Solutions Architect (Integrations)

WJEC / CBAC; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

free Welsh lessons

generous pension scheme

family friendly policies

Job summary

WJEC / CBAC seeks an Integrations Solutions Architect to lead the design and governance of connecting applications, services and data across the technology stack. You will define APIs, events and data flows to enable interoperable systems while reducing complexity and improving performance.

You will collaborate with business and technical colleagues, manage stakeholder expectations and ensure accurate communications.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and governing enterprise integrations.
• Strong communication with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate multi-team workstreams and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee integration design and governance across applications, services and data sources.
• Ensure APIs, events and data flows enable interoperable systems with clear ownership.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to reduce complexity and accelerate delivery.
• Work with partners and external collaborators to align integration strategies.

Skills

API design

Governance

Stakeholder comms

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Contract type: Full-time; Permanent

The challenge

At WJEC, we contribute to our education communities by providing trusted qualifications and specialist support, to allow our learners the opportunity to reach their full potential. This is a fantastic chance to be part of an organisation that both encourages and enhances the minds of tomorrow.

The role:

As the Integrations Solutions Architect, you will oversee the design and governance of connecting applications, services and data sources across WJEC's technology infrastructure. You will work closely with colleagues across the business to ensure that the integration architecture enables products, internal platforms, and third-party systems to interoperate through well-defined APIs, events, and data flows whilst reducing overall complexity, improving performance and accelerating delivery.

The person:

To thrive in this role, you’ll be a capable, conscientious and cooperative person who can handle a wide-ranging workload, coordinating and supporting colleagues across WJEC. You will be a strong communicator, able to deliver clear and concise information to stakeholders including business and technical colleagues within WJEC and external partners and collaborators. The person in this role will be results orientated, well organised, proactive and accurate; ensuring the correctness of all communications through an attention to detail.

At WJEC, we pride ourselves in being an inclusive and supportive place to work.

We offer a range of excellent benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave per year (in addition to 16 statutory / additional holidays) adjusted for part-time/compressed working patterns
• free Welsh lessons
• a generous pension scheme
• numerous family friendly policies

A career with WJEC can be extremely rewarding and you will be encouraged and supported throughout with great opportunities to develop your professional and personal skills.

WJEC operates a hybrid working model, enabling the successful candidate to split their time between WJEC offices and working at home, subject to business need. As such, applications are invited from individuals across the UK but please note that regular working from our Cardiff offices will be required and whilst flexibility can be discussed, this team currently requires average office attendance of once per week. Welsh language skills are not essential but the willingness to learn is always valued.

To find out more about the role, or about working for us, please do not hesitate to contact Fliss (she/her) ([e-mail]) who would be more than happy to answer your questions.

Interviews are anticipated to be held in person, on Tuesday 22 September 2026