Software Engineering Lead Solution Architect - Public Sector Professional London, GB

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies and government clients, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced architect to join the IBM Consulting Public Sector team as a Lead Architect working on one of our major programmes or opportunities. You will provide technical leadership for a client solution, leading a technical team and be a trusted advisor to your client. You will be responsible for aspects of the technical solution including cloud native services, SaaS, bespoke development and existing legacy systems. The right candidate will be comfortable working in 'rainbow' teams with multiple different suppliers or as part of a wholly IBM team.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Lead the end to end solution design for large scale public sector programmes, ensuring alignment with client goals and IBM best practices.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to translate strategic requirements into robust architecture blueprints.
• Define and oversee solution governance, architecture standards, and technical assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies, cloud adoption, integration strategies, and digital transformation.
• Drive the technical approach for proposals and RFP responses, shaping winning solutions and delivery models.
• Partner with delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented effectively, securely, and to specification.
• Develop strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor on architecture and technology strategy.
• Lead architecture reviews, risk assessments, and mitigation planning for complex engagements.
• Mentor and guide junior architects and technical consultants within the team.

This is an opportunity to grow your career as a senior technical leader working on some of the country's largest and most important solutions. For the right candidate with the drive, aptitude and ability career progression up to and including IBM Distinguished Engineer is available in this role.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• You will be an experienced technical leader with a proven track record as solution architect on significant programmes and bids.
• You will be technically innovative and have a history of dynamic leadership over multiple successful deliveries and opportunities.
• Strong background designing solutions for public sector clients, with understanding of government standards, compliance, and procurement processes.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
• Proven ability to design and integrate cloud, data, application, and infrastructure components into end to end solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern technologies such as hybrid cloud, automation, integration platforms, security frameworks, and digital services.
• Experience of AWS or/and Azure and their services
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Experience leading architecture teams and providing technical leadership on major programmes.
• Comfortable in a range of delivery methods and approaches including agile, SAFe and traditional waterfall
• Ability to work in a fast paced, matrixed consulting environment.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Strong understanding & delivery experience of cloud native architectures
• Deep understanding of AI and its practical application
• Expertise in one or more public sector relevant IT domains found in one of the major UK government departments

IBM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Job Title

Lead Solution Architect - Public Sector

Job ID

113237

City / Township / Village

London

State / Province

London, City of

Country

United Kingdom

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Software Engineering

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)

Company

(8660) IBM United Kingdom Limited

Shift

General (daytime)