Solution Architect

Consult; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join a major ERP transformation programme on an initial 6 month contract. You will lead the end-to-end solution architecture, oversee ERP integrations with broader systems, and provide governance across the programme lifecycle.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, vendors, and delivery partners to ensure designs meet enterprise standards and security requirements, translating business needs into scalable

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect on ERP implementation or transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, system integrations, APIs, middleware, and data flows.
• Experience governing solutions delivered by ERP vendors, systems integrators, or third-party partners.
• Strong architecture governance and Design Authority experience.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, supportable technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the end to end solution architecture for a major ERP implementation.
• Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.
• Design and oversee integrations between the ERP platform and wider business systems.
• Review and challenge designs produced by implementation partners and third-party vendors.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and technical constraints, driving appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and architecture governance activities.
• Provide architectural guidance across design, build, testing, deployment, and transition phases.
• Support data migration, cutover planning, operational readiness, and service transition activities.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation, decision logs, and solution roadmaps.

Skills

ERP architecture

System integrations

APIs & middleware

Data flows

Architecture governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

TOGAF

Tools

ERP integration tools

Data migration tooling

TOGAF

Job description

A leading UK organisation is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join a major ERP transformation programme on an initial 6 month contract.

You’ll play a pivotal role in the implementation of a new ERP platform, ensuring the solution integrates effectively with the wider technology landscape and supports long-term business objectives. Working closely with senior stakeholders, vendors, and delivery partners, you’ll provide architectural leadership across the full programme lifecycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence the design and delivery of a large-scale business transformation programme while operating as the technical authority for solution architecture and integration design.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the end to end solution architecture for a major ERP implementation.
• Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.
• Design and oversee integrations between the ERP platform and wider business systems.
• Review and challenge designs produced by implementation partners and third-party vendors.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and technical constraints, driving appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and architecture governance activities.
• Provide architectural guidance across design, build, testing, deployment, and transition phases.
• Support data migration, cutover planning, operational readiness, and service transition activities.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation, decision logs, and solution roadmaps.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience working as a Solution Architect on ERP implementation or transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, system integrations, APIs, middleware, and data flows.
• Experience governing and assuring solutions delivered by ERP vendors, systems integrators, or third-party partners.
• Strong architecture governance and Design Authority experience.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, supportable technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering ERP programmes involving platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, COINS, IFS, or similar.
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms, Lakehouse architectures, Data Warehouses, or reporting solutions.
• Exposure to ERP data migration, testing, deployment, and integration workstreams.
• Experience leveraging automation, AI, or intelligent workflow technologies to improve business processes.

Nice to Have

• Experience within infrastructure sectors.
• Knowledge of Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Operations, Land, or Construction business processes.
• Previous experience of COINS ERP implementations.