Solution Architect

Envitia; Portsmouth; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Private Healthcare

Training & Skills Development

Fitness Reimbursement

Life Assurance

Pension Contribution

Perkbox Subscription

Flexible Work Arrangements

Internal Reward Schemes

Community Engagement & Volunteering

Job summary

Envitia, a UK-based software and services company, is seeking a Solution Architect to shape data-centric solutions for Defence and Central Government. You’ll lead the lifecycle from understanding the problem to delivering scalable architectures, working with customers and delivery teams across modern cloud platforms.

You’ll influence technical direction, articulate architectural roadmaps, and ensure outcomes meet security and regulatory standards while unlocking greater value from data.

Qualifications

• Designing and delivering enterprise-scale solution architectures.
• Gathering functional and non-functional requirements and translating them into practical designs.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand business needs and translate them into practical technical solutions.
• Develop architectural roadmaps and advisory artefacts to support transformation.
• Lead the design and delivery of modern solution architectures across platforms and tech stacks.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure alignment with objectives and delivery success.
• Provide technical leadership during solution reviews and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Requirements gathering

Public cloud

TOGAF/ArchiMate/Zachman

Defence/government experience

Pre-sales

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Envitia is a UK-based software and services company that helps organisations unlock the full value of their data to make better, faster decisions. With over 30 years of experience, we specialise in delivering innovative software products, solutions, and consultancy services that transform complex data challenges into actionable insights.

Our mission is to empower customers across defence, government, and national security sectors to harness the power of data — from geospatial intelligence to advanced analytics and AI integration. We are proud to be a trusted partner to UK defence and government organisations, delivering technology that drives smarter, data-driven outcomes.

We’re also delighted to have been named one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Medium-Sized Companies — a recognition of our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and creating an outstanding workplace where people can thrive.

The Role

As a Solution Architect at Envitia, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and deliver innovative, data-centric solutions for some of the most complex challenges across Defence and Central Government.

Working within our Consulting team, you’ll take the lead in turning customer challenges into practical, scalable technical solutions, bringing together Envitia’s capabilities with leading commercial technologies, platforms and architectural approaches. You’ll work closely with customers and delivery teams throughout the lifecycle, from understanding the problem and defining the solution through to supporting successful delivery.

This is a highly visible role where you’ll have the freedom to influence technical direction, challenge existing thinking and help customers unlock greater value from their data.

We’re looking for someone who has delivered complex technology solutions within Defence and/or Central Government and enjoys operating at the intersection of technology, customers and delivery.

Responsibilities

As a Solution Architect at Envitia, you will be responsible for designing and delivering innovative, scalable solutions that help our clients solve complex business and technical challenges. Working closely with customers, delivery teams and stakeholders, you will:

• Engage with customers to understand business needs, analyse requirements, and translate them into practical and effective technical solutions.
• Develop technical strategies, architectural roadmaps and advisory artefacts that support organisational transformation and technology adoption.
• Lead the design and delivery of modern solution architectures, leveraging a range of commercial technologies, frameworks and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with project managers, architects, engineers and developers to ensure solutions are successfully implemented and aligned with customer objectives.
• Provide technical leadership throughout solution reviews, ensuring designs meet client expectations, industry best practice and relevant regulatory standards.
• Contribute to the development of Envitia’s managed service offerings and reusable solution capabilities across our customer base.
• Research emerging technologies, market trends and industry developments, identifying opportunities to enhance our services and create new offerings.
• Produce solution cost models, business cases and risk assessments to support customer decision-making and investment planning.
• Develop robust estimates covering the full solution lifecycle, including design, delivery, transition, operation, maintenance and exit considerations.

Experience Required

• Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solution architectures.
• Experience gathering and managing both functional and non-functional requirements and translating them into practical, scalable solution designs.
• Experience working with public cloud platforms, ideally AWS or Azure.
• Broad technical knowledge spanning both modern and legacy technology environments.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage audiences ranging from technical specialists to senior decision-makers.
• A strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and modelling approaches such as TOGAF, ArchiMate or Zachman.
• Strong experience working within Defence and/or Central Government organisations. Knowledge of GDS standards and government delivery frameworks.
• Previous involvement in pre-sales activities, including shaping solution approaches, developing technical proposals, estimating delivery effort and presenting solutions to prospective clients.

Security Clearance Requirements

Due to the nature of our work, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain SC security clearance.

Location

This role offers flexible and remote working, with travel to our Horsham office approximately two days per month and occasional travel to customer sites in the South West and South Coast required.

What it's like to work at Envitia

At Envitia, we believe that our greatest asset is our people. We’re committed to fostering a work environment where every employee feels valued, supported, and motivated to excel. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance both your professional and personal wellbeing, including:

• Annual Leave: 25 days plus your birthday off, with the ability to buy or sell up to five additional days
• Private Healthcare: Comprehensive coverage with additional options for family members
• Training & Skills Development: Ongoing learning opportunities to help you advance your career
• Fitness Reimbursement: Support for gym memberships or fitness-related expenses
• Life Assurance: Extensive life insurance coverage for peace of mind
• Pension Contribution: Competitive options to help you plan for a secure financial future
• Perkbox Subscription: Discounts on a wide range of products and services
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Designed to support work-life balance and personal commitments
• Internal Reward Schemes: Recognition initiatives to celebrate your contributions and achievements
• Community Engagement & Volunteering: Opportunities to support meaningful causes through company-sponsored programs

Inclusion at Envitia

At Envitia, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and walks of life.

We are proud to be an Armed Forces friendly employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and actively welcome applications from veterans, reservists, service leavers and Armed Forces families.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know.