Solutions Architect

This is a critical role for an experienced Solutions Architect with extensive experience of Microsoft Ecosystem, who will provide support to the programme and project teams by delivering architecture solution design, describing transitional states to senior stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.

As well as project teams, you will work with business SME’s, development, platforms and infrastructure teams to provide clear frameworks for delivery of technical solutions. Additionally, you will have good knowledge of DevOps principles and be familiar with iterative approaches to architecture and development.

You will be expected to manage consistency between solutions and ensure that architecture standards are adhered to. You will also develop solution design documentation to organisational architecture standards, with alignment to the architecture strategy, roadmaps and reference architectures as well as helping to govern against these directions.

• Ability to understand the impact of any solution they recommend on the wider technology estate, working with enterprise, business and data architects.
• Understand and articulate the client’s ecosystem and its inter-dependencies, ensuring quality and integrity of solutions.
• Know how to use requirements to research and investigate the market and understand the technology estate that exists today to find a solution.
• Design solutions to meet user and business needs and align with client’s strategies, policies, procedures and standards
• Guide projects in making the correct technology decisions, promoting reuse, sustainability and scalability to achieve value for money
• Translate technical concepts between systems engineering, delivery management and service management, as well as developing and documenting the proposed technical design for the integration and implementation of any solution
• Provide a consistent set of solution views, that communicate and describe the construction of the solution to all stakeholders, making the complex simple to understand
• Work with client stakeholders to support discovery and design work, blending technical and communication skills
• Lead architecture work within projects to embed the architectural design gates within the overall governance process ensuring reference information is published, updated and readily available

Requirements

• Ability to communicate complex technology and data issues with clarity.
• Experience of building a network of strong interpersonal relationships to achieve shared objectives.
• The ability to listen to the needs of stakeholders (technology, data and business) and broker between them.
• A sound knowledge of architecture methodologies and frameworks and experience of their application e.g., TOGAF
• Experience of modern IT paradigms including event-based architecture design, containerisation and microservices.
• A good understanding of a broad range of technologies with experience of designing ERP solutions and including Microsoft O365, Power Platform, Azure
• Experience of an API-first and services-led design approach, with the ability to use business requirements, user stories, data standards, and integration patterns to help to define services and APIs
• A sound knowledge of cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, serverless, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (e.g. Microsoft Azure)

Benefits

Why people choose to grow their careers at UBDS Group

 Professionals choose to grow their careers at UBDS Group for its reputation as a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation that is deeply committed to both innovation and employee development. At UBDS Group, employees are given unique opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects across a diverse range of industries, exposing them to new challenges and learning opportunities that are pivotal for professional growth. The Group’s culture emphasises continuous improvement, offering ample training programs, mentorship, and the chance to gain certifications that enhance their skills and marketability.

 UBDS Group fosters a collaborative environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged, allowing employees to contribute ideas and solutions that have a tangible impact on the company and its clients. This combination of professional development, a culture of innovation, and the opportunity to make meaningful contributions makes UBDS Group an attractive place for those looking to advance their careers and be at the forefront of technological and operational excellence.

Employee Benefits

• Training – All team members are offered a number of options in terms of personal development, whether it is technical led, business acumen or methodologies. We want you to grow with us and to help us achieve more
• Private medical cover for you and your spouse/partner, offered via Vitality
• Discretionary bonus based on a blend of personal and company performance
• Holiday – You will receive 25 Days holiday, plus 1 day for Birthday and 1 day for your work anniversary in addition to UK bank holidays
• Electric Vehicle leasing with salary sacrifice
• Contributed Pension Scheme
• Death in service cover

About Ubds Group

At UBDS Group our mission is to support entrepreneurs who are setting new standards with technology solutions across cloud services, cybersecurity, data and AI, ensuring that every investment advances our commitment to innovation, making a difference, and creating impactful solutions for organisations and society.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.