Solution Architects

ANS Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solution provider seeks an experienced Solution Architect to enhance customer advocacy and drive technical excellence in project deliverables. You will lead initiatives around Business Applications, Azure, and Power Platform, ensuring high-quality implementations and governance. A passion for team development and a strong understanding of Agile methodologies are essential. The position offers comprehensive benefits including flexible working, private health insurance, and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days' holiday, plus the option to buy 5 more

Birthday off and additional celebration day

Private health insurance

Pension contribution match

Flexible working arrangements

12 days of personal growth development time

Qualifications

• Expert in Business Applications suite with proven implementation success.
• Knowledge of Power Platform components and capabilities.
• Experience in ALM best practices.
• Familiarity with Success by Design and Catalyst frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build confidence in customer relationships and identify new engagements.
• Produce high-quality deliverables demonstrating ROI.
• Ensure technical governance for implementations.
• Collaborate on project delivery and uncover future phases.
• Coach team members for continuous improvement.

Skills

Business Applications expertise

Power Platform knowledge

Agile methodologies

Technical governance experience

Leadership skills

Job description

Overview

Solution Architects in ANS' Business Applications team are a key pillar of our delivery architecture. They are rounded experts at the bleeding edge of the Business Applications suite and surrounding technology such as Power Platform, Azure and Modern Workplace. They are responsible for supporting the Head of Business Applications in key strategic areas; loving our customers, driving value, identifying opportunity, technology & people advancement through knowledge sharing, coaching, and mentoring, delivery best practice and actionable continuous improvement to enable us to deliver on our promise of a world class service. Roles and responsibilities include:

Customer Advocacy

• Build strong confidence in ANS' ability to deliver value beyond customer expectations.
• Act as a trusted advisor, understanding client business and technical landscapes.
• Identify and drive new engagement opportunities.

Delivery Excellence

• Consistently produce high-quality deliverables that exceed expectations.
• Demonstrate clear ROI and secure adoption, case studies, and follow-on engagements.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in Business Applications (CE) and Power Platform.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of Azure, Modern Workplace, and supporting technologies.
• Ensure technical and implementation governance for high-quality outcomes.

Project Governance

• Design and maintain ALM frameworks and ADO practices.
• Collaborate with PMs and AMs to ensure successful delivery and uncover future phases.
• Apply Waterfall and Agile methodologies and organisational change management principles.

Team Support

• Share best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor team members in technical, consulting, and project execution.

Company Development

• Contribute to strategic initiatives and innovation.
• Support efforts to differentiate and accelerate company growth.

Qualifications

An expert in the Business Applications suite - able to demonstrate successfully leading scores of implementations of various tailored solutions with positive customer outcomes. This should include all core 1st party applications with complex migration and integration implementations across Azure and other technologies.

Expert knowledge of Power Platform components, their capabilities, and their application in the technical landscape.

Proven knowledge and experience implementing and maintaining ALM best practice and technical governance.

Proven knowledge and experience implementing and maintaining Power Pages.

Familiarity and implementation experience using Success by Design and Catalyst frameworks.

Solid understanding of Agile methodologies as well as Organisation Change Management frameworks such as Prosci.

Expert facilitator in business mapping, requirement gathering, blueprinting and evangelisation sessions with stakeholders.

Demonstratable business, commercial, project and technical acumen in combination to deliver high quality solutions, based on accurate estimates and plans, to further enhance value to all stakeholders.

A passionate leader, able to drive and organise their team to provide the most effective outcome for all engagements.

At ANS, we've created a place where everyone can be themselves, and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness, ambition, honesty, and passion are what drive us every day. We are bold, courageous, and innovative - and we do it like no other. We invest in our people. In training, development, health and more - we give you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work-life balance.

Company Benefits

• As standard: 25 days' holiday, plus you can buy up to 5 more days
• A little extra: we'll give you your birthday off, and an extra celebration day for whatever you want! Tying the knot? You get 5 days' additional holiday in the year you get married. Oh, and 5 volunteer days!
• Private health insurance
• Pension contribution match and 4 x life assurance
• Flexible working and work from anywhere for up to 30 days per year (some exceptions)
• Maternity: 16 weeks' full pay, Paternity: 3 weeks' full pay, Adoption: 16 weeks' full pay
• Company social events - get ready for a jam-packed calendar
• Electric car scheme
• 12 days of personal growth development time