Solution Architect - Data

## Solution Architect - Data Applytime type:
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** Closing Date:
** Tue, 25 Aug 2026

Help us unlock the value of data to shape better outcomes for our members

We’re looking for a Solutions Architect with a passion for data to help shape how data is used across Skipton.

This isn’t a narrow data platform role. You’ll operate as a core Solutions Architect, designing end-to-end solutions across a complex landscape—while bringing deeper expertise in data to ensure everything we build is driven by insight, enabled by strong data foundations, and aligned to long-term strategy.

You’ll play a key role in helping us evolve how we manage, share, and use data—moving towards modern, scalable platforms that support better decision-making and customer outcomes.

At Skipton, we're founded on fairness. We exist to do right by our members - and we believe that starts with doing right by our people. So whoever you are and whatever you bring, there's a place for you here and a genuine plan for where you go next.
** What You’ll Do
** Every day at Skipton is innovation day. Join our Technology team and you’ll discover that we’re constantly focused on real challenges as we build the tools that get things done for our members - quicker than you imagine.
* You’ll play a key role in turning strategic ambitions into practical, deliverable solutions, influencing transformational change, collaborating closely with engineering and product teams, and embedding architecture into delivery to create meaningful, lasting impact.
* Design end-to-end technology solutions aligned to enterprise architecture, strategy, and target-state capabilities
* Partner with product owners, delivery leads, and engineering teams to turn complex requirements into clear, actionable designs
* Guide and influence technical decisions, balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability
* Provide architectural governance and assurance across the delivery lifecycle
* Identify risks, trade-offs, and opportunities to improve simplicity, reuse, and coherence
* Champion modern architecture approaches, including API-led integration, cloud-native design, and reusable platforms

We work in a hybrid way, balancing flexibility with collaboration. For this role, you'll typically spend three days a week in our Skipton office, with the remaining two days working from home.
** What You’ll Need
*** Strong solution architecture experience with the ability to design scalable, end-to-end solutions across applications, platforms and data ecosystems.
* Deep understanding of how data supports business capabilities, customer outcomes and strategic decision-making.
* Experience developing enterprise-scale solutions, balancing immediate delivery needs with long-term data quality, governance and integrity.
* Solid knowledge of data architecture principles, including data modelling, integration patterns, pipelines and information flows.
* Familiarity with modern architecture patterns (APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud platforms) Azure experienced preferred
* Proven ability to collaborate effectively across business, engineering, architecture and analytics teams within agile delivery environments.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and explain complex technical concepts at all levels.## ##
** What’s In It For You
**** Your work matters.
** And the way we reward you matters, too.

At Skipton, we offer pay and benefits that really do make life better, together with a genuine thank you for making a difference.
* Annual discretionary bonus scheme
* 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
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