Solution Architect - Web & CMS Platforms (Hybrid)

Vodafone; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension plan

Up to 28 days off + bank holidays

Charity time

Discounts & vouchers

Learning tools

Parental leave

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking an experienced architect for web applications and CMS domains in a hybrid London/UK role. You will guide architecture roadmaps, oversee upgrades, and ensure performance, security and operability while collaborating across delivery teams.

You will lead governance presentations, ensure sign-off, and coach engineers to build scalable, enterprise-grade solutions with RESTful APIs and modern web infrastructure. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on architectural work.

Qualifications

• Understanding of web technologies (HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS).
• Experience designing and integrating enterprise-scale CMS architectures.
• Understanding of SOLID object-oriented design principles.
• Experience designing architecture for enterprise-scale web apps (microservices and micro frontends).
• Experience with cloud solutions and containerised web app design.
• Good understanding of OWASP Top 10 and protections.
• Deep knowledge of web infrastructure (CDNs, WAFs, DNS, SSL/TLS).
• Hands-on experience designing, consuming and governing RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Establish an architecture roadmap for the next few years.
• Steer planned upgrades, capacity uplifts, system rationalisation and decommissioning.
• Lead architectural assurance activities across the delivery lifecycle.
• Review designs, present at governance forums, secure sign-off.
• Ensure systems meet business SLAs, performance goals and security guidelines.
• Ensure non-functional requirements including performance, resilience and operability are met.
• Act as technical and functional point of contact for web apps and CMS domains.
• Support major releases and incidents.
• Provide direction to solution architects and developers.
• Support cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Build trust within teams and empower them to be autonomous.
• Take an active role in Architecture and Web Development Guilds.
• Share best practices and coach colleagues.

Skills

HTTP

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

CMS architectures

SOLID principles

RESTful APIs

Cloud

Containerised apps

OWASP Top 10

CDN / WAF / DNS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Vodafone is seeking an experienced architect for web applications and CMS domains in a hybrid London/UK role. You will guide architecture roadmaps, oversee upgrades, and ensure performance, security and operability while collaborating across delivery teams.

You will lead governance presentations, ensure sign-off, and coach engineers to build scalable, enterprise-grade solutions with RESTful APIs and modern web infrastructure. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on architectural work.