Solution Architect (Principal Consultant)

Talan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in London is recruiting a Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native platforms. This strategic role involves collaborating with experts across various sectors including Energy and Healthcare. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills and experience across multiple domains. A competitive salary and an excellent benefits package are offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Profit related bonus (discretionary)

Private Bupa healthcare

Matched pension contributions

Corporate gym rates

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering architecture across multiple sectors.
• TOGAF Certified or strong familiarity with TOGAF principles.
• SAFe Certified Agile Product Owner/Product Manager preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of platforms across Energy, Finance, Public Sector, and Healthcare.
• Define and communicate clear solution requirements to support technology-enabled change.
• Architect cloud-native systems using Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud.

Skills

Architecture - SOA, DDD, Microservices, Event-Drive Design

Cloud - Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud

Data - Databricks, Snowflake, ETL, Big Data, Data Governance

Security - ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, IDAM, DevSecOps

Integration - API Design & Management, CMS, Legacy Migration

Agile - SAFe, DevOps, Scrum

Collaboration - Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Team Mentoring

Business - Business Analysis, Bid Support, Multi-sector Delivery

Education

Relevant Master’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

Oracle Cloud

Kafka

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Company Description

Talan UK & Ireland (part of the Talan Group) is an expert provider of professional services. Our vision and mission is to take positive action in a complex world for the future good of people and the environment and to enlighten and enable our clients’ transformation in an increasingly complex world.

We are purpose-driven, working across multiple sectors, tackling social and environmental challenges, improving and simplify the way markets work, harnessing the power of digital transformation and ensuring data is protected and used ethically.

Talan UK & Ireland provides a range of consultancy and outsourcing capabilities including programme management, market design and governance. We also have extensive and award-winning capabilities across cyber security, data privacy and digital transformation. We are IIP Gold accredited and Great Place to Work accredited.

The nature of what we do means we are very much a people business. The contribution every member of the team makes to our diverse range of experience, skills and personalities is valued. We invest heavily in learning and development to enable our people to develop skills and gain experience which will enhance career prospects for life. Many who started their careers with us have rapidly progressed to more senior positions.

No two days are the same, but we believe in a flexible approach to working which we know our employees value.

The Role

The Role

We are recruiting an ambitious and technically accomplished Solutions Architect to join our Digital business unit as a Principal Consultant. You will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and cloud-native platforms across Energy (including Low Carbon and UK regulatory systems), Financial Services, Public Sector, and Healthcare domains.

This is a strategic and hands-on role, central to enabling successful digital change initiatives for our clients. You’ll work with a team of experts to architect solutions that bridge business strategy with technical execution—while contributing to governance, delivery, and continuous improvement across a fast-evolving landscape.

Responsibilities

Domain and functional experience

• Lead the design and delivery of platforms across domains, be it Energy, Finance, Public Sector, Healthcare or other domains.
• Define and communicate clear solution requirements to support technology-enabled change.
• Act as a functional and technical expert across project implementation and release cycles.
• Set up and manage technical governance frameworks and programme-level architecture.
• Participate in design reviews, identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Architect cloud-native systems using Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud.
• Apply Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Design event-driven systems using Kafka and Pub/Sub.
• Lead API design, integration strategies, and legacy modernization to microservices.
• Contribute to Disaster Recovery planning and platform resilience.
• Implement Identity and Access Management (IDAM) and enterprise security architecture.
• Support data architecture using Databricks, Snowflake, ETL pipelines, and Big Data tools.
• Champion Data Governance practices including classification, cataloging, and lineage.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, and other security standards.
• Embed DevSecOps principles into CI/CD pipelines and platform delivery.
• Produce High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD) and Solution Architecture Documents (SAD).

Competitive Salary- plus bonus and excellent benefits package

Qualifications

Requirements

Qualifications & Certifications

• Relevant Master’s Degree or equivalent
• TOGAF Certified or strong familiarity with TOGAF principles.
• SAFe Certified Agile Product Owner/Product Manager (preferred).
• SCCM Certified (desirable).
• Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering architecture across multiple sectors.

Collaboration

• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to align solution design with business strategy and technical architecture.
• Further develop working practices and processes across the Digital business unit
• Collaborate with mobile and web development teams for seamless integration.
• Support business development initiatives, contributing to bids and proposals.

Business Analysis experience and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Architecture - SOA, DDD, Microservices, Event-Drive Design
• Cloud - Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud
• Data - Databricks, Snowflake, ETL, Big Data, Data Governance
• Security - ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, IDAM, DevSecOps
• Integration - API Design & Management, CMS, Legacy Migration
• Agile - SAFe, DevOps, Scrum
• Collaboration - Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Team Mentoring
• Business - Business Analysis, Bid Support, Multi-sector Delivery

Upon employment, employees should also have a sound awareness of the Company\'s Information, Quality, Environmental and Energy Management Systems.

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Profit related Bonus (discretionary)
• Reward and recognition schemes
• Flexible working
• Private Bupa healthcare
• Life Assurance (up to 4 times annual salary)
• Matched pension contributions
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Buy and Sell annual leave
• Reimbursement of eye test and up to £50 towards glasses or contacts
• Corporate gym rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Summer and Christmas parties, along with monthly Social@77