Solutions Architect

Senior Solutions & Technical Architect – High‑Growth, Purpose‑Led Digital Consultancy

A high‑growth digital consultancy delivering impactful services across UK Government, healthcare and purpose‑driven organisations is hiring Senior Solutions and Technical Architects
. This opportunity suits architects who enjoy shaping user‑centred solutions, guiding delivery teams and influencing technical direction across complex, meaningful projects.

You will join a growing architecture community working on high‑profile digital programmes. You’ll take end‑to‑end ownership of solution and technical design, aligning architecture to business outcomes, technology strategies, commercial constraints and governance standards. You’ll create clear architectural blueprints across business, data, application and technology domains, then work closely with multidisciplinary teams to bring those solutions to life. You will engage deeply with stakeholders, challenge assumptions and ensure delivery aligns to quality, security and sustainability principles.

This role blends hands‑on architecture with leadership, coaching and contributing to bids, proposals and capability development.

• Own end‑to‑end architecture aligned to business goals, technology strategies and constraints
• Produce solution blueprints with business, data, application and technology views
• Communicate architectural direction across governance boards and stakeholder groups
• Support and assure delivery teams implementing your designs
• Build strong senior‑stakeholder relationships and provide expert guidance
• Apply Agile, Scrum and Dev Ops practices in shaping and delivering solutions
  
  Contribute to presales, bids and solution proposals, ensuring viability and clarity
• Review Statements of Work for deliverability and commercial soundness
• Mentor others, support communities of practice and share architectural insight
• Keep pace with emerging technologies and their real‑world application
• Ensure work meets quality, environmental and information‑security standards

• Hands‑on experience in solution or technical architecture (title not essential)
• Strong foundation in software development, design and delivery
• Ability to support and assure teams implementing architectural designs
• Experience across Agile software delivery, Dev Ops and iterative development
• Working knowledge of architecture frameworks and modelling languages
• Ability to articulate business benefits and justify technical proposals
• Methodical problem‑solving and collaborative stakeholder engagement
• Strong communication skills and ability to guide senior stakeholders
• Familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman or Open Agile Architecture

Many projects require SC clearance. Applicants must hold or be eligible to obtain Security Check clearance, which typically requires five years of continuous UK residency.

Hybrid working with access to regional offices including Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London. Some travel to offices and client sites is required as part of normal working arrangements.

• Competitive package with employer pension contribution, share options and discretionary bonus
• Flexible working, 25 days’ holiday and additional “life happens” days
• Wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities and professional development
• Supportive, inclusive culture with strong communities of practice
• Opportunities to work on meaningful public‑sector and tech‑for‑good projects

We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you directly. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held on our CRM system.