Solutions Architect
Weightmans
- Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
- Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
À propos
The Solutions Architect will be responsible for translating business requirements into appropriate IT solutions in line with business and IT strategy, and designing end-to-end solutions, including integrations. This role involves overseeing the architecture and design of technology solutions, leading initiatives through design, planning phases as well as ensuring the approved designs are delivered as expected (architecture governance). In addition, they will establish and own architecture/design board and the associated process and documentation. The ideal candidate will also contribute to designing our target architecture.
The role will report into the Head of Strategic Planning & Governance and will have overall accountability of solution architecture, and architectural governance, embedding best practise and frameworks to enable successful technology solutions into Weightmans.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
Translate business requirements into appropriate IT solutions in line with business and IT strategy.
Design end-to-end solutions and integrations.
Lead and chair the Architecture/Design Board to ensure designs and solutions are governed and documented.
Work with colleagues to understand pain points in the business in the use of technology and identify solutions.
Work closely with the Head of Hybrid Platforms on cloud architecture design and migration strategies, ensuring scalability, security, and cost optimisation.
Embed security and compliance requirements into solution design from inception, ensuring proactive risk management.
Deliver solutions that reduce operational costs, improve system resilience, and enhance user experience.
Define and deliver a standardised software request and implementation process resulting in an approved software list.
Own and maintain full topologies for the estate.
Identify standardisation and consolidation opportunities across the estate.
Establish and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across projects and platforms.
Maintain structured processes, technical documentation, and knowledge bases to support architectural excellence and compliance.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with legal professionals, IT peers, Finance, Risk & Compliance, HR teams, and external vendors to deliver solutions meeting business and compliance requirements.
Continuous Improvement
Evaluate emerging technologies and vendors to recommend solutions that drive competitive advantage.
Champion the organisation’s drive for operational excellence. Employ quality management methodologies (such as Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL) to streamline processes, reduce costs, and enhance service value.
Matrix Leadership
Foster a collaborative, outcome-driven culture with a focus on technical excellence, service delivery and colleague experience.
Project Delivery
Support project execution using Weightmans’ project management framework, ensuring solutions are delivered to architectural scope.
Risk & Compliance
Ensure systems and processes meet legal, regulatory, and data protection standards including GDPR, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials+.
This description is not intended to be exhaustive, and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of this role.
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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