
Smart Sourcer Limited
Solution Architect Retail - AI, eCommerce, POS
Job Description
Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements:- 4 years experience as a Solution Architect in a consumer-facing environment such as retail, travel, hospitality, media, or similar.
- Strong grounding in end-to-end application architecture, ideally across multiple domains.
- Experience with one or more retail-centric platforms such as eCommerce, payments, loyalty, PoS, order management, ERP, booking and reservations, buying and merchandising, warehousing, supply chain, or fulfilment.
- Some exposure to AI within retail is highly beneficial.
- Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
- A background in software engineering or technical business analysis is a strong advantage.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to engage directly with senior client teams.
- Ability to work on client sites in and around London 1-2 days per week, with the remainder remote.
- A relevant degree, ideally in Computer Science or similar.
- Lead end-to-end solution design for high-profile, enterprise-scale retail clients, shaping application architectures that underpin millions of customer interactions.
- Work closely with product, engineering, and business teams to define scalable, secure, and future-proof solutions.
- Act as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through technology choices, integration patterns, and architectural best practice.
- Contribute to enterprise-wide transformation programmes with global reach.
- AI
- Architect
- ERP
- TOGAF
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We are a global technology consultancy at the forefront of large-scale retail transformation, partnering with many of the worlds best-known retail brands to deliver modern, enterprise-grade architectures across the full customer and supply-chain lifecycle. Our work spans eCommerce, payments, loyalty, ERP, order management, booking and reservations, point of sale, buying and merchandising, smart warehousing, supply chain, and fulfilment. We offer a collaborative, supportive culture, clear progression pathways into enterprise architecture, domain leadership, or programme architecture roles, and a £90k-£100k package. The role is based in London with remote working (80%).
last updated 37 week of 2026
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Smart Sourcer Limited
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£90,000
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This salary is 11% above the UK median for Architects (£90,000/yr).
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