Solution Architect

Position: Solution Architect
Location: UK based - Corsham. Remote working acceptable with occasional meetings (Corsham or London most likely)
Length: 9 months initial with an expectation of extension

Clearance level: Active SC

IR35: Outside

About Us:

We are undergoing a significant transformation to streamline and enhance our information environments. Historically, our information systems have grown organically without a strategic approach, resulting in over 25 disparate information delivery systems. This has led to increased obsolescence, reduced information security, and higher costs. Our mission is to create a secure, scalable, and interoperable single information platform that unifies our intranet, extranet, and public-facing domains.

Role Overview:

• As a Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in analysing and investigation the market to decide the best way forward from where the platform is now.
• Understanding the capabilities and complexities of the existing lives services both functional and non functional.
• Investigating the systems/options available and being able to demonstrate the financial and user benefits of each recommended outcome.
• Designing HLD around the implementation of a unified information platform.
• You will be responsible for creating service offerings and setting standards based on best practices to ensure effective information management.
• Your work will directly contribute to cost reductions, enhanced AI utilization, increased reuse, and better decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Design: Develop and implement a strategic approach to consolidate over 25 information delivery systems into a single, unified platform.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure the new platform adheres to the highest standards of information security and compliance, reducing the risk of security breaches.
• Legacy System Removal: Drive the removal of legacy systems and promote the adoption of new service offerings.
• User Experience: Enhance the User Experience Journey by providing a consistent and seamless user experience across all our information access points.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other stakeholders to agree on appropriate strategies and standards.
• Best Practices: Establish and maintain best practices for information management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills: The ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication: skills, both written and verbal.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or similar role.
• Strong understanding of information security principles and best practices.

Desirable:

• Experience with AI integration and its application in information management.
• Relevant certifications in architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) are a plus.