Solution Architect

undisclosed; United States; Remote; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

undisclosed in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior architecture professional for a remote contract to run until 31/03/2027. You will design and represent architecture solutions, ensure alignment with Digital Blueprints, and collaborate with delivery teams across digital programs.

The role requires government/public sector experience and AWS/Azure solution expertise (certifications a plus). The position offers remote working with an up-to-date rate guidance up to £598p/d Umbrellainside IR35.

Qualifications

• Government/Public client experience.
• AWS/Azure solution experience and relevant certification (good to have)

Responsibilities

• To design and represent architecture solutions
• Deliver the technical and architecture design elements of projects / initiatives
• Build relationships and work collaboratively with other Digital professionals
• Create solution options and recommendations during project discovery and inception phases, to drive decision making on best solution design
• Make technology choice proposals for Products
• Create high-level solution architecture documentation and architecture design artefacts for governance, including all relevant SME input.
• To ensure compliance of design with approved design in the Digital Blueprint
• Ensure technical quality and adherence of Product designs to the Digital Blueprint, Enterprise Architecture and Product Roadmaps
• Engage with Domain and Lead Solution Architects and engineers to implement solutions according to agreed and approved designs
• Advocate and support delivery of solutions that reduce architecture complexity and reduce technical debt
• To maintain Product roadmaps and help maintain the Digital Blueprint
• Be accountable for product architecture, contribute to product roadmaps, in alignment with engineering
• Identify, capture, iterate and implement architecture patterns
• To contribute to, and build capability in, the Architecture community
• Sharing best practice and reference architectures
• Participate/Support development of the Architecture Community of Practice
• Skills
• Government/Public client experience
• AWS/Azure Solution experience and relevant certification (good to have)

Skills

Government/Public client experience

AWS/Azure solution experience

Job description

Duration: contract to run until 31/03/2027

Location: Remote

Rate: up to £598p/d Umbrellainside IR35

• Designs application products to meet user needs and align with DWP strategy and standards.
• Provides a consistent set of application product architecture views, that communicate and describe the construction of the solution to all stakeholders.
• Solution communication champion, making the complex simple to understand.
• Supporting delivery teams, blending technical (development and architecture) and behaviour (leadership and communication) skills.

Responsibilities

To design and represent architecture solutions

• Deliver the technical and architecture design elements of projects / initiatives
• Build relationships and work collaboratively with other Digital professionals
• Create solution options and recommendations during project discovery and inception phases, to drive decision making on best solution design
• Make technology choice proposals for Products
• Create high-level solution architecture documentation and architecture design artefacts for governance, including all relevant SME input.

To ensure compliance of design with approved design in the Digital Blueprint

• Ensure technical quality and adherence of Product designs to the Digital Blueprint, Enterprise Architecture and Product Roadmaps
• Engage with Domain and Lead Solution Architects and engineers to implement solutions according to agreed and approved designs
• Advocate and support delivery of solutions that reduce architecture complexity and reduce technical debt

To maintain Product roadmaps and help maintain the Digital Blueprint

• Be accountable for product architecture, contribute to product roadmaps, in alignment with engineering
• Identify, capture, iterate and implement architecture patterns

To contribute to, and build capability in, the Architecture community

• Sharing best practice and reference architectures
• Participate/Support development of the Architecture Community of Practice

Skills

• Government/Public client experience
• AWS/Azure Solution experience and relevant certification (good to have)

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!