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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Solutions Architect - Digital Experience & AI - **Company:** European Molecular Biology Laboratory - **Location:** Hinxton, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £52,740.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Applications Architecture, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Digital Architecture, Web Development, Drupal, Graph Database, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Applications, WordPress, Enterprise Search, Enterprise Software Applications, ReactJS, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Containerization, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Non-relational Database, Front End Software Development, Virtual Agents, Docker - **Published:** October 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5940219415 ## About the Role * Significant experience in a senior Solution architecture, Digital architecture, Software engineering lead role * A strong software engineering background, with experience designing and delivering modern digital applications and services * Practical experience designing and delivering AI-enabled digital services, with a strong understanding of LLM-based applications, retrieval, agentic patterns and AI orchestration * Strong understanding of modern application architecture, including APIs, integrations, cloud and/or containerised architectures, CI/CD and modern software delivery practices * Experience providing technical leadership to software development teams, including mentoring, coaching and developing technical capability * Experience working closely with UX, product or design professionals to translate user needs and service requirements into effective technical solutions * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts and make pragmatic architectural decisions * An understanding of security, privacy, accessibility, observability and responsible AI considerations when designing modern digital services * Good understanding of accessibility and inclusive design principles, including WCAG, and how these should inform the architecture and delivery of digital services. Experience in one or more of the following would be beneficial: * Modern front-end technologies such as React, Angular or similar * Content management platforms such as Drupal, WordPress or similar * Kubernetes, Docker and cloud-native technologies * Relational and non-relational databases, vector databases, enterprise search or knowledge graphs * Workflow automation and orchestration platforms * Conversational, assistant or agent-based user experiences * Scientific, research, data-intensive or information-rich digital services * Experience establishing architecture patterns, technical standards or reusable digital capabilities across an organisation ## Description You will report to the Digital Experience Team Leader and work closely with UX, web development and product colleagues, as well as stakeholders across EMBL-EBI. What you will do You will provide technical guidance across Digital Experience initiatives, connecting user needs with architecture, engineering and emerging technology. You will remain technically hands-on through technical discovery, prototyping and architectural development, while providing technical direction and leadership to the development team. Your key responsibilities will include: * Lead solution architecture for digital experience initiatives spanning web applications, APIs, content platforms, AI-enabled services and emerging digital channels * Shape AI-enabled digital services, applying approaches such as LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, intelligent agents, semantic search, tool calling and workflow orchestration where they provide genuine value * Bridge UX and engineering, translating user needs, service journeys and design principles into effective, accessible and sustainable technical architectures * Provide technical leadership throughout discovery, prototyping, implementation and production, guiding technology choices, architectural decisions and engineering practices * Lead and develop the development team, providing technical direction, mentoring and people management while building capability in modern software and AI engineering * Design integrations across APIs, data sources, content platforms, enterprise systems and EMBL-EBI's existing digital infrastructure * Work collaboratively with stakeholders across EMBL-EBI to understand user and organisational needs, evaluate options and balance technical, user and organisational considerations * Shape future technical capability, evaluating emerging technologies and establishing reusable architecture patterns, guidance and good practices for the Digital Experience portfolios.