Solution Architect

We are seeking a Solution Architect to join our team and lead the design and evolution of architectures for complex solutions, ensuring alignment with agreed requirements.

Requirements

• Lead the design and evolution of architectures for complex solutions, ensuring alignment with agreed requirements.
• Define architectural policies, principles, and practices guiding component selection and solution design.
• Balance functional, service quality, and systems management needs while managing architectural trade-offs within a major organisational domain.
• Present architectural decisions and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Coordinate and govern target architecture across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Maintain architectural stability and ensure consistent design practices and compliance with standards.
• Plan and oversee scoping, requirements definition, and prioritisation for large and complex programmes.
• Select and tailor appropriate requirements engineering methods, tools, and techniques.
• Contribute to organisational standards and practices for requirements management.
• Gather stakeholder input, secure agreement on requirements, and manage competing priorities through negotiation.
• Establish and maintain requirements baselines, ensuring controlled assessment and management of changes.
• Define policies and ensure compliance with systems development standards.
• Integrate security and privacy considerations throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Identify and manage resources required across all project phases.
• Ensure delivery meets technical, financial, and quality objectives.
• Develop or approve network architectures, topologies, and configuration documentation within the area of responsibility.
• Define network design parameters including connectivity, capacity, performance, interfaces, security, and access aligned with business needs.
• Assess network risks and define recovery strategies and contingency procedures.
• Produce multiple architectural views addressing stakeholder concerns and both functional and non-functional requirements.

Benefits

• Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Policy