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If you would like to express interest in this role, please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter max 2 pages highlighting your relevant experience against the essential requirements for the role.
Job level: 10
We’re growing our team! We’re looking for Lead Solution Architects who will play central roles in the successful delivery of technology projects. You will work closely with clients and internal teams to understand context, co-design solutions, and lead technical teams through product development.
In this role, you will lead architecture work on client programmes. You will design and oversee end-to-end technology solutions that are scalable, secure, user-centred, and ethically responsible. This role involves translating business needs into technology solutions, creating architecture artefacts, and supporting clients to make sustainable and user-focused technology choices.
You might be a specialist in a particular technology domain or platform - such as legacy system migration, m365, Azure, GCP, AWS, data platforms or intelligent process automation - but you will apply a technology agnostic perspective.
You'll operate as a trusted advisor, often leading smaller engagements or playing a senior role on larger ones, but may also work solo or contribute as a member of a team as needed. You will be the source of technical oversight and advice for the wider team and for the client.
You will also support the development of junior colleagues while contributing to practice improvement and business development.
We are committed to having a positive impact on the clients and the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from women, disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates and historically under-represented groups.
Responsibilities
- Lead project workstreams or small/medium client engagements in technology engagements.
- Collaborate with client teams to align technical solutions with organisational strategies and user needs.
- Define and communicate end-to-end solution architectures for programmes and services, translating business and user needs into scalable, ethical, and maintainable technical designs.
- Conduct thorough technical assessments and provide actionable recommendations for decision-makers. Explain the potential impact, costs, benefits, and risks of recommendations.
- Support client architecture governance, ensuring alignment with enterprise, data, and security standards
- Contribute to delivery planning to support agile product development.
- Facilitate architecture decision-making with clients, balancing strategic and tactical needs.
- Produce high-quality artefacts — roadmaps, diagrams, architecture models, and written briefs.
- Create artefacts such as technology roadmaps, options appraisals, and architecture diagrams.
- Communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across design, data, and delivery.
- Input into bids and proposals with a focus on technology content.
- Maintain a strong understanding of emerging trends and technologies.
- Mentor and develop more junior consultants and contribute to internal learning. Line management of 0-2 other consultants, dependent on business need.
- Provide thought leadership and contribute to business development and marketing activities.
- Contribute to the continual development of our technology and data practice.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, building trust with senior stakeholders.