JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Lead Solution Architect
Salary: £ 104,686 - £123,160
Location: London,
Hours: Full time
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

ABOUT US…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose.

What you’ll do

• Lead the solution architecture for complex products, ensuring delivery meets customer needs as well as quality, resilience, financial, and technical requirements.
• Establish and maintain a forward-looking perspective on solution architecture within the QBR planning horizon to support product roadmaps. Address currency, technical debt, key outcomes, and epics by preparing technical activities that enable teams to meet architectural objectives in alignment with product vision.
• Analyse options and implementation approaches to propose solutions and designs using suitable architectural components that deliver updated architectures.
• Ensure compliance with architectural standards, practices, principles, and patterns while contributing to local standards as needed.
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams and other solution architects regarding architectural solutions.
• Ensure solutions fulfil resilience, security, and scalability requirements, and adhere to enterprise architecture and technology strategy.
• Identify and manage risks related to solution architecture, resolving them through architectural or agile methodologies.
• Maintain and update technical expertise to offer appropriate oversight and remain informed about industry trends and best practices.
• Work collaboratively with architects, engineers, and application specialists across the platform to develop robust and scalable solutions.
• Line Manages Solution Architects across the lab
• Oversee solution design throughout the delivery lifecycle while supporting alignment with product goals.
• Translate business requirements into technology architectures consistent with strategic objectives