Solution Architect

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for experienced Solution Architects with extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and senior-level communication, including C-suite.
• We expect proven experience in client-facing and/or consultancy environments.
• We need demonstrated ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into scalable and resilient technology architectures.
• We value a strong track record in designing and delivering end-to-end data and application architectures in enterprise settings.
• We require expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical architecture modelling.
• We look for deep understanding of large-scale, distributed systems and integration patterns.
• You should be able to design solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, security, and compliance.
• We expect broad experience with system security, operating systems, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise data management.
• We need advanced knowledge of cloud platforms including Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
• We value hands-on experience with programming languages such as Java, .NET, Python, or equivalent.
• We require experience with microservices architecture and containerization.
• We look for RESTful API design and management experience.
• You should have experience with Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies.
• We expect expertise in data architecture and design at conceptual, logical, and physical levels.
• We value familiarity with modern integration technologies and patterns such as event-driven architecture, service mesh, and API gateways.

Responsibilities:

• We design end-to-end solution architectures that meet business, technical, and security requirements.
• We translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective designs.
• We ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and governance standards.
• We lead architecture reviews and technical design workshops with stakeholders and delivery teams.
• We support Agile delivery teams by defining MVP architecture and providing ongoing technical direction.
• We collaborate with stakeholders across business, product, and IT to gain buy-in and drive decisions.
• We define integration patterns, APIs, and data flows between systems and services.
• We contribute to DevOps, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices for delivery at scale.
• We ensure security, compliance, and risk management are embedded in the solution.
• We produce clear architectural documentation using standards such as C4, Archimate, or cloud-native diagrams.
• We create high-level level designs and relevant architecture artefacts.
• We work with multiple business stakeholders to design business solutions that are implemented by delivery teams.
• We operate with a high degree of autonomy to resolve complex technical and architectural challenges.
• We proactively manage escalations and take ownership of delivering effective, scalable, and secure solutions.
• We take an active role in practice development, including developing new services, creating and updating architecture artefacts, liaising with other practices, and supporting junior team members.
• We help identify and shape new business opportunities and work closely with stakeholders to deliver value-driven outcomes.
• We lead and mentor technical teams, build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, and foster collaborative, cross-functional working environments.
• We apply best practices and emerging technologies to solve complex business problems in creative and pragmatic ways.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• ArchiMate
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Embedded
• Support
• Java
• Microsoft 365
• Python
• Security
• microservices
• Office 365
• ASP.NET
• Architect
• GCP

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We are Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, and we are a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner helping organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We work closely with public and private sector clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services, and our past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, the International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. We offer services across the full digital delivery lifecycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, DevOps, and AI. We are a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. We offer a competitive salary, bonus scheme, private healthcare insurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 10 days allocated for development training per year, enhanced parental leave, paid fertility leave, pension, EAP support, gym membership benefits, cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes, flexible working, and annual away days/company socials. We are committed to equality, diversity, social mobility, and an accessible, inclusive recruitment process.

last updated 34 week of 2026