We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect who can combine strategic architectural leadership with deep, hands-on technical capability.
If youâve worked in manufacturing or industrial engineering environments, understand how technology interacts with real-world equipment and operations, and enjoy diving into complex technical challenges, this is the opportunity to shape the architecture of a global enterprise.
About the Role
This is a senior, high visibility role that owns the architecture for some of our most critical platforms and programmes. You will drive design decisions, align technology with business goals, and ensure our systems are secure, scalable, resilient, and future proof.
Unlike traditional âslidewareâ architecture roles, this position requires 40â60% hands on work. Youâll produce architectural artefacts, work closely with engineers, and solve complex technical problems involving cloud, on-prem, data, security, and integration layers.
Your manufacturing background will help you understand:
- Operational technology constraints
- System interoperability challenges
- Equipment data flows, sensors, controls, and automation
- High availability and high reliability environments
- Real world dependencies between hardware, software, and field operations
This context is critical as we modernise legacy systems, shift to cloud services, and architect new digital capabilities for our global footprint.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture Leadership
- Own endâtoâend solution architecture for major programmes, from initial discovery through delivery and transition to support.
- Develop high quality artefacts including HLDs, LLDs, NFRs, integration designs, data models, reference architectures, and ADRs.
- Govern architectural decisions across multi-disciplinary teams and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
Hands-on Technical Ownership (40â60%)
- Produce detailed design materials and guide engineers through implementation.
- Review code level or configuration level technical detail where required.
- Troubleshoot complex integration or performance challenges in collaboration with engineering teams.
Cloud, Integration & Data Architecture
- Architect solutions across Azure, M365, API Management, iPaaS, event-driven and message-based integrations.
- Define patterns for system interoperability, especially where digital platforms interface with manufacturing or hardware systems.
- Ensure robust data lineage, classification, governance, and security controls.
Security-by-Design
- Embed secure design principles across IAM, authentication, encryption, segmentation, threat modelling, and auditability.
- Partner with Cyber Security teams to drive risk-reduced, compliant architectures.
Operational Readiness & Service Design
- Design for resilience, observability, recovery, monitoring, and long-term maintainability.
- Ensure solutions are supportable in a 24/7 operational environment with global users.
Vendor & Partner Governance
- Challenge supplier designs, ensuring cost-effectiveness, technical integrity, and alignment with our architectural patterns.
- Evaluate thirdâparty solutions and contribute to commercial/technical assessments.
Cross-Functional Influence
- Work with Engineering, Product, PMO, Cyber, and business leaders to balance strategy, delivery, and risk.
- Communicate complex technical concepts in clear, outcome-focused language.