Solution Architect (MarTech)

Sky; Polbeth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV/NOW package

Pension up to 9%

Private healthcare with mental health

Dental insurance

Product discounts

Sharesave and Tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky, a leading media and entertainment company, is looking for an Architect to drive solution architecture for a UK&I portfolio, reporting to a Principal Solution Architect. The role supports engineering teams on customer engagement, sales, commerce, CRM, fulfilment, and service initiatives with a capability-led approach.

Hybrid working with 2 office days per week; base options include Livingston, Leeds, or Osterley.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to break down initiatives into capability-based changes.
• Simplify complex requirements into clear architectural guidance.
• Experience with product and engineering teams to align solutions.
• Expertise in CDP, analytics, decisioning and personalisation.
• Adobe product suite experience is beneficial.
• Engage in architecture governance processes and maintain standards.
• Ability to influence across architecture, product, engineering and business.
• Right to work in the UK and willingness to undergo criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Drive solution architecture for a UK&I portfolio or platform.
• Work in Engineering Solutions as part of UK&I CTO on initiatives across multiple domains.
• Engage with enterprise and system architecture, product and engineering teams.
• Distill complexity into clear architectural guidance.
• Challenge requirements and propose simpler approaches with value.
• Role-model capability-led architecture and embed its use.
• Contribute to the capability model and architecture runway.
• Collaborate to ensure technical excellence, strong delivery, and governance.

Skills

Capability-based changes

Architectural guidance

Stakeholder communication

CDP analytics personalization

Adobe product suite familiar

Governance processes

Right to work in UK

Tools

CRM

Support

Mobile

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - 66,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven ability to break down initiatives into capability-based changes.
• Skilled at simplifying complex requirements into clear architectural guidance.
• Experience working with product and engineering teams to align solutions.
• Expertise in relevant areas such as CDP, analytics, decisioning, and personalisation.
• Experience with the Adobe product suite is beneficial.
• Experience contributing to architecture runway planning aligned with business and technical objectives.
• Ability to engage in architecture governance processes and maintain principles, policies, and standards.
• Strong communication skills across a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with architecture, product, engineering, and business teams.
• You must have the appropriate right to work in the UK.
• A criminal record check will be required if your application is successful.

Responsibilities

• We drive solution architecture for a UK&I portfolio or platform, reporting to a Principal Solution Architect.
• We work in Engineering Solutions as part of UK&I CTO on initiatives across customer engagement, sales, commerce, finance, CRM, fulfilment, service, assurance, and more.
• We engage with enterprise and system architecture, product, and engineering teams to break down initiatives into capability change.
• We distil complexity into clear architectural guidance.
• We constructively challenge commercial and operational requirements and propose alternate approaches where they simplify the solution or delivery while still bringing value.
• We role-model the capability-led approach to architecture and documentation, embedding its use in the team and demonstrating its value to peers and stakeholders.
• We contribute to the capability model for our area.
• We help build the architecture runway for our portfolio, informed by business and technical objectives and enterprise architecture strategy.
• We work with peers and colleagues to strive for technical excellence, collaboration, and strong delivery.
• We contribute to solution architecture governance and engage positively and effectively in the process.
• We participate in enterprise governance forums when appropriate, balancing alignment with Group Architecture strategy with a pragmatic view that drives UK&I commercial and operational priorities.

Technologies

• Architect
• CRM
• CTO
• Support
• Mobile

More

We are Sky, a leading media and entertainment company connecting millions with entertainment, sports, news, and arts through innovative products and services. We offer a hybrid working approach with 2 days in the office per week, and your office base may be Livingston, Leeds, or Osterley. Our sites include vibrant workspaces, canteens, restaurants, gyms, cinemas, shuttle buses, and onsite parking, depending on location. We also offer a range of perks including free Sky TV or NOW package with Sky Sports and Sky Cinema, up to 9% employer pension contribution, private healthcare with mental health support, Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance, product discounts, Sharesave and Tech schemes, and Sky VIP rewards and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer, a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and we welcome applications from all candidates.

last updated 36 week of 2026