Solution Architect (Public Sector Services)

BT Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is looking for a Solution Architect to design secure and scalable infrastructure. This role involves translating complex customer needs into compliant solutions while working within governance frameworks. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulated environments and a strong background in cybersecurity and solution architecture. The role offers hybrid working with flexibility to work remotely.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 10%

Pension scheme with company contributions

Healthcare benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Colleague discounts on products

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale or regulated environments with a focus on governance.
• Proven ability to design and deliver compliant solution architectures.
• Experience in public sector organizations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design secure and high-availability infrastructure architectures.
• Translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards like NIST.

Skills

Governance and compliance experience

Solution architecture design

Cybersecurity principles

API and web services integration

Tools

Cloud platforms

Hybrid infrastructure models

Job description

Overview

Hybrid 3 days a week together out of our Manchester, Bristol or Leeds offices (flexible 2 days remote wherever).

Why this job matters At BT, our Solution Architects are at the forefront of designing secure, scalable infrastructure that underpins critical services across the UK. This role is pivotal in delivering technical solutions for high-trust environments—especially within the public sector—where security, reliability, and strategic alignment are paramount. As a Solution Architect, you'll lead the design and delivery of infrastructure and application architectures that meet complex customer needs. You'll translate business requirements into robust, compliant solutions and guide them through BT's governance and security frameworks. This is a role for someone who thrives on technical depth, strategic thinking, and making a tangible impact on secure, national-scale projects.

What youll be doing

You'll play a key role in shaping and delivering secure, scalable architectures that support BT's portfolio of services. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you'll ensure solutions are technically sound, repeatable, and aligned with customer and regulatory expectations. Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing infrastructure and application architectures for secure, high-availability environments
• Leading technical discovery and translating customer needs into actionable designs
• Supporting identity, access, and federated login systems for government and enterprise clients
• Ensuring solutions meet cybersecurity and compliance standards (e.g. NIST, ISO 27002, CIS Controls)
• Producing clear, actionable documentation including proposals, scopes of work, and risk assessments
• Collaborating with stakeholders to align solutions with strategic goals and product roadmaps
• Driving innovation in architecture to solve complex challenges in secure environments

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale or regulated environments where governance, compliance, and security are critical
• Designing and delivering solution architectures that meet both functional and non-functional requirements
• Navigating governance and security sign-off processes, particularly in enterprise or public sector settings
• Applying cybersecurity principles to infrastructure and application design
• Collaborating directly with customers and stakeholders to shape and deliver technical solutions
• Integrating systems using APIs, web services, and cloud-native technologies
• Aligning technical solutions with broader strategic business goals
• Experience with public sector organisations or regulated industries is a bonus
• Background in identity and access management, or experience in consumer-scale platforms is a bonus
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure models is a bonus

Leadership & Culture

Our leadership standards include looking inwards and outwards to build trust, own outcomes, deliver for the customer, stay commercially savvy, and have a growth mindset. We value diverse, future-ready teams where everyone can be at their best.

Benefits

• An annual bonus of up to 10% (company & personal performance dependent)
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Exclusive colleague discounts on BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM plans
• BT TV, including TNT Sport and NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
• Support for working parents including pay during maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• Healthcare benefits such as Healthcare Cash Plan or other options
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days to give back to your local community
• New electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement ("My EV")