Solutions Architect

• Define and maintain our enterprise and target state architecture across applications, cloud, integrations, infrastructure, data and security.
• Produce high quality solution designs for new products, enhancements and integrations, including Evolve.
• Provide architectural leadership, ensuring designs are scalable, supportable, resilient and operationally sound.
• Lead our Technical Design Authority, ensuring governance is fair, consistent and enabling.
• Maintain architectural standards, principles, patterns and decision records.
• Provide guidance and assurance throughout delivery, helping teams interpret and apply architecture best practice.
• Shape integration architecture and patterns, ensuring secure and reliable data flows across internal and external systems.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders, simplifying complex concepts and supporting business case development.
• Identify architectural risks early and work with Cyber, GRC and Data teams to embed security and compliance by design.

Technologies:

• API
• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• TOGAF

• Strong experience across enterprise architecture domains including cloud, data, applications, infrastructure and security.
• Deep knowledge of modern enterprise patterns, SaaS adoption, API and event-based integrations and resilience approaches.
• Experience establishing and governing architecture standards and principles.
• Ability to balance cost, complexity, scalability and security to support confident decision making.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to bring clarity to complex topics.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, SAFe Architect or BCS (or equivalent experience).

At Solus, part of the Aviva family, we are modernizing, simplifying, and strengthening our technology landscape. We are a leader in vehicle repairs in the UK, with an average turnaround of just 11 days and a customer satisfaction rating of 4.6/5. We offer a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, a pension scheme with employer contributions, 33 days holiday with options to buy or sell extra days, discounts on Aviva products, an inclusive workplace culture, and supportive policies for our colleagues. Join us in shaping the future of vehicle repair.