Were looking for a Lead Solution Architect to join our digital transformation consultancy building user-centered software and digital services for public sector clients.
Lead Solution Technical Architects work closely with clients and development teams to design software architecture and guide delivery teams to turn the design into reality.
As a Solution Architect, you will:
You will bring a technology-agnostic approach to solution design, ensuring that technology solutions meet the needs of users and stakeholders and help the client to deliver effective services.
You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across design, technology, data and delivery on time-bound delivery projects. You will lead smaller projects or play a senior role on larger ones. Design technical solution architecture for software and digital services
Produce high-quality artefacts and documentation including high level and low level designs, diagrams, architecture models, and written briefs
Take your designs through architectural governance processes, proactively ensuring alignment with enterprise, data, and security standards
Support architecture quality by reviewing designs of colleagues and client teams and giving constructive feedback and advice
Lead project workstreams or small/medium client engagements in technology engagements.
Create technical roadmaps and contribute to delivery planning to support agile product development.
Stakeholder management
Develop and maintain strong client relationships, building trust with senior stakeholders.
Contribute to the continual development of our technology and data practice, mentor or line manage more junior consultants and contribute to internal learning
Strong experience designing architectures for complex software and digital services
Demonstrable knowledge of enterprise systems, APIs/integration, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern development best-practice
Experience working with agile product delivery teams, from solution design through to delivery
Experience delivering projects in a consultancy environment
Committed to personal and professional development, staying abreast of industry trends.
Experience working in diverse, remote, and multi-disciplinary teams
Requirements definition and management ability to advise on requirements management approaches and coordinate requirements prioritisation
Strategic thinking ability to contribute to the development of strategies and policies
Technology systems analysis ability to lead the analysis of IT system capabilities
Sourcing technology assets and solutions - ability to lead supplier discussions as part of procurement processes
We are committed to having a positive impact on the clients and the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from all genders, ethnicities, disabled people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
People-Powered Transformation
Combining vast experience in the public, private and third sectors and expertise in human-centred design, data, experience and technology, were creating sustainable solutions ready for an ever-evolving world.
Thats why we believe in people-powered transformation.
Working in close collaboration with our clients, we seek to understand their unique challenges, questioning assumptions and building in their teams the capabilities and confidence to continue learning, iterating and adapting.
We are a hybrid organisation. You are welcome to work from the office as much or as little as you like, and we have occasional required in-person events. Depending on client engagement, you may need to attend client sites or other locations up to 3 days a week and this may not be in a location close to where you live. Most of our consultants travel on average one day per month.
30 days holiday + bank holidays
~Maternity/paternity - 6 months Maternity Leave, 3 months Paternity Leave
~ Life assurance
~ Employer pension contribution of 5%
~ Health cash plan
~ Employee Assistance Programme
~ Access to equity in the business through a Share Incentive Plan
~ Green incentive programmes including Electric Vehicle Leasing and the Cycle to Work Scheme
~ Financial advice
~ Health assessments
About TPXimpact - Digital Transformation
Our agile, multidisciplinary teams use technology, design and data to deliver better results, improving outcomes for individuals, organisations and communities.
By working in the open, in partnership with our clients, we not only transform their systems and services but also build the capability of their teams, so work can continue without us in the longer term. Were an inclusive employer, and we care about diversity in our teams.
LEAD ARCHITECT/SENIOR SOLUTION ARCHITECT in Manchester employer: TPXImpact Holdings Plc
As a Lead Software Engineer at our company, you will thrive in a dynamic and collaborative work environment that values innovation and technical excellence. We offer competitive benefits, a strong focus on employee development, and opportunities for career advancement, all while being located in a vibrant area that fosters creativity and teamwork. Join us to make a meaningful impact on our Umbraco platforms and grow your expertise in a supportive culture that celebrates success.
