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# Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Reed
- **Location:** Gloucester, UK
- **Salary:** £55,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Building Information Modeling, Business Process Model and Notation, Data Infrastructure, High-Level Architecture, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, UML, Web Platforms, Enterprise Data Management, Archimate, Operational Systems, Api Design
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2896557964-2

## About the Role

* Broad understanding of IoT, enterprise data, BIM, system integration, infrastructure, APIs, and security.
 * Ability to balance hands-on solution design with architecture governance and stakeholder engagement.
 * Strong communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language.
 * Pragmatic, collaborative approach focused on delivering business outcomes.
 * Proven experience producing High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
 * Experience designing solutions involving IoT, smart building technologies, access control, or related operational technology environments.
 * Good understanding of API design, systems integration, and common integration patterns.
 * Knowledge of BIM, Common Data Environments (CDE), or structured asset information.

Desirable:

 * Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
 * Understanding of IoT and Operational Technology (OT) security principles.
 * Experience using architecture modelling frameworks and tools such as UML, BPMN, or ArchiMate.
 * Experience within the property, construction, facilities management, or built environment sectors.

## Description

* Produce clear, high-quality High-Level Designs (HLDs) to support project initiation and solution approval.
 * Develop detailed Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for complex or high-risk solutions where required.
 * Lead solution discovery and early-stage architecture definition, ensuring business and technical requirements are appropriately translated into solution designs.
 * Support impact assessments, architectural governance activities, and Technical Design Authority (TDA) submissions.
 * Design and assure solutions spanning Internet of Things (IoT), Access Control, Building Management Systems (BMS), Building Information Modelling (BIM), asset data, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
 * Define integration approaches, API strategies, and data flows across digital platforms and operational technologies.
 * Engage with internal teams and third-party suppliers, facilitating technical reviews and evaluating architectural options to support informed decision-making.


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