Strategic Solution Architecture Leader & Design Authority

BSI Group; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Paid sick leave

Bank holidays

Health insurance

Pension plan with company contribution

Car allowance

Income protection

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Paid parental leave

Adoption leave

Compassionate leave

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible benefits

Job summary

BSI Group in London is seeking a Head of Solution Architecture to lead the design and delivery of end-to-end technology solutions in a hybrid environment. You will manage a high-performing team, own the Technical Design Authority, and provide strategic technology leadership across the organisation.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in solution architecture, governance, and design authority, with strong stakeholder influencing skills and a track record of delivering customer-focused

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading a Solution Architecture function or practice within a complex technology environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Expertise in solution architecture, technology governance, and design authority processes.
• Excellent critical thinking, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to drive customer-focused outcomes balancing technical, commercial, risk, and operational considerations.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, connectivity, integration/middleware, data and analytics, or information security.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Solution Architecture function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, business-focused solution designs.
• Own the governance, standards, and quality assurance processes underpinning solution architecture delivery.
• Act as the Technical Design Authority, providing strategic technology leadership and design oversight.
• Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of Solution Architects, driving professional growth and best practice sharing.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to align solution designs with strategic technology roadmaps and standards.
• Facilitate architecture and design governance forums, balancing compliance, usability, cost, risk, and sustainability considerations.
• Manage service performance, SLAs, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure effective architectural support.
• Identify, assess, and manage technology risks while contributing to innovation, product evaluation, and strategic supplier engagement.

Skills

Solution architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Design authority

Mentoring

Enterprise architecture alignment

Risk management

Job description

BSI Group in London is seeking a Head of Solution Architecture to lead the design and delivery of end-to-end technology solutions in a hybrid environment. You will manage a high-performing team, own the Technical Design Authority, and provide strategic technology leadership across the organisation.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in solution architecture, governance, and design authority, with strong stakeholder influencing skills and a track record of delivering customer-focused