Solutions Architect – Scalable, Secure Enterprise Solutions

Aviva; Bristol; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10% opportunity

Pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Benefit

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Flexible benefits

Aviva Communities volunteering days

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure, and reusable solutions across enterprise platforms and cloud environments (AWS/Azure). The role collaborates with enterprise architects, platform teams, and delivery squads to ensure alignment with strategy, governance, and security, while driving reuse and simplification across the technology estate.

Key responsibilities include defining solution patterns, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring architecture stays aligned with

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing scalable, secure, and reusable end-to-end solutions across enterprise platforms and cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
• Ability to align solution designs with enterprise strategy and platform roadmaps to drive reuse and simplification.
• Strong understanding of enabling platforms including integration, automation, AI/GenAI, identity, content management, and developer tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and reusable end-to-end solutions across platforms and cloud environments.
• Define solution patterns and guide delivery teams while ensuring governance and security.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, platform teams, and delivery squads to maintain alignment and reuse.
• Balance strategic direction with practical implementation across infrastructure and user-facing services.

Skills

Scalable end-to-end solutions

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Enterprise architecture alignment

Security-by-design

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Integration tooling

Automation tooling

AI/GenAI tooling

Identity management tooling

Content management tooling

Developer tooling

Job description

Aviva is seeking a Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure, and reusable solutions across enterprise platforms and cloud environments (AWS/Azure). The role collaborates with enterprise architects, platform teams, and delivery squads to ensure alignment with strategy, governance, and security, while driving reuse and simplification across the technology estate.

Key responsibilities include defining solution patterns, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring architecture stays aligned with