Solution Architect in London

Job reference 332826Solution Architect

Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates

Permanent, Full time

Royal Mail Farringdon

Hybrid working x3 days a week in office

About the Solution Architect RoleWe are seeking a skilled and forward-thinking Solution Architect to join our dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to shape and influence the design and integration of complex systems architectures across a diverse technology landscape. If you have a passion for translating technical vision into practical solutions and enjoy collaborating across business and technical teams, we\’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Understand SAP products and their alignment to business processes

Has worked on SAP implementations across multiple products particularly SAP S/4HANA Knowledge and expertise in identifying, validating, classifying, designing and assuring solutions to fill gaps surfacing in SAP Fit2Standard workshops

SAP Business Technology Platform experience in designing solutions to fill gaps with custom extensions and enhancements

Integration Suite experience to define the use of the Integration Suite to deliver interfaces

Experience in implementations where older systems transitioned to new SAP environments

Provide expert guidance on the design and development of systems architectures.

Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Lead and contribute to the planning, design, and implementation of enterprise-wide systems.

Integrate and configure a wide range of technologies to meet business needs.

Apply systems integration methods and technologies to deliver scalable solutions.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural alignment throughout the development lifecycle.

Experience & Skills Required

Experience in technical architecture roles across all phases of the development lifecycle.

Proven experience in designing and implementing complex distributed systems.

Strong knowledge of enterprise-wide systems architectures.

Hands-on experience with service, application, data, and infrastructure architecture.

Ability to work effectively with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence (desirable).

Experience navigating transformation from Waterfall to Agile methodologies (desirable).

Qualifications

Architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF) required.

Agile training or experience (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) preferred.

Why Join Us?You\’ll be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your expertise will directly influence strategic technology decisions. We offer opportunities for professional growth, flexible working arrangements, and a culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Ready to architect the future with us? Submit your application and CV

About UsAt Royal Mail we connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a \’one-price-goes-anywhere\’, universal postal service to more than 30 million addresses. As one of the UK\’s leading companies, we are focused on being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date15th December. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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