Junior Solution Architect

Salary: £38,500 - 66,500 per year

Requirements:

• Experience in a software development, engineering, infrastructure, or technical role.
• Good understanding of software architecture, APIs, databases, and application development.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Understanding of REST APIs, microservices, integrations, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, Git, and modern development practices.
• Understanding of at least one programming language such as Ruby, Java, Python, Node.js, or .NET.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A willingness to learn and develop into a senior architecture and consulting role.
• Experience working in a client-facing or consulting environment.
• Experience creating architecture diagrams using tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, or Draw.io.
• Exposure to Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or API gateways.
• Understanding of security, networking, scalability, and system performance.
• Cloud or architecture certifications.

Responsibilities:

• Support senior architects in designing end-to-end technology solutions.
• Liaise with clients, business stakeholders, developers, and delivery teams to understand requirements.
• Participate in technical discovery sessions, workshops, and client meetings.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture designs.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and solution proposals.
• Research technologies and provide recommendations based on project requirements.
• Support technical assessments, estimates, and solution planning.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and integration requirements.
• Work with engineering, cloud, security, and DevOps teams throughout project delivery.
• Develop an understanding of architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Support senior architects in presenting technical solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• GCP
• Git
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• Python
• REST
• RabbitMQ
• Ruby
• Security
• Terraform
• microservices
• ASP.NET
• NodeJS
• AI

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We are Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. Our consultants partner directly with client teams across public and private sectors, 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 operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. This is a full-time Junior Solution Architect role within our Technology Consulting team, offering 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 with Help@Hand, gym membership benefits, cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes, flexible working, and annual away days/company socials. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, social mobility, and accessible recruitment.

last updated 35 week of 2026