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Solution Architect (AWS / Integration / Cloud)
📍 Central London (Hybrid - 1-2 days onsite per week) 💰 Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum 📄 Permanent 🚆 Rail Industry
We're partnering with a leading organisation in the UK rail sector that is undergoing significant digital transformation and investing heavily in modern, customer-facing technology platforms.
As part of a growing architecture function, they're seeking an experienced Solution Architect to help shape and deliver cloud-first solutions across a range of business-critical systems and services that support millions of rail passengers and industry stakeholders.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong architect with a background in software engineering, cloud technologies and systems integration who enjoys working across both strategy and delivery.
The Opportunity
As a Solution Architect, you'll be responsible for designing end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements while ensuring scalability, resilience, security and operational excellence.
You'll work closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, engineers and third-party suppliers to define architecture, evaluate technologies and guide projects from concept through to successful implementation.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design and govern end-to-end solution architectures across multiple programmes and digital products
- Translate business and technical requirements into scalable solution designs
- Lead technical evaluations, proof of concepts and vendor assessments
- Produce architecture documentation and design artefacts
- Collaborate with engineering, product, security and project delivery teams
- Ensure solutions align with architecture standards, governance and best practice
- Support successful implementation and operational transition of new services
- Contribute to future technology strategy and roadmap planning
Skills & Experience Required
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect or similar architecture-focused role
- Strong background in software development, application engineering or systems integration
- Experience designing solutions within AWS and/or Azure environments
- Strong understanding of API-led architecture and integration patterns
- Experience with enterprise messaging technologies such as Kafka, ActiveMQ or similar
- Knowledge of Identity & Access Management solutions, including Microsoft Entra ID
- Understanding of application security, network security and modern cloud architectures
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
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Desirable
- AWS certifications
- TOGAF or other architecture framework certifications
- Experience within complex enterprise or regulated environments
- Exposure to data and analytics platforms
- Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation programmes
What's On Offer?
- ✅ £60,000 - £80,000 salary
- ✅ Hybrid working with 1-2 days onsite in Central London
- ✅ Opportunity to influence the future of digital services within the UK rail industry
- ✅ Exposure to cloud, integration, security and data technologies
- ✅ Collaborative architecture team with genuine strategic input
- ✅ Excellent learning, development and career progression opportunities
If you're a Solution Architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing technology direction and delivering impactful solutions in a large-scale environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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