Solution Architect

Mitchells & Butlers plc; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33% discount across all M&B brands

Friends & Family discount 20% (up to 5

Option to buy up to two additional vks

Matched pension contributions (up to 1

Private healthcare and dental plan

Cycle to Work and wellbeing schemes

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Hybrid working and flexible approach

Job summary

Mitchells & Butlers plc in Birmingham (UK) seeks an experienced Solution Architect to lead technology architecture across transformation programs. You’ll translate requirements into high-level designs, coordinate design activity, and ensure alignment with standards and business strategy.

You will act as Design Authority, balancing innovation with risk, cost, and operational excellence while collaborating with stakeholders across Technology and the wider business.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in an architecture role.
• Demonstrable understanding of architecture methodologies.
• ITIL Foundation – appreciation of ITIL and Service Design techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture identification and present recommendations to the IT Architectural Forum.
• Ensure licensing implications are understood and documented for detailed designs.
• Build market/sector knowledge and share with IT teams for engagement.
• Act as Design Authority, providing architectural leadership across projects.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Architecture governance

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

ITIL Foundation Certification

Job description

• Use MAB architecture method to lead the identification of potential solutions able to fulfil business requirements and make recommendations to the business based on architecture principles & guidelines
• Where possible, avoid hard dependencies between projects.
• Present findings & recommendations to IT Architectural Forum, identifying where the proposed solution does not adhere to architecture principles and why.
• Ensure that all licensing implications are understood and documented in support of the detailed solution design.
• Build market & sector knowledge to ensure awareness of potential solutions / solution providers. Share knowledge with other IT teams to enable engagement with the business.
• Work with 3rd party solution providers to produce roadmaps for all architecture components
• Identify opportunities for decommissioning legacy systems and document licensing implications.
• Maintain documentation on the current architecture (Application, Data, Infrastructure and Licensing) ensuring changes are reflected in a timely manner.
  Excellent written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate policy and business strategy.
• The ability to produce, manipulate, implement or enhance all architecture concepts, roadmaps, principles or effective strategies.
• The ability to think laterally and constructively question established process., Five years of experience in an architecture role.
• Demonstrable understanding of architecture methodologies.
• ITIL foundation - Appreciation of ITIL and Service Design techniques
  Mitchells & Butlers - IT, Birmingham, B3 1JP

We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join our award-winning Technology team on a 12-month fixed term contract and play a pivotal role in shaping and governing the technology solutions that support business change across Mitchells & Butlers. Working at the heart of our transformation and delivery programmes, you'll ensure technology initiatives are aligned to our strategic vision while delivering practical, secure and scalable solutions that meet the needs of the business. As a trusted technology advisor, you'll work closely with stakeholders across both Technology and the wider business to translate requirements into high-level solution designs, coordinating design activity throughout the project lifecycle. You'll bring clarity, challenge and direction to complex initiatives, ensuring solutions are aligned to architecture standards, business objectives and long-term technology strategy. Acting as the Design Authority for technology delivery, you'll provide architectural leadership across a diverse portfolio of projects, balancing innovation with risk, cost, supportability and operational excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future technology landscape of one of the UK's largest hospitality businesses while playing a key role in delivering our technology roadmap. Based at our Birmingham City Centre Head Office, this role offers a flexible hybrid working approach., At M&B we value the unique perspectives each person brings. We believe that by fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and allyship, we create a sense of belonging, engagement and teamwork which are essential to delivering great guest experiences. Join us and be a part of a great team!

Salary Competitive Salary fixed term contract 1. Hours Full Time,

• 33% discount across all M&B brands.
• 20% Friends & Family discount for up to five people.
• Option to buy up to two additional weeks of holiday.
• Matched pension contributions (up to 1.5x your contribution).
• Private healthcare and dental plan.
• Cycle to Work and wellbeing schemes.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working and flexible approach.