Solutions Architect — Hybrid London (Big-Impact, £10M scope)

Royal Mail Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider in Greater London is seeking a Solution Architect to design and govern scalable solutions amidst a significant technology transformation. This role requires strong integration experience and a minimum of 2 years in technical architecture. The position offers competitive pay, a hybrid working model, and includes additional benefits such as car allowance, health care, and an annual bonus potential. Candidates are encouraged to apply and join a major transformation programme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Healthcare

Annual bonus potential

Generous annual leave

Company pension scheme

Family friendly support

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of information technologies and integration methods.
• Strong systems integration experience.
• Ability to communicate complex technical designs to non-technical audiences.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in technical architecture roles across the development lifecycle.
• Experience designing and implementing complex systems architectures in distributed environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise-wide systems architectures.
• Practical experience in service, application, data, and infrastructure architecture.

Responsibilities

• Translating project blueprints into detailed solution designs.
• Preparing architecture designs that meet requirements.
• Developing technology specifications for optimal business use.
• Applying architectural concepts for scalability, security, reliability.
• Governing supplier solutions ensuring alignment across dimensions.
• Partnering with teams to deliver solutions iteratively.
• Educating stakeholders on Agile methodologies.

Skills

Information technologies knowledge

Systems integration experience

Ability to communicate technical designs

2+ years in technical architecture roles

Experience in complex systems architecture

Knowledge of enterprise-wide architectures

Practical experience in service/application architecture

Experience with Jira

Experience with Confluence

Agile transformation experience

Education

Architecture training/qualifications (e.g., TOGAF)

Agile training/qualifications or experience

Job description

A leading postal service provider in Greater London is seeking a Solution Architect to design and govern scalable solutions amidst a significant technology transformation. This role requires strong integration experience and a minimum of 2 years in technical architecture. The position offers competitive pay, a hybrid working model, and includes additional benefits such as car allowance, health care, and an annual bonus potential. Candidates are encouraged to apply and join a major transformation programme.