Sellick Partnership
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IT Solution Architect – 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
We are supporting a large, established UK organisation seeking an experienced IT Solution Architect to join its Architecture Practice on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, offering a competitive salary alongside a car/car allowance, bonus and comprehensive benefits package.
The Role
As an IT Solution Architect, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering technology solutions across a complex enterprise environment. You will work across applications, integrations, data and infrastructure, translating business objectives into scalable, secure and cost-effective technology solutions.
Working closely with business stakeholders, project teams, technical specialists and suppliers, you will ensure technology investments align with architectural standards, strategic roadmaps and wider transformation objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and shape technology solutions across applications, integration, data and infrastructure.
- Translate business requirements and strategic objectives into effective technical solutions.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements and technology roadmaps.
- Lead solution discovery, assessment, design and planning activities.
- Facilitate workshops with stakeholders, technical SMEs, vendors and project teams.
- Produce solution designs, architecture decision records, technology roadmaps and supporting documentation.
- Participate in Architecture Review Boards, governance forums and project assurance activities.
- Assess and communicate technical risks, dependencies, issues and recommendations.
- Support application modernisation, rationalisation and wider digital transformation programmes.
- Present architectural recommendations to both technical and senior non-technical stakeholders.
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Skills & Experience
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with:
- Proven experience working as a Solution Architect or in a comparable senior technology role.
- Experience operating within large, complex or geographically distributed organisations.
- Strong experience designing and delivering business-critical enterprise technology solutions.
- Knowledge of enterprise application architecture, platform selection, solution assurance and full solution lifecycle delivery.
- Experience with SaaS, COTS and cloud-based platforms.
- Experience supporting application modernisation and digital transformation initiatives.
- Knowledge of ERP, CAFM, HR, Finance or other large-scale enterprise platforms.
- Experience with SAP would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of API management and integration technologies such as Axway, IBM API Connect, IBM ACE, MuleSoft or equivalent.
- Understanding of integration and security principles including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SSL/TLS, encryption, identity federation, authentication and authorisation.
- Knowledge of modern cloud and hybrid data architectures, including data lakes, data warehouses, streaming services and real-time integration.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, programme teams, suppliers and technical specialists.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience producing executive presentations, architecture decision records, investment recommendations, business cases and governance documentation.
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Package
The successful candidate will receive a competitive overall package, which may include:
- Competitive salary
- Car or car allowance
- Performance-related bonus
- 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays
- Life assurance
- Employee discount schemes
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellbeing support
Additional Information
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position.
Depending on the project and environment, the successful candidate may also be required to undergo relevant background or security checks.
If you are an experienced Solution Architect with a strong enterprise architecture background and experience delivering complex transformation programmes, please apply to discuss the opportunity in further detail.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
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