AtkinsRéalis
Senior Solution Architect
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Job Description
Overview
Shaping a smarter, more agile world!
AtkinsRéalis is growing its Solution Design team and is looking for Solution Architects who are curious, who want to become part of our customers’ digital journey and who want to have a voice in shaping our future digital world. Is this you?
We are looking to expand our multi-disciplinary team with people from diverse backgrounds who bring solution architecture expertise to the digital transformation of our stakeholders’ technology landscapes and ways of working.
You may currently be a solution architect, technical architect, digital consultant, or enterprise architect seeking a new challenge. We welcome applications from creative, adaptable systems thinkers who are passionate about designing end-to-end solutions, shaping future digital capabilities, and growing your own career potential along the way.
When it comes to living your life, we want your role with AtkinsRéalis to be a key part of your personal journey. We have a collaborative, inclusive team culture where people will help, guide, and mentor you to help you grow. We pitch in and help colleagues because we succeed as a team. Our flexible and remote working policies are designed to support different personal priorities and needs.
This role is within the Secure Government business unit which has an excellent record in consultancy and delivery to a wide range of clients, which includes some of the largest public and private sector organizations in the UK, particularly in defence, security, and government markets.
We are looking for Solution Architects at various levels to enhance our team and technology solutions capability. To succeed, our customers require expert advisors who listen and advise, clearly demonstrating their deep experience and mature methods.
Your Role
As a solution architect, you will be responsible for the design, description, and managing the development of solutions to support our client’s business strategies. Leading and/or supporting initiatives and introducing technical visions for a solution within the Enterprise Architecture Framework. Your responsibilities will include:
- Driving through customer strategies in often complex, mixed technology environments.
- Balancing technological and business solutions to address client needs.
- Defining features, requirements, and development phases against which delivery must be made.
- Developing solution specifications in line with business strategies and appropriate frameworks.
About You
- A degree in a science, computing, or engineering subject, or equivalent experience.
- Proven work experience as a Solution Architect, technology consultant, or similar role.
- Experience with the use of Architecture frameworks such as ISO42010, TOGAF, Zachman, and the ITIL and IT4IT service architecture frameworks.
- Experience of systems design and delivery, applying engineering rigour through technical architecture modelling techniques.
- In-depth understanding of technology structure principles.
- Experience gathering and analyzing system requirements.
- Broad understanding of modern technology domains relevant to solution architecture, including cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, M365) and hybrid cloud environments.
- Experience applying integration patterns, API-led design, and service-oriented approaches across complex systems.
- Awareness of data platforms, information architecture, and analytics capabilities within enterprise solutions.
- Knowledge of identity, access management, and security-by-design principles aligned to government and industry standards.
- Understanding of application modernization approaches, legacy migration, and the adoption of contemporary digital services.
- Familiarity with enterprise networking, connectivity, and secure architectures used within regulated or sensitive environments.
- Appreciation of emerging technologies and trends such as IoT, edge computing, and automation where appropriate.
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Industry Experience
- Experience working within Local Government, Regulated Industries, Defence, or Security and Intelligence markets is beneficial.
- Appreciation and/or experience of different delivery methods such as Agile, SAFe, Scrum, and their approaches such as scrums, backlogs.
The Individual
- Excellent stakeholder management with a focus on nurturing & developing strong relationships.
- Strong consulting skills, knowledge of a variety of techniques and methods to capture, elaborate, and understand client challenges (structured thinking, effective report writing and presentations, and strong stakeholder engagement).
- Good negotiation, communication, and relationship building skills; able to influence business decisions and formulate positive relationships with customers, strategic partners, and colleges.
- A high level of self-initiation, organization, and enthusiasm.
- Motivated to drive the design and delivery of solutions that realize the outcomes for the client’s needs.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence effectively across multiple media.
- Personable team player, able to work under guidance and own initiative, adding expertise and value to project deliverables.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A strong interest and appreciation of technology trends and government IT strategy such as, Cloud, Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Big Data, and digital service design and delivery.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers, and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Additional Information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance, and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role, please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive, and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
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