Solution Architect

British Heart Foundation; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health charity in the UK seeks a Solution Architect to lead technology initiatives and shape solution designs within its Enterprise Foundations programme. You will collaborate with diverse teams and manage stakeholder relations while ensuring quality governance in the deployment of Azure data solutions. This hybrid role requires substantial experience in solution architecture. Join us to leverage technology in transforming health insights for the nation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution architecture and technical design.
• Strong communication skills to interact with stakeholders.
• Experience with Azure architecture frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Shape workstreams and lead solution design.
• Provide governance and guidance to engineering teams.
• Ensure quality of delivered solutions.

Skills

Collaboration with virtual teams

Ownership of deployment processes

Expertise in Azure data landscapes

Stakeholder management

Leading technology change initiatives

Analytical skills for complex problems

Knowledge of Azure architecture frameworks

Job description

About the role

In this role, you'll develop a deep understanding of the technology and business ambitions of a key business programme in BHF, Enterprise Foundations. Working closely with the Programme and Architecture teams you'll shape workstreams and lead solution design to enable the business ambitions and fulfil the architectural vision. With a clear understanding of the suppliers, as‑is configuration, and capabilities of the technology you'll provide governance and guidance to the engineering teams and suppliers to ensure the quality of delivered solutions.

About Enterprise Foundations

For 60+ years BHF has been focused on transforming the nation's heart and circulatory health. Growing income and support for our cause means we need access to the right systems, tools, and brilliant data insight. This is where our Enterprise Foundations (EF) Programme comes in to provide the best possible technology systems to support our work. Comprising of key workstreams across retail, finance, customer and data architecture and reporting, this programme will deliver cutting‑edge technologies, better systems, and data to provide the foundations for growing our income so we can support the lifesaving breakthroughs millions of people desperately need.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Required skills and experience

• Drive collaboration with virtual, multi‑cultural and matrixed teams and 3rd parties.
• Take ownership of the deployment and service transition processes, ensuring smooth transition into operation.
• Extensive working experience in a solution architecture and technical design role, with expertise in Azure data landscapes, integrations and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to interact with stakeholders up to director level.
• Able to lead technology change initiatives, working collaboratively with technology suppliers, creating both high‑level and low‑level designs that describe the technical architecture of a solution.
• Strong analytical skills to analyse complex business problems and requirements.
• Previous knowledge and experience of Azure architecture frameworks and approaches, as well as knowledge of industry standards and best practices to ensure solutions are efficient, reliable, and scalable.

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

How to apply

It's quick and easy to apply for a role at BHF. Just click through to our careers site to apply. All you'll need is an up‑to‑date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role's criteria. As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.