Senior Solutions Architect - Belfast

MCS Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private medical cover

Pension matching

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

MCS Group in Belfast is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the design of new and migrated solutions across applications, data, integrations, infrastructure and cloud in a hybrid environment.

You will compare options, explain trade-offs around cost, security and reliability, and work with enterprise architects, business teams and suppliers to select the right technology and ensure go‑live readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Solution Architect or equivalent design role.
• Ability to articulate complex solutions and the decisions taken.
• Experience moving or replacing business-critical systems is advantageous.
• Ability to explain technical decisions in plain English and gain consensus across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of new and migrated solutions across applications, data, integrations, infrastructure and cloud.
• Compare options and explain trade-offs around cost, security and reliability for informed business decisions.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architect, business teams and suppliers to select the right technology.
• Remain involved through delivery and go-live to ensure security, reliability and recoverability.

Job description

Senior Solution Architect | Belfast | Hybrid

How do you replace the systems a business relies on every day while keeping everything running?

That's the challenge at the heart of this Senior Solution Architect role. My client is investing in its own technology platforms as it moves away from shared IT systems. They're looking for someone who can get to grips with what's in place, work out what needs to move or be replaced, and help deliver the change.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the design of new and migrated solutions across applications, data, integrations, infrastructure and cloud.

• Compare the options and explain the trade-offs around cost, security and reliability so the business can make informed decisions.

• Work with the Enterprise Architect, business teams and suppliers to agree designs and help select the right technology.

• Stay involved through delivery and go-live, making sure systems are secure, reliable and can recover if something goes wrong.

What I'm looking for

You'll have experience as a Solution Architect or in a similar senior design role. You'll be able to talk through a complex solution you designed, the decisions you made and how you saw it through to go-live.

Experience moving or replacing business-critical systems would be particularly relevant. You'll also need to be comfortable explaining technical decisions in plain English and getting different teams on board.

The details

• Permanent role based in Belfast

• Three days in the office and two from home

• Competitive salary, performance bonus, private medical cover and pension matching

• UK right to work required. Sponsorship is unavailable.