Solutions Architect - #2160251

Job Title: Solutions Architect
Location: Leeds/Hybrid (3 days per week in the office)
Salary: c.£75,000

Why Apply?

Join a professional services business within a major global group as its first dedicated Solutions Architect, taking ownership of the architecture behind its finance decision platforms for the property market.

This is a brand-new role, not a replacement. You'll be the go-to architect for the business, translating business needs into technical solutions and setting the blueprint for what the development team builds. You'll have support from the group's Lead Solutions Architect.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the sole Solutions Architect for the business unit, taking ownership of its technology and architecture.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to understand their challenges and establish clear requirements.
• Work closely with the development team to understand their capability and tech stack, and design solutions they can deliver.
• Produce specifications, wireframes and architecture diagrams for the development team to build from.
• Help shape how architecture is governed, maintained and looked after across the business.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and represent architecture at a senior level.
• Collaborate with the group's wider architecture function to align standards and best practice.

Key Requirements

• A background in software engineering or development, for example as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or .NET Developer.
• Experience as a Solutions Architect, or a software engineer who has owned the architecture at a smaller company.
• The ability to talk technically with developers about code and design.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, comfortable working with senior stakeholders.
• Strong requirements gathering and solution design skills.

Desirable

• Microsoft stack experience, such as C# and .NET
• Microsoft Azure
• TOGAF or another architecture framework
• Experience with architecture governance

What's in it for me?

• Salary of c.£75,000 plus excellent benefits.
• Hybrid working, with 3 days per week in a modern Leeds office around 10 minutes from the station.
• A brand-new role with genuine ownership of the architecture for a whole business.
• Support from the group's Lead Solutions Architect.
• A strong management and leadership culture.
• Clear room for progression as the architecture function grows.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.