Solution Architect Practise Lead

The Solution Architecture Practice Lead drives solution architecture across Primark, providing strategic direction, thought leadership, and mentorship to architects. Partnering with business and technology leaders, the role ensures scalable, high-quality solutions aligned to business goals, while managing capability development, resource allocation, and delivery excellence within the practice.

What You'll Do as the Solution Architecture Practice Lead

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you'll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• Lead and evolve the Solution Architecture practice, defining standards, frameworks, patterns, and reference architectures aligned to Primark's technology strategy.
• Provide strategic direction, mentorship, and governance to solution architects, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and compliant solutions.
• Drive reuse through composable architecture by identifying, documenting, and promoting shared components, patterns, and techniques.
• Own architectural risks and issues across delivery lifecycles, working with business and technology teams to ensure successful outcomes.
• Oversee solution architecture resources (internal and external), optimising allocation, utilisation, and delivery effectiveness.
• Champion innovation by leading solution reviews, proof-of-concepts, and technology adoption based on industry trends and best practices.

• Proven senior solution architecture leader with a strong track record delivering complex, enterprise-scale solutions and leading high-performing architecture teams.
• Deep expertise in solution architecture principles, modern software architectures (microservices, APIs, cloud, data), and industry best practices, with hands-on design experience.
• Trusted advisor with excellent communication and influencing skills, able to build senior business relationships and shape technology and business strategy.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capability, balancing innovation with business performance and operational excellence.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including resource management, performance optimisation, talent development, and succession planning.
• Thrives in fast-paced, changing environments; highly organised, detail-oriented, and accountable, with the ability to prioritise and deliver to high standards.
• Collaborative, customer-centric, and values-driven leader with high integrity, emotional intelligence, and a genuine passion for the Primark brand and retail/fashion domain.

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it's essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let's talk lifestyle:

• Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus.
• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.

Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria. This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 1-2 days Working from home.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can't wait to see what you'll bring. You'll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we're excited about our future - and we're excited to develop yours. About Primark At Primark, people matter. They're the beating heart of our business and the reason we've grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.