Solution Architect

Solution Architect

Department: Technology, EP

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote, UK

Compensation: circa £65,000

Description

A fantastic opportunity for a Solution Architect to join us and play a key role in our Technology Department and our digital delivery capability. The focus of this Solution Architect role is on the solutions delivered by our trusted third parties and partners, and, in particular, how these solutions integrate with our wider enterprise. The role involves understanding the business and customer needs and, working with these trusted third parties, ensuring these needs are translated into ‘fit for purpose’ solutions. The Solution Architect will also support the implementation team / squad through the discovery and delivery to ensure successful implementation whilst also confirming adherence to the agreed architectural and integration principles, designs and patterns.


Location: We perform at our best when we feel trusted and are able to choose an approach to working that suits us best, which is why we are a remote-first company. However, we also believe in face to face collaboration, and our UK colleagues meet once a month for team time and quarterly for company get togethers in our Leeds office, so we ask that you be within a commutable distance that you are comfortable with in order to attend the office on those occasions. 

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

• Work with our key internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the solutions are designed and delivered to the correct principles and standards, delivering the value that the business needs while ensuring alignment to our technology strategy - this includes taking the lead on ensuring the delivery of ‘fit for purpose’ solutions that consider all needs of the solution, including the non-functional considerations such as the standards, security, stability, supportability and sustainability needs.
• Ensure that we have the appropriate integration standards and patterns in place to ensure that all solutions are integrated in the most efficient, standardized and secure manner, aligning to our wider enterprise integration approach.
• Adapt your approach to the most appropriate development methodology based on the needs of the initiative and solution, including agile / lean development including Scrum or Kanban.

You’ll need to have:   

• Strong inter-personal communication skills, including influencing and negotiation skills and conflict resolution 
• Strong elicitation and comprehension skills; the ability to find the underlying pain points that are causing difficulties and frustrations 
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