Solutions Architect

Salary: £55,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Broad understanding of IoT, enterprise data, BIM, system integration, infrastructure, APIs, and security.
• Ability to balance hands-on solution design with architecture governance and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language.
• A pragmatic, collaborative approach focused on delivering business outcomes.
• Proven experience producing High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Experience designing solutions involving IoT, smart building technologies, access control, or related operational technology environments.
• Good understanding of API design, systems integration, and common integration patterns.
• Knowledge of BIM, Common Data Environments (CDE), or structured asset information.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Understanding of IoT and Operational Technology (OT) security principles.
• Experience using architecture modelling frameworks and tools such as UML, BPMN, or ArchiMate.
• Experience within the property, construction, facilities management, or built environment sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Produce clear, high-quality High-Level Designs (HLDs) to support project initiation and solution approval.
• Develop detailed Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for complex or high-risk solutions where required.
• Lead solution discovery and early-stage architecture definition, ensuring business and technical requirements are appropriately translated into solution designs.
• Support impact assessments, architectural governance activities, and Technical Design Authority (TDA) submissions.
• Design and assure solutions spanning Internet of Things (IoT), Access Control, Building Management Systems (BMS), Building Information Modelling (BIM), asset data, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Define integration approaches, API strategies, and data flows across digital platforms and operational technologies.
• Engage with internal teams and third-party suppliers, facilitating technical reviews and evaluating architectural options to support informed decision-making.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• Architect
• ArchiMate
• Azure
• BIM
• BPMN
• Cloud
• IoT
• Support
• Security
• UML

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We are hiring an IoT & Digital Systems Solution Architect for a full-time permanent hybrid role based in Bristol. The position offers a salary of £55,000 to £70,000 and involves working across IoT, digital systems, smart building technologies, and enterprise platforms in a collaborative environment focused on delivering robust solution designs and architecture governance.

last updated 30 week of 2026