At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design of scalable and secure enterprise architecture for innovative solutions.
- Company: Join Solus, a leader in vehicle repairs, part of the Aviva family.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus opportunities, generous holiday, and discounts on Aviva products.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with a focus on career growth and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in enterprise architecture and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
At Solus, part of the Aviva family, we are continuing to modernise, simplify and strengthen our technology landscape. We are looking for a Solutions Architect who can bring clarity, leadership and technical depth to help shape how our business evolves.
As a senior technical leader, you will define and guide the enterprise architecture that underpins our products, platforms and operations. You will work across all architecture domains, ensuring our solutions are scalable, secure, resilient and aligned to our technology strategy. You will partner with Product, Platform, Cyber, Operations, Change and business stakeholders to reduce complexity, modernise legacy systems and support confident decision making across the organisation.
Location: Hybrid (Stansted – 3 days per week, 2 days remote)
Responsibilities:
- Define and maintain our enterprise and target state architecture across applications, cloud, integrations, infrastructure, data and security.
- Produce high quality solution designs for new products, enhancements and integrations, including Evolve.
- Provide architectural leadership, ensuring designs are scalable, supportable, resilient and operationally sound.
- Lead our Technical Design Authority, ensuring governance is fair, consistent and enabling.
- Maintain architectural standards, principles, patterns and decision records.
- Provide guidance and assurance throughout delivery, helping teams interpret and apply architecture best practice.
- Shape integration architecture and patterns, ensuring secure and reliable data flows across internal and external systems.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders, simplifying complex concepts and supporting business case development.
- Identify architectural risks early and work with Cyber, GRC and Data teams to embed security and compliance by design.
Qualifications:
- Strong experience across enterprise architecture domains including cloud, data, applications, infrastructure and security.
- Deep knowledge of modern enterprise patterns, SaaS adoption, API and event based integrations and resilience approaches.
- Experience establishing and governing architecture standards and principles.
- Ability to balance cost, complexity, scalability and security to support confident decision making.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to bring clarity to complex topics.
- Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, SAFe Architect or BCS (or equivalent experience).
At Solus, we value inclusivity and welcome all applicants. If you’re excited but don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply—your unique skills might be just what we need. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria—just email us after applying to let us know.
Ready to join us? Apply online today, and our team will be in touch within 14 days.
Solutions Architect in Essex employer: Solus Accident Repair Centres Company
At Solus, part of the Aviva family, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. With a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and a strong focus on wellbeing, we offer numerous opportunities for professional growth and development in a hybrid working environment at our Stansted location. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values inclusivity and supports your career journey while shaping the future of vehicle repair.
Contact Details:
Solus Accident Repair Centres Company Recruitment Team
