Solutions Architect

Voted by staff and customers as one of the best places to work in the UK, and a Top 100 employer; our client is a global Tier 1 consultancy involved in leading cutting edge Public Sector and Government projects throughout the UK. The business was also named as one of the Worlds Best Employers by Forbes magazine and we are now looking for a senior Solutions Architect to join their successful, stable, and growing team. The Company considers employees as highly valued members of the business and offer an extensive benefits package plus fantastic progression opportunities for those wishing to move further in their career on a local, national, or global scale.

Solutions Architect

Belfast hybrid working from home.

£70-75K (neg) plus bonus and extensive benefits package.

Due to the secure nature of this work all applicants will be required to hold current UK Security Clearance to at least SC level. You must have been resident in the UK for at least the last 5 years and cannot have been outside the UK for more than 28 days on any one occasion within this time.

To be successful in this role:

You will be a confident and senior Solutions Architect who is able to demonstrate a strong track record in delivering software projects coupled with integration expertise, guidance & governance, and risk management. You will be client facing so the ability to communicate your solutions to a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders will be critical. Other requirements for this role include:

Ability to understanding Business Needs and how they translate into solutions

A previous track record in delivering software projects

Integration expertise

Guidance and Governance experience

Risk Management experience

Excellent stakeholder communication skills

Documentation experience

Previous experience in a client-facing capacity

Experience with Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement

Any experience with Salesforce would be desirable but is not essential

Position summary:

Discover where complex meets meaningful as a Senior Solution Architect in the Scotland & NI Business Unit. You will be part of a team that combines subject matter and technical expertise with business understanding, providing clients with the insights to deliver complex transformation programmes and build next generation IT services. Help tackle challenges across the public and private sector. Work alongside clients to shape the future of how fundamental technologies connect and transform the user experience in the UK.

Job role and responsibilities:

As part of our clients successful and expanding Service Delivery practice in Scotland & NI, we are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to work alongside a key public sector client in Northern Ireland. Your role will be to help deliver a complex solution and transformation programme.

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will play a crucial role in the customers (business led) digital transformation programme, leading the design of the technical solution, and overseeing the implementation of systems to meet the client's strategic goals. You will be instrumental in shaping the customers technical landscape for their Digital Transformation programme, ensuring that the solution designs are robust, scalable, and aligned with the client's strategic vision. Longer term there will be opportunities for you to work across a wide range of clients and engagements across the UK helping to shape their digital future. In this role you will:

Understand the customer business needs and how they translate in solutions

Design the Solution (DD/HLD)

Benefits:

The company is highly regarded within the industry and is one of the largest and most successful independent technology & business services firms in the world.

Alongside a competitive salary and excellent pension, you will have access to an annual bonus plan and share scheme making you a member not just an employee. You will also have the option to benefit from private medical and dental insurance, flexible retirement options, childcare vouchers, and a cycle to work scheme.

Diversity is actively encouraged, and inclusivity is a top priority, with support networks for Parents, Women, LGBT+, BAME, Neurodiversity and Disability.