Job Vacancy Solution Architect

In this role, you will design and shape end-to-end solution architectures that support large-scale UK Government transformation programmes. Working across business, engineering, enterprise architecture and delivery teams, you will translate complex business requirements into robust, secure and scalable technical solutions. You will take ownership of architectural decisions, ensuring designs align with strategic roadmaps, enterprise standards and security requirements while enabling efficient delivery across complex technology landscapes.

You will also provide architectural leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle, supporting development teams, guiding design decisions and ensuring solutions integrate effectively across systems and platforms. Working within a collaborative environment, you will help drive innovation, contribute to architectural governance and ensure solutions deliver measurable value for clients and end users.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design & Deliver – Develop end-to-end solution architectures from conceptual design through to logical and physical architecture.

• Translate & Align – Convert business, functional and non-functional requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned with enterprise strategy.

• Integrate & Connect – Design system integrations, data flows and platform interactions across complex environments.

• Govern & Assure – Produce architecture artefacts and progress designs through architecture governance and review boards.

• Secure & Comply – Embed security, regulatory and compliance considerations into solutions from the outset.

• Collaborate & Influence – Work closely with business stakeholders, engineers, enterprise architects and delivery teams to shape effective solutions.

• Guide & Support Delivery – Provide architectural oversight during development, testing and implementation phases.

• Manage Risk & Dependencies – Track and manage architectural risks, constraints, assumptions, issues and dependencies.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed in this role, you should have strong experience delivering solution architecture across complex technology environments, ideally within large Uk Government departments, public sector or regulated programmes. You will be confident translating business requirements into practical technical designs and guiding delivery teams through the architecture lifecycle. Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and governance experience are essential.

Essential qualifications and experience:

• You should have extensive experience designing end-to-end solution architectures across complex enterprise environments.

• Strong experience translating business and technical requirements into scalable solution designs.

• Proven ability to design integrations, data flows and system interactions across multiple platforms.

• Experience producing architecture documentation and solution design artefacts (e.g., SDD).

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, governance and architecture review processes.

• Experience embedding security, compliance and risk management into solution design.

• Proven ability to engage with senior stakeholders across business, engineering and architecture teams.

• Experience supporting delivery teams throughout development, testing and implementation.

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