Consulting Solution Architect - Public Sector

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long‑term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide.

You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys.

With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact.

• Core Responsibilities (Common Across All Architect Roles)
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor, providing clear architectural guidance aligned to business outcomes.
• Lead and influence architectural decision‑making across teams, ensuring design integrity, quality, and consistency throughout delivery.
• Apply industry best practices, architectural patterns, and standards to shape pragmatic, sustainable solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, architects, and delivery leads, supporting capability development within teams.
• Collaborate effectively across architecture, engineering, security, and platform communities to deliver cohesive outcomes.
• Support architectural governance activities, including design reviews, assurance, and risk management where appropriate.
• Operate effectively within consulting environments, balancing client needs, delivery constraints, and long‑term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end solution architecture design across complex transformation programmes, from discovery through delivery and transition into live service.
• Engage senior stakeholders to understand business objectives, constraints, and priorities, translating these into clear architectural outcomes.
• Define target and transitional architectures spanning applications, data, integration, cloud, and security domains.
• Produce high quality architectural artefacts, including HLDs, solution designs, roadmap views, and trade‑off analyses.
• Support secure by design, resilience, and operability considerations within solution designs, working closely with security and platform teams.
• Guide delivery teams through design intent, resolving architectural decisions and risks throughout implementation.
• Support governance activities, including architectural assurance, design review boards, and investment decision processes.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborative design sessions with business, technical, and delivery stakeholders.
• Required Education

None.

• Preferred Education
• Bachelor's Degree
• Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Proven experience operating as a Solution Architect within consulting or enterprise‑scale transformation environments.
• Strong understanding of modern technology architectures, including cloud, data platforms, integration patterns, and hybrid environments.
• Experience designing solutions across multiple delivery teams and technology domains.
• Ability to communicate architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience producing client‑ready architectural documentation and decision artefacts.
• Consulting experience, including stakeholder management, structured problem solving, and delivery ownership.
• Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
• Experience delivering enterprise or domain‑led transformations (e. g., public sector, healthcare, manufacturing).
• Exposure to hybrid or multi‑cloud environments.
• Familiarity with operating models, service design, and technology road‑mapping.
• Background in data‑led or digital transformation initiatives.

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply; this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Other Relevant Job Details

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly.

If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Equal‑Opportunity Employment Statement

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law.

IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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