Senior Solution Architect

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LOCATION: Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds or Halifax
HOURS: Full time - 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

We're looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join our dynamic architecture community across multiple platforms in the bank. This is a pivotal leadership role where you'll shape complex, cross-platform solution designs that deliver real value to our customers.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

Lead the design of complex, end-to-end solution architectures across teams, labs, and platforms.

Shape the solution architecture forward look to inform product roadmaps and technical planning.

Collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture teams to align designs with strategic goals.

Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including resilience, security, and scalability.

Drive innovation and continuous improvement in solution design and delivery.

Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams

Participate in agile ceremonies and deliver iteratively, ensuring continuous feedback and value.

Responsibilities and Requirements

Architecture & Software Development:

  • Strong software engineering and architecture background, with experience across the full solution development lifecycle.
  • Strong understanding of modern cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API design.
  • Experience with architectural governance, risk management, and technical debt mitigation.

Cloud solutions:

  • Experience with Public and Private Cloud Solutions, ideally including Google Cloud Platform and OpenShift Container Platform.
  • Strong understanding of modern cloud-native architectures, microservices, and secure, scalable solution design.

Collaboration & leadership:

  • Excellent partner collaboration skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.

Digital transformation & Delivery:

  • Experience delivering Digital Transformation Solutions, with a deep understanding of system design decisions and their impact on scalability, resilience, and supportability.
  • Experience with data modelling and understanding of Data Architecture.
  • Exposure to mainframe systems and integration.
  • Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
  • Understanding of authentication and authorisation concepts, including experience designing and implementing zero trust models.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and resilience-by-design principles.

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, including a generous pension contribution of up to 15%, annual bonus award, share schemes, flexible benefits, wellbeing initiatives, and generous parental leave policies.

We’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities and guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition.

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Location:
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£150,000 - £200,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT & Technology

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