Senior Solutions Architect: Cloud, Security & Transformation

Ubds-Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programs

Private medical cover

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday + Birthday + Work ann.

EV salary sacrifice

Pension scheme

Death in service

Job summary

UBDS Group is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect in the UK to work with clients, Sales and delivery teams to shape engagements. You will lead discovery, shape opportunities and develop high-quality proposals and SOWs, coordinating across cloud, infrastructure, networking, workplace, data and AI, with a strong emphasis on cyber security.

You’ll manage ambiguity, balance client outcomes with security and delivery risk, and present compelling engagements to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solutions Architect or similar client-facing role.
• Experience with public sector and defence clients in complex, secure or regulated environments.
• Broad technology knowledge across cloud, infrastructure, networking, workplace, data, AI and cyber security.
• Strong consulting, discovery and solution-shaping experience.
• Experience creating SOWs, proposals and technical responses.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders, RFPs and complex opportunities.
• Ability to balance ambiguity with defined upfront versus through discovery.
• Ability to bring together specialist architects, engineers and SMEs.
• Strong commercial awareness around scope, effort, assumptions, risk and deliverability.
• Excellent stakeholder management, written communication and presentation skills.
• Confidence engaging with senior clients across business, technology and security functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support client discovery sessions, workshops and technical discussions.
• Shape opportunities into clear, credible and deliverable engagements.
• Develop high-quality SOWs, proposals, technical responses and supporting bid collateral.
• Define scope, outcomes, deliverables, assumptions, dependencies, risks and exclusions.
• Support bid teams with technical responses to RFPs, RFIs, tenders and frameworks.
• Bring together architects, engineers and SMEs across cloud, infrastructure, networking, workplace, cyber security, data and AI, including specialist expertise from 3B Data Security.
• Turn specialist input into coherent client propositions and delivery approaches.
• Ensure cyber security, risk, governance and security-by-design considerations are reflected in proposed engagements.
• Develop work packages, resource requirements and estimates with delivery teams and SMEs.
• Present proposals and recommendations to senior business, technology and security stakeholders.
• Support effective transition from solution shaping into delivery.

Skills

Cloud

Infrastructure

Networking

Workplace

Data & AI

Cyber security

Consulting

Discovery

SOW creation

Stakeholder management

Job description

UBDS Group is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect in the UK to work with clients, Sales and delivery teams to shape engagements. You will lead discovery, shape opportunities and develop high-quality proposals and SOWs, coordinating across cloud, infrastructure, networking, workplace, data and AI, with a strong emphasis on cyber security.

You’ll manage ambiguity, balance client outcomes with security and delivery risk, and present compelling engagements to senior stakeholders.