Senior Solution Architect

Overview

Our Technology Division has been trusted for over a decade to deliver critical digital projects globally. We handle the entire delivery lifecycle, from business requirements to development, QA, release, and production support.

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: Hybrid – Birmingham or London and Remote, with travel to client sites as required

Employment type: Permanent

Every TXP engagement follows robust solution and project governance, and we offer standardised “as a service” solutions where appropriate.

We believe architecture should be business-driven and purposeful. Our team-oriented architecture practice blends various skills, providing the governance, tools, and support needed for success and personal growth. Wide business domain experience is essential for effective architecture.

The Solution Architect will assist with or lead pre-sales, project delivery, and internal Architecture Practice initiatives. This role involves a mix of working from home, office visits, and travel to client sites as required.

• Focus on delivering customer value by ensuring solutions meet business needs and drive desired outcomes.
• Engage with customers to understand their goals and challenges, and tailor solutions to address these effectively.
• Continuously seek feedback from customers to improve solutions and ensure they deliver maximum value.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align solutions with customer expectations and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers to ensure ongoing satisfaction and success.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, providing insights and recommendations to enhance their business processes and outcomes.
• Support sales and marketing efforts by identifying and reviewing opportunities and adding differentiation to our messaging and brand.
• Provide architectural guidance during solution design and ensure alignment with client strategies, principles, standards, and best practices.
• Assist with the definition of requirements and translate them into a solution architecture.
• Lead and work closely with development and operational support teams to refine requirements and ensure detailed designs align with the architecture.
• Conduct research on technologies and approaches critical to the architecture.
• Document and clearly communicate architectures using multiple models or views.
• Lead Proof of Concept engagements and provide architecture and solution governance.

• Experience with methods and tools to deliver architecture designs and artefacts.
• Experience in microservices, API management, and Azure or AWS Integration (API Management, Service Bus, REST API).
• Strong understanding and experience in Azure and the SDLC.
• Experience in digital transformation and delivering Microsoft-based services.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including senior (CxO level) management.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to peers and leadership.
• Proven experience in achieving delivery and customer satisfaction targets.

• Purposeful and focused on delivering value and outcomes.
• Self-manager with strong planning, communication, and execution skills.
• Commercially and technically experienced with a pragmatic approach.
• Passionate about Microsoft, Azure, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication, team, and leadership skills.
• Emotionally and intellectually intelligent with strong relationship-building and problem-solving abilities.
• Enjoy working with clients, understanding their needs, formulating, and presenting solutions, gaining trust, and building relationships.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• An additional day of paid leave for your birthday (or Christmas eve).
• Salary sacrifice, matched employer contributed pension (4%).
• Life assurance (3x).
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Private medical insurance through our partner Aviva.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Corporate eye-care vouchers.
• Access to an independent financial advisor.
• 2 x social value days per year to give back to local communities.

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