vendors on design quality.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Experience coaching Solution Architects or technical design leads.
• Experience in Agile, hybrid or squad-based delivery models.
• Experience with core enterprise platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, integration middleware or cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design for complex product and programme initiatives across domains and layers.
• Translate enterprise principles and roadmaps into practical designs balancing pace, cost, quality, risk.
• Provide design authority and review designs across squads, programmes and partners.
• Ensure designs conform to enterprise standards, guardrails and security requirements.
• Provide design assurance across multiple squads and programmes for portfolio consistency.
• Engage early in demand shaping, portfolio assessment, ROM estimates and risk assessment.
• Flex onto cross-domain programmes where architectural oversight is needed.
• Act as senior technical voice in major delivery initiatives, migrations and large-scale integrations.
• Resolve trade-offs and surface risks back into enterprise roadmaps.
• Coach and guide Solution Architects to improve quality and consistency.
• Contribute to reusable patterns and architecture playbooks.
• Participate in architecture governance forums with recommendations.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud architecture

Security architecture

Agile / hybrid delivery

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Databricks

Integration middleware

Cloud platforms

Job description

Burberry in London is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to provide architectural leadership across complex multi‑domain initiatives. You will translate enterprise direction into practical designs, balance pace, cost, quality and risk, and coach delivery teams to raise architectural standards.

You will collaborate with Enterprise Architects, domain teams, cyber security and data functions to ensure scalable, secure and fit‑for‑purpose solutions that align with Burberry’s technology strategy and