Solutions Architect

Cathcart Technology; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Cathcart Technology is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of technology solutions across the supply chain lifecycle within a retail environment. You will partner with stakeholders across Trading, Supply Chain, Store Operations and IT to design scalable, practical solutions that solve complex business challenges.

This is a 6-month initial contract with potential extension, in a hybrid setup with 2 days onsite.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in solution architecture within supply chain or retail-focused organisations.
• Strong understanding of product data management, product lifecycles, and stock/inventory management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Supplier management experience.
• Experience designing integrations, including APIs, middleware, and event-driven architecture.
• Experience designing cloud platforms, primarily AWS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business analysts and business stakeholders to translate requirements and business problems into appropriate solutions.
• Design end-to-end solutions across enterprise applications for integration and data flows.
• Contribute to architecture forums, including the development of strategy and principles.
• Document technical processes and designs in line with architecture standards.
• Provide architectural governance across projects and programmes.
• Evaluate and recommend technology platforms, vendors, and tools through a structured process where required.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Requirements translation

Data management

Event-driven architecture

APIs

Architectural governance

Tools

AWS

Cloud Platforms

APIs

Middleware

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Strong experience in solution architecture within supply chain or retail-focused organisations
• Strong understanding of product data management, product lifecycles, and stock/inventory management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Supplier management experience
• Experience designing integrations, including APIs, middleware, and event-driven architecture
• Experience designing cloud platforms, primarily AWS

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business analysts and business stakeholders to translate requirements and business problems into appropriate solutions
• Design end-to-end solutions across enterprise applications for integration and data flows
• Contribute to architecture forums, including the development of strategy and principles
• Document technical processes and designs in line with architecture standards
• Provide architectural governance across projects and programmes
• Evaluate and recommend technology platforms, vendors, and tools through a structured process where required

Technologies

• Architect
• Cloud
• AWS

More

We are offering a 6-month initial contract with the chance to extend, working in a hybrid setup with 2 days onsite. We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join our architecture team and lead the design and delivery of technology solutions across the supply chain lifecycle within a retail environment. You will partner with stakeholders across Trading, Supply Chain, Store Operations, and IT to design scalable, practical solutions that solve complex business challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced retail environment and help shape the technology landscape that supports some of our most critical commercial and supply chain capabilities. You will have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, work with senior stakeholders, and deliver solutions that drive tangible business value.

last updated 36 week of 2026