The role blends architecture leadership, security & standards compliance, and clear technical writing suitable for client governance boards and competitive bids.  Working in small client facing teams you will be expected to lead on technical aspects to produce the required deliverables. 

As a Solution Architect your responsibilities would be expected to include:

• Develop Solution Architecture designs aligned with industry standards such as TOGAF including proposals, HLD, LLDs and other design artefacts as required
• Produce publication‑quality HLD/LLD, sequence/flow diagrams, threat models, runbooks, and compliance dossiers; curate project wikis (Azure DevOps/SharePoint) as single source of truth
• Contribute to the development of IT strategies and roadmaps for the Enterprise
• Review and audit existing designs, propose improvements and transformations as required.
• Help align with and shape Enterprise Architect approaches and associated frameworks
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to illicit requirements understanding business objectives, business need and the business benefits of IT solutions to a wide variety of levels of audience from junior to senior in both technical and business roles.
• Participate in development of the architecture community within the UK. E.g. Company events, industry events, mentoring, training.
• To understand, explain and present complex technical problems at all levels of customer organisations.
• Work in multiple supplier environments and engage and maintain relationships at peer level across customer & other suppliers
• Analyse and explain the risks involved in adopting certain technology solutions.
• To identify and investigate opportunities for driving value and prepare the necessary technical advice and guidance notes.
• To analyse the solutions environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Work closely with Lead Consultant, Project Managers, Enterprise Architects to ensure that technical and project governance and reviews are conducted; best practice lifecycles are followed ensuring consistent delivery of the project or service.

Support the production of proposals, bid material and other required artefacts to support winning new business.