Solution Architect

Xoserve is the Central Data Service Provider, that sits at the heart of Britain’s complex gas market as a specialised contract management and assurance company. Xoserve maintains accountability for the delivery of the Data Services Contract for the industry, which is delivered by a key outsourced service provider.

The Solution Architect is responsible for the end-to-end design of technology solutions that meet business needs while aligning with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements and regulatory obligations. Operating at the intersection of business strategy and technology delivery, the Solution Architect ensures that solutions are fit for purpose, scalable, resilient and cost effective. The role holder will work closely with business analysts, business stakeholders, delivery teams, suppliers and Xoserve architects to design and govern solutions from concept through to implementation and transition into service.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements, outcomes and constraints into clear, end-to-end solution designs across processes, applications, integrations, data and infrastructure.
• Own and produce solution architecture artefacts, including high-level designs and detailed designs.
• Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture principles, technology standards, roadmaps and target states.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, operational needs and constraints, ensuring solutions deliver measurable business value.
• Propose solution options and technology choices, balancing cost, risk, time, operational impact and long term sustainability.
• Engage with third party suppliers and system integrators to assess proposed designs, ensure alignment with architectural standards and manage architectural dependencies.
• Support procurement activity by contributing to requirements definition and option assessments.
• Identify architectural risks, technical debt and dependencies, working proactively with stakeholders to mitigate and manage them.
• Support transition into service by ensuring operational, support and resilience considerations are addressed in solution designs.
• Represent design artefacts and options appraisals in Architecture governance forums.
• Contribute to existing technology evaluation through assessing existing university tools and technologies for supportability and upgrades.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of architecture practices, standards and patterns.

Specialist/Technical Expertise

• Broad and current technical knowledge across solution architecture domains, including application and systems architecture, integration patterns and API design, data architecture and data flows, infrastructure, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Experience designing solutions within regulated or complex enterprise environments.
• Practical understanding of non-functional requirements including security, performance, scalability, resilience, availability and supportability.
• Ability to design solutions that comply with industry standards, organisational policies and regulatory obligations (e.g. data protection, information security).
• Familiarity with modern delivery approaches (Agile, DevOps, iterative and waterfall) and the architectural considerations within each.
• Significant experience in a Solution Architect or senior technical design role.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to assess complex situations and make sound architectural decisions.
• Proven ability to work across technical and non-technical audiences, clearly communicating designs, trade-offs and impacts.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience working with third party suppliers, SaaS and platform providers.
• Capability to operate across strategic planning, detailed design and delivery support as required.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Architecture or technology-related qualifications such as relevant cloud certifications (Azure, AWS or similar). Business analysis or systems design qualifications would be beneficial.

What we offer:

• A competitive annual salary up to £85,000 per annum (based on skills and experience).
• Discretionary individual bonus up to 15%.
• Generous Pension Scheme - up to 12% employer contribution.
• Generous Life Assurance provision - 4 x basic salary.
• 28 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days in addition.
• Income protection for employee after 12 months service.
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement, with opportunity to buy additional holiday each year.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Commitment to provide learning & development opportunities.
• Access to contributory Private Medical Insurance for employee and family (Bupa).
• Health cashback plan for employee plus up to four dependent children (Medicash).
• 24/7 virtual GP plus remote access to Physiotherapy, Mental Health Support and Medical Second Opinion (Help@Hand).
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (Octopus EV).
• Free confidential Employee Assistance Programme (LifeWorks).
• A wide range of wellbeing initiatives.
• Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more.
• Volunteering hours for our local communities.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of one annual professional membership subscription.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Xoserve, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

Xoserve is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability. We promise that your opportunity for employment with us depends solely on your qualifications.

This is a hybrid working role from our Solihull office with frequent days in the office expected. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 11th February 2026. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. Xoserve’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

The Energy Industry is about to reform and change at pace, and it needs people like you to come and be part of its new design. If you are interested and consider you have the right skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply through our Job Board.