Solutions Architect - Secure, Scalable Digital Solutions

SONICOM; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

43 days annual leave

Generous pension schemes

Flexible working policy

On-site leisure facilities

Cycle-to-work scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Imperial College London is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead faculties across the Information & Communication Technologies domain. The role sits within Imperial's Digital Products and Technology teams, driving strategic operational excellence and governance.

The successful candidate will shape digital services for staff and students, ensure secure, scalable architectures, and partner with product managers, engineers and stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes at

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering complex digital or enterprise solutions within large organisations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and solution architecture practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms, enterprise applications, integration technologies and data platforms.
• Knowledge of APIs, microservices and cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to evaluate technology options and balance business, technical and operational trade-offs.
• Experience working with suppliers and supporting technology procurement activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of solution architectures across multiple product and platform domains, ensuring alignment with strategy and architecture principles.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers and stakeholders to translate business needs into practical technology solutions.
• Develop architecture designs that support scalability, resilience, interoperability and long-term maintainability.
• Produce and maintain architectural artefacts, including solution designs, diagrams, standards and reference architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout the lifecycle of products and services.
• Ensure solutions meet cybersecurity, data protection, accessibility and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Learning new technologies

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

APIs & microservices

Stakeholder engagement

Architecture documentation

Analytical thinking

Cybersecurity best practices

Tools

ServiceNow

T4

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Imperial College London is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead faculties across the Information & Communication Technologies domain. The role sits within Imperial's Digital Products and Technology teams, driving strategic operational excellence and governance.

The successful candidate will shape digital services for staff and students, ensure secure, scalable architectures, and partner with product managers, engineers and stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes at