Solution Architect

JR United Kingdom; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology business in Bristol is seeking a Solution Architect to play a high-impact role in shaping product direction and architecture. This position offers a chance to influence key decisions and collaborate with cross-functional teams on modern scalable solutions.

Benefits

Hybrid working with flexibility

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical and dental cover

Enhanced pension and life assurance

Monthly socials and team lunches

Qualifications

• Proven track record of architecting robust and scalable software solutions.
• Deep understanding of software architecture patterns.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive modern architecture decisions ensuring scalable solutions.
• Shape the technical roadmap and promote engineering best practices.
• Guide delivery through to production.

Skills

Software architecture patterns

API design and integration

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Cloud cost optimisation

Education

Background in software engineering

Tools

.NET

Azure

Angular

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

We’re hiring a Solution Architect to join a growing technology business based in Bristol. This is a high-impact role with influence across product direction, architecture, and platform strategy.

You’ll be the technical authority in a cross-functional team, driving modern architecture decisions and ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions across cloud, data, and software. Collaborating closely with engineering and product teams, you’ll shape the technical roadmap, promote engineering best practices, and guide delivery through to production.

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a strategic role with visibility across the business and play a key part in future growth.

Key Skills:

• Proven track record of architecting robust and scalable software solutions

• Ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation

• Deep understanding of software architecture patterns (e.g. Serverless, Microservices, Event-driven, DDD)

• Background in software engineering, preferably with expertise in the .NET stack

• Excellent knowledge of Azure services

• Experience with API design and integration strategies

• Strong grasp of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and containerisation

• Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and provide technical guidance

• Familiarity with front-end architecture (e.g., Angular)

• Experience with data warehousing and reporting solutions

• Exposure to security, performance, and cloud cost optimisation

What’s on Offer:

• Up to £85,000 salary

• Hybrid working with flexibility (Bristol-based HQ)

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, plus the option to buy more

• Private medical and dental cover

• Enhanced pension, life assurance, and employee wellbeing programme

• Monthly socials, team lunches, and a collaborative working culture

If you're ready to take the next step in your architecture career and want a role where your ideas and experience will be valued from day one, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV!