Solution Architect

Addition Solutions Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking financial services organization is seeking a Solution Architect to design secure cloud-hosted solutions using AWS. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in solution architecture, strong skills in stakeholder management, and a robust understanding of AWS cloud services. The position offers a competitive salary between £75,000 and £85,000 annually, along with generous benefits including private medical insurance and a performance bonus.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Flexible working options

Learning and career progression focus

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in solution architecture and design governance.
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud architecture, data lakes, and data pipeline design.
• Experience with Agile or scaled Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable, cloud-hosted solutions using AWS.
• Lead end-to-end solution design within Agile Release Trains.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align technology strategies.

Skills

Solution architecture

AWS cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

AI for business outcomes

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

AWS Glue

AWS Athena

Job description

Joinaforward-thinkingfinancialservicesorganisationthat’sredefiningdigitalandtelephonyin

financialservices.Thisisyourchancetoshapelarge-scale,cloud-firstsolutionsthathaveadirectimpactoncustomers,colleagues,andthefutureoffinancialtechnology.

RoleOverview:

• Location:Edinburgh/Hybrid
• Package:£75,000-£85,000pa,annualbonus&benefits
• Industry:FinancialServices

WhatYou’llBeDoing:

• Designingsecure,scalable,cloud-hostedsolutionsusingAWSandmodernarchitecturepatterns.
• Leadingend-to-endsolutiondesignwithinAgileReleaseTrains—frominitialconceptthroughtodelivery.
• Collaboratingwithseniorstakeholderstoaligntechnologystrategieswithbusinessobjectives.
• Embeddingarchitecturebestpracticeandgovernanceacrossmultiplechannelsandproductlines.
• Innovatingwithnewtechnologiesanddrivingcontinuousimprovementacrossdigitalanddataplatforms.
• Coachingandsupportingteamstoadoptiterative,collaborativedesignapproaches.

MainSkillsNeeded:

• Minimumof5yearsofexperienceinsolutionarchitectureanddesigngovernance,ideallyinfinancialservicesorInsurance.
• StrongunderstandingofAWScloudarchitecture,datalakes,anddatapipelinedesign.
• ProvenexperiencecommerciallyleveragingAItodrivebusinessoutcomes.
• Broadtechnicalexpertiseacrossdigital,security,data,andapplicationarchitectures.
• ExperiencewithDatabricksorSnowflakewouldbepreferred.
• ExperiencewithAWSGlueorAWSAthenawouldbeadvantageous.
• Confidentstakeholdermanagementandcommunicationskillsatalllevels.
• LeadershipcapabilitywithinAgileorscaledAgileenvironments.
• Awarenessofoperationalresilience,performance,andsecuritybestpractices.

What’sinItforYou:

• Generousholidayallowance(minimum7.2weeks)plustheoptiontobuymore.
• Privatemedicalinsuranceandaccesstoa24/7virtualGPservice.
• Competitivepensionschemeandannualperformancebonus.
• Discountsthroughacolleaguerewardscheme,including10–15%offeverypayday.
• Enhancedfamilyleavepoliciesandflexibleworkingoptions.
• Agenuinefocusonlearning,careerprogression,andinclusioninabusinessthatvaluesinnovationandindividuality.

We’llkeepthissimple:ifitsoundsgood,getintouch.

Weareanequalopportunityemployerandvaluediversityatourcompany.Wedonotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,religion,colour,nationalorigin,gender,sexualorientation,age,maritalstatus,veteranstatus,ordisabilitystatus.

ByapplyingyouareconfirmingyouarehappytobeaddedtotheAdditionSolutionsmailinglistregardingfuturesuitablepositions.Youcanoptoutofthisatanytimesimplybycontactingoneofourconsultants.