Senior Solution Architect in Belfast

Digital Catapult is looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join our mission at the UK Digital Twin Centre in Belfast. Funded by the Belfast City Regional Deal and Innovate UK, the Centre is a powerhouse for accelerating the adoption of Digital Twins to give UK businesses a global competitive edge. In this pivotal role, you’ll be the technical bridge between complex requirements and high-impact designs, turning visionary concepts into robust digital realities for a diverse range of stakeholders.

What you’ll do (duties)

• Architect Digital Services: Collaboratively develop solution architectures for platforms and digital services that meet the needs of customers and wider stakeholders.
• Ensure Robustness: Define non-functional requirements, ensuring security, performance, and compliance. Implement best practices in CI/CD.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, utilizing relevant technology networks. Collaborate, coach and build relationships with stakeholders.
• Select Tech Stacks: Ensure technology selection for solutions and methodologies are appropriate by working with vendors and technical specialists.
• Manage Risk: Identify technical risks, provide mitigations, and assist in procurement and resource allocation decisions.
• Disseminate Knowledge: Act as a technology evangelist and communicate our knowledge gained from developing solution methodologies.
• Solution Architecture: Proven experience leading the development of solution architectures for complex problems ensuring they meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Modern Tech Proficiency: Deep experience with contemporary information technologies, methodologies, and architectural best practices.
• DevOps Practitioner: Practical experience working within modern DevOps engineering practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Lifecycle Expertise: Proved track record in the full solution life cycle, from initial measurement and analysis to high-level design and execution.
• Consultative Mindset: Experience working in a professional consultation services environment, collaborating with customers and other external stakeholders.
• Digital Twin: Ideally experience working on Digital Twin implementations for complex design challenges.

Deadline for Applications: 17th April 2026

Salary: £65‑70k depending on skills and experience

Benefits:

• Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year.
• Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary.
• Discretionary company bonus.
• 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you, including health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance, buying holiday, topping up your pension.
• E‑Vehicle Scheme; Cycle2Work; Tech Scheme; Gym Discounts; Give As you Earn; PerkPal.
• Life insurance 4× salary.
• Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Hybrid working – with great offices to work from 2 days per week with some roles needing to be onsite more regularly to ensure the successful delivery of our work.
• Investment in your ongoing learning and development with us.
• Company social events throughout the year and free office snacks.
• We have a vibrant and engaging culture where all voices are heard and a variety of employee‑led affinity groups who champion initiatives and provide opportunities for feedback to be shared.
• We use moments in the year to educate everyone at Digital Catapult on different aspects of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to raise awareness.
• We also enjoy socialising and having fun together through a variety of company‑wide events held throughout the year including our football team, running and climbing groups and volunteering activities.