Solution Architect

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery.

We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. By combining deep technical expertise with people-centred design, we create solutions that deliver meaningful, lasting impact.

Our consultants partner directly with client teams, embedding into organisations to understand their goals, challenges, and users. This collaborative approach enables us to deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable outcomes across public and private sectors.

Past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. Our services span the full digital delivery lifecycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, DevOps, and AI.

We operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and social mobility, while creating opportunities for our teams to work on meaningful projects that deliver lasting impact

You are a motivated and adaptable professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems. You enjoy working in collaborative, agile teams and take pride in delivering high-quality solutions that make a tangible impact. With strong communication skills and a consultative approach, you're comfortable engaging with clients, understanding their needs, and translating them into effective outcomes.

We are looking for experienced Solution Architects to work on our projects with our public sector clients, helping to deliver Solirius' services to the highest standard.

The role will involve working with multiple business stakeholders, helping them to design business solutions which will then be implemented by the delivery teams.

As a Solution Architect, you will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, using your experience and judgement to resolve complex technical and architectural challenges in alignment with client needs. You will proactively manage escalations and take ownership of delivering effective, scalable, and secure solutions.

Successful candidates will also be expected to take an active role in practice development: developing new services to help with Solirius' business development - creating and updating new architecture artefacts, liaising with the other Solirius practices to maintain practice profile and contributing to the development of more junior practice members.

In addition to technical leadership, you will play a key role in identifying and shaping new business opportunities, working closely with stakeholders across client organisations to understand strategic objectives and deliver value-driven outcomes.

You must be a strong and confident communicator, capable of influencing both technical and non-technical audiences. You will lead and mentor technical teams, build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, and foster collaborative, cross-functional working environments.

Your role will require innovative thinking, applying best practices and emerging technologies to solve complex business problems in creative and pragmatic ways.

• Design end-to-end solution architectures that meet business, technical, and security requirements.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective designs.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and governance standards.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical design workshops with stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Support Agile delivery teams, defining MVP architecture and providing ongoing technical direction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business, product, and IT to gain buy-in and drive decisions.
• Define integration patterns, APIs, and data flows between systems and services.
• Contribute to DevOps, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices for delivery at scale.
• Ensure security, compliance, and risk management are embedded in the solution.
• Produce clear architectural documentation using standards like C4, Archimate, or cloud-native diagrams. Creating high-level Level Designs and relevant architecture artifacts.

• Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and senior-level communication, including C-suite.
• Proven experience in client-facing and/or consultancy environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into scalable and resilient technology architectures.
• Strong track record in designing and delivering end-to-end data and application architectures in enterprise settings.
• Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical architecture modelling.
• Deep understanding of large-scale, distributed systems and integration patterns.
• Ability to design solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, security, and compliance.
• Broad experience with system security, operating systems, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise data management.

• Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms: Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as Java, .NET, Python, or equivalent.
• Microservices architecture and containerization.
• RESTful API design and management.
• Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies.
• Expertise in data architecture and design (conceptual, logical, and physical).
• Familiarity with modern integration technologies and patterns (e.g., event-driven, service mesh, API gateways).

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Private Healthcare Insurance
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Up to 10 days allocated for development training per year
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Paid Fertility Leave (5 Days)
• Statutory & Contributory Pension
• EAP with Membership Benefits
• Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes
• Flexible Working
• Annual Away Days/Company Socials

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages and respects all individuals, where all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs.

Encouraging high social mobility is really important to us. We foster an inclusive culture by welcoming different perspectives, enabling equitable opportunities and promoting open dialogue. This commitment is reflected in initiatives such as our gender diversity group and our focus on mental health and wellbeing. Whatever stage you are at, you will find an environment where you can thrive.

Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive, enabling all candidates to demonstrate their skills, experience and potential.