Senior Solutions Architect

Gresham; Manchester; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gresham is seeking a Design Lead / Senior Solution Architect to shape end-to-end technology solutions that meet business objectives and enterprise standards. You will provide architectural leadership across initiatives, guiding engineering teams through complex design challenges and driving innovation in cloud, AI, and distributed systems.

You will collaborate with product managers, UX, engineering leaders, and operations to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions, blending strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive years of experience in software engineering, solution delivery, and enterprise architecture.
• Proven success delivering large-scale enterprise solutions in cloud and distributed environments.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-led integration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise-grade applications and platforms.
• Define architecture blueprints, design standards, roadmaps, and implementation strategies.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish best practices for development teams.
• Create high-level and low-level solution designs addressing functional and non-functional requirements.
• Drive decisions around scalability, security, observability, and performance.

Skills

Architecture leadership

C#/.NET

Microservices

Cloud architecture

AI/ML integration

REST API design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub Copilot

ChatGPT

AWS Bedrock

Job description

Gresham is a global financial services technology company specialising in enterprise data automation. We help financial institutions ensure that their operational, regulatory and management data is complete, accurate, timely and fully auditable — particularly within complex environments where data is distributed across multiple systems.

Our solutions automate data controls, reconciliations, workflows and exception management, enabling clients to reduce operational risk, strengthen data governance and enhance confidence in reporting across highly regulated environments. Serving both buy-side and sell-side organisations worldwide, Gresham partners with clients to deliver trusted, transparent and resilient data operations.

Job Purpose

As a Design Lead / Senior Solution Architect, you will shape end-to-end technology solutions that align with business objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and product strategy — providing architectural leadership across multiple initiatives, guiding engineering teams through complex design challenges, and driving innovation through modern cloud, AI, and distributed system architectures.

You will collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, UX teams, engineering leaders, and development teams to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions, blending strategic thinking, technical leadership, and hands-on architecture expertise to power our AI-driven technology transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise-grade applications and platforms.
• Define architecture blueprints, design standards, technology roadmaps, and implementation strategies.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish best practices for development teams.
• Create high-level and low-level solution designs addressing functional and non-functional requirements.
• Drive architectural decisions around scalability, resilience, security, observability, and performance.
• Ensure alignment of solutions with enterprise architecture guidelines and business objectives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic adoption opportunities.
• Mentor and guide development teams on architecture patterns, design principles, and engineering practices.
• Lead technical discussions with engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Support complex problem-solving initiatives and critical system design decisions.
• Facilitate architecture governance and design review forums.
• Partner with DevOps and Cloud Engineering teams to optimise deployment and operational models.
• Design cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS and equivalent cloud platforms.
• Architect microservices, event-driven systems, API ecosystems, and integration platforms.
• Define cloud security, networking, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Identify and implement opportunities for AI-powered solutions within business applications.
• Architect integrations with AI services such as Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Hugging Face, and similar platforms.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering practices, productivity tools, and intelligent automation.
• Guide teams on responsible adoption of generative AI capabilities and architecture patterns.
• Lead architecture discussions with senior business and technology stakeholders, translating requirements into scalable solutions.
• Present architecture strategies and technical recommendations to executive audiences.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale solutions using .NET, .NET Core, C#, and modern application frameworks.
• Deep understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, domain-driven design, and object-oriented design concepts.
• Proven expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, distributed computing, and API-led integration.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and RESTful API design.
• Experience designing modern web platforms utilising Angular and contemporary front-end architectures.
• Expertise with relational databases such as SQL Server and NoSQL platforms including MongoDB and Cosmos DB.
• Proven experience leveraging AI-enabled engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Amazon CodeWhisperer, or equivalent solutions.
• Experience designing and integrating AI services into enterprise applications.
• Ability to evaluate and implement AI/ML-driven solutions that improve operational efficiency and business outcomes.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, LLM integration frameworks, RAG architectures, and AI-powered automation.
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive years of experience in software engineering and solution delivery, including in solution architecture, technical design leadership, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale enterprise solutions in cloud and distributed environments, leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience architecting and optimising large-scale distributed systems in cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of application performance engineering, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and platform automation.
• Knowledge of enterprise security architecture, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience supporting web and enterprise platform operations in production environments.
• Hands-on scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, Azure Architect, or similar industry certifications.

At Gresham, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported.

We make employment decisions based on merit, skills and potential, and do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic. We are also committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment lifecycle.