Solutions Architect

Entelect; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation package

Salary increases

Bonuses

Loyalty leave

Wellness programs

Professional development

Leadership support

Job summary

Entelect in the United Kingdom is seeking an accomplished Solutions Architect to lead complex enterprise initiatives for global clients. You will shape architecture, guide delivery across SDLC and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and value.

You'll mentor colleagues, engage with senior stakeholders, and deliver cloud-based, scalable solutions using modern frameworks. The role blends hands-on design with strategic leadership in a hybrid office-based setting.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Broad and deep technical knowledge in your craft.
• Cloud experience in Azure, AWS or GCP. Understanding of cloud native architectures as well as on premise and how they differ.
• Ability to build, architect and design applications within an enterprise environment.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for delivering well-crafted solutions, systems, and services.
• Hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship and guidance.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex, enterprise applications for leading organisations globally.
• Leverage your deep understanding of technology frameworks, when to use them, benefits and pitfalls.
• Engage in SDLC stages from system design to estimation.
• Research innovative technologies and implement them to drive innovation.
• Navigate complexity in enterprise environments and collaborate with a technical audience to define project direction.
• Deliver premium, high-quality code, documentation, diagrams and presentations.
• Be comfortable shaping solutions from the entire toolkit, suspending personal preferences for a balanced outcome.
• Work with Cloud solutions and Cloud Native services in solutions.
• Demonstrate maturity, motivation, and leadership in the workplace.
• Champion change within the team and foster a collaborative culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Lead and drive technical decision-making within your team.
• Mentor and guide people towards successful delivery and technical excellence.
• Engage with Entelect’s broader management team on industry trends and set benchmarks through client work.

Skills

Cloud experience

Enterprise software development

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

Angular

React

Vue

Blazor

Native mobile

Cross platform mobile

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for a Solutions Architect at Entelect

Elevate your career at Entelect, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one-on-ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

What You'll Be Doing:

Delivery:

• Leveraging your expertise to develop complex, enterprise applications for leading organisations globally.
• Leaning on your deep understanding of technology frameworks; when they should be used, which are beneficial and what their pitfalls are.
• Engaging in various stages of the SDLC, from system design to analysis, scoping, and estimation.
• Researching innovative technologies and implementing them in projects to drive innovation.
• Navigating complexity in enterprise environments and effective at collaborating with a technical audience to define the direction of a project.
• Delivering premium, high-quality code, documentation, diagrams and presentations.
• Not only relying on experience but having a broad awareness of tools and technology being used in industry. Have to be comfortable shaping solutions from the entire toolkit, suspending personal preferences in favour of a balanced outcome.
• Experience working with Cloud solutions and using Cloud Native services in solutions.

People:

• Demonstrating maturity, motivation, and leadership in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Leading and driving technical decision-making within your team.
• Mentoring and guiding the people around you towards successful delivery and technical excellence.
• Engaging with Entelect’s broader management team on relevant industry trends and setting the benchmark through work done at customers.

Customer:

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Managing customer expectations and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations
• Driving technical discussions, best practices as well as improving the technical landscapes across your customer’s projects.
• Providing trusted advice and making use of your ability to gain buy-in and negotiate with customers.
• Understanding how the business and the technology can combine to add true value to your customers.
• Building on Entelect’s reputation within the customer environment.
• Engaging with executives and senior technical audiences at customers. Incredibly selective and articulate in communicating concepts, choices and recommendations to senior audiences.

What We Need from You:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Broad and deep technical knowledge in your craft.
• Cloud experience in Azure, AWS or GCP. Understanding of cloud native architectures as well as on premise and how they differ.
• Ability to build, architect and design applications within an enterprise environment.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for delivering well-crafted solutions, systems, and services.
• Hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship and guidance.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.

What You'll Get from Us:

• A competitive compensation package with twice-yearly salary increases and guaranteed bonuses.
• Tenure-based loyalty leave.
• Access to employee wellness programs and rewards for professional development.
• Commission incentives for successful business development leads and employee referrals.
• Hands-on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.
• Exposure to enterprise projects across multiple domains and problem spaces for South Africa’s most esteemed organisations.

*Popular but not limited to

• Frontend techs: Angular, React, Vue, Blazor, Native and Cross platform mobile
• Databases: Relational and No SQL

What To Expect from the Recruitment Process:

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as efficient as possible, keeping you informed every step of the way.

• The first step is an initial conversation with our talent team to get to know you better and introduce you to Entelect and all that we have to offer.
• The next step will be a 1.5-hour in-person technical interview at one of our offices where you will meet some of our leadership team.
• Following the technical interview, we will invite you back for an in-person case study presentation where we will give you the opportunity to showcase your leadership skills.
• Finally, if we are both aligned, we wrap up the process with salary discussions and present you with an offer of employment.