Enterprise Solutions Architect in London

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What is the role?

Accountable for defining, owning, and assuring solution architectures across a complex portfolio of enterprise and critical national infrastructure systems supporting a 24/7 airport operation. Front the translation of business needs into end-to-end solution designs, balancing innovation with operational integrity, cost and delivery timelines and aligning to business strategy. This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business.

What will you do?

• Owns end-to-end solution architecture across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, architecture principles, and national critical infrastructure requirements.
• Provide thought leadership in shaping technology roadmaps focusing on resilience, security, and sustainability.
• Accountability for solution approval and architectural integrity across delivery.
• Head the design of secure, highly available and scalable solutions, with a focus on operationally critical systems.
• Drive adoption of modern API-first and integration-driven architecture.
• Define and assure cloud architectures, including Azure and GCP landing zones, ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Embed security-by-design principles, ensuring compliance with regulatory and organisational security standards.
• Define and validate non-functional requirements, with a focus on availability, resilience, and operational performance in a 24/7 environment.
• Oversee the deliverables created by internal and third-party Solution Architects, ensuring quality and consistency of architectural outputs.
• Front architectural input into RFI/RFP processes, including vendor evaluation and solution selection.

Do you have what we're looking for?

• Degree level Technology related qualification (e.g. Computer Science)
• Experience in a significant Enterprise Architecture role
• Proven experience designing and delivering solutions within complex critical national infrastructure environments (e.g. transport, utilities, aviation, or similarly regulated sectors)
• Strong background in enterprise application ecosystems, including platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, HR systems, and enterprise integration platforms
• Hands-on experience in API-first architectures, middleware, and event-driven integration patterns
• Experience in design and implementation of Azure and/or GCP landing zones, with strong understanding of governance, identity, networking, and security controls aligned to Well-Architected Frameworks
• Experience working within regulated environments, with an understanding of compliance, audit and risk management considerations feeding into the design of highly available, resilient, 24/7 operational systems
• Strong understanding of security architecture and security-by-design principles
• Experience leading end-to-end solution design across complex programmes, including vendor-heavy environments
• Proven track record of leading, mentoring, and developing solution architects or multidisciplinary technical teams, including 3rd party resources
• Experience across the full solution lifecycle and proven track record in identifying and producing architecture related strategies and roadmaps

What's in it for you?

We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by:

• A discretionary annual bonus
• Free staff parking
• Discounted rail travel to work
• Share matching scheme and more.

We offer a rewarding world of flexible benefits you can tailor to the things that matter to you most. There's also plenty of opportunities for career progression, as well as training to support your personal and professional development. At London Gatwick we're also very well connected, just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you prefer to travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible.

What's it like to work at London Gatwick?

At London Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience while working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included. We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim; to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise we all play an important role in our success.

London Gatwick supports an inclusive recruitment process, enabling you to perform at your best. Please make us aware as part of your application should you require any reasonable adjustments. At London Gatwick, we value honest and open conversations and want to get to know the real you.

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You can find out more about what it's like to work at London Gatwick, visit our careers site.