Solution Architect

Description

Who are AND?

We’re on a mission to close the world’s tech skills gap.

We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.

Since 2014, we’ve worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology.

That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers.

Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world.

About you

• You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively
• You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning
• You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates
• You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow
• You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams

The Role

As a Solution Architect Lead, you will provide solution architecture expertise, supporting our clients to deliver their digital objectives. As a result, you will need to be able to:

• Analyses and translates business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions to achieve business objectives for our client
• Work with our clients to provide solution architecture expertise, supporting our clients to deliver their digital objective
• Work with enterprise architecture, application and infrastructure teams to produce an optimal designs for the technology to support the product and identifies and designs dependencies with other systems in the enterprise
• Manage and lead the target design, policies and standards, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across designated projects
• Provide hands-on support alongside the Dev Team for complex solutions and code migrations
• Coach and develop the AND Digital Product Developers across the squads

To do that, it’s essential you bring the following:

• Broad understanding of the key layers of IT architecture including enterprise, data, application and solution, specific to enterprise level platforms
• A track record of delivering end to end solution architecture for large and complex multi-channel digital projects
• Experience in cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure, Saas and Iaas, cloud infrastructure and multiple programming languages
• Experience of best practices processes and frameworks such as TOGAF and architectural patterns / models
• Experience in a consulting role and confident in presenting /working and building relationships with all levels of seniority, from clients to dev teams.

It’s helpful if you also have:

• Good knowledge of open source technologies (in full-stack environments) and stretching into code management, testing and deployment tools
• You have worked for a professional services business, in a solution architecture role for leading corporate clients
• Commercial awareness of implementing software i.e. cost of system, ownership, impact of new tech into established organisation
• Good experience and knowledge of the Agile /Scrum delivery process
• Understanding of IT organisations, functions, roles, activities

Why join AND Digital?

We’re building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way.

Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we’re organised into regional ‘Clubs’ of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole.

Our Practice Areas act as a ‘second home’ for our ANDis - a place where you can innovate and learn with like-minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy.

Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth-mindset. We are deeply client-centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves.

By joining AND, we’ll provide:

• 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays
• Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice).
• Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover) for you.
• Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Eye test + first pair of glasses.
• Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We’re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.

AI Statement

We champion tech that helps people work smarter, but we want to get to know you! If you use AI to assist with your application or interview prep, please ensure all information submitted remains an accurate, truthful representation of your personal achievements and capabilities rather than generating false or misleading information. We may reject applications where AI is used inappropriately at any stage of the recruitment process.