Senior Solution Architect

Title Senior Solution Architect Location The Engine House, Swindon, SN2 2EH Salary From £68,173 p.a. dependent on skills and experience and location / 36hrs per week / Permanent Job type Permanent Ref 16476

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join our team. The role is full time and permanent, working 36 hours per week.

We offer flexible working arrangements where the role allows. This role can be based at our offices in Swindon, or worked on a hybrid pattern. You will be required to attend our Swindon offices 1 day per week.

• Salary from £68,173, depending on skills, experience and location
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• Flexible hours
• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
• Options to buy additional leave
• An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
• Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to shape meaningful technology solutions in a purpose-driven organisation, working across a varied and ambitious portfolio of change. The role offers the chance to influence strategic decisions, work with a wide range of stakeholders, and help deliver solutions that make a real difference to the organisation and the people it serves.

As Senior Solution Architect, you will lead the design and governance of end-to-end technology solutions that solve business problems, align with enterprise architecture standards, and deliver measurable value to the organisation.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, business analysts, architects and delivery teams to understand requirements, evaluate options and define robust, scalable and secure solution architectures. You will also provide architectural leadership across projects, producing high-quality documentation, guiding governance through the appropriate forums, and helping ensure solutions are cost-effective, supportable and aligned to the charity's strategic goals.

• Build strong relationships across technical and business teams, influencing decision-making and supporting successful delivery.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and partner roadmaps to inform future solution direction and continuous improvement.

• Significant experience designing solution architectures across a range of technology stacks and complex IT environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture principles, ideally with practical experience of Microsoft Azure.
• Experience producing architecture artefacts and applying structured methodologies such as TOGAF, Archimate or similar.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, business process modelling and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in clear, non-technical language.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage. We are looking for every type of person and welcome a diverse background, and are committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally.

We take wellbeing seriously. We have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.