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# Solution Architect

- **Company:** Elexon
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Data Structures, Machine Learning, Language Modeling, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, UML, Archimate, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Togaf
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3cdae73630af6bde

## About the Role

* Experience working as a Solution Architect, Solution Designer or in a comparable technical architecture role.
 * Strong understanding of cloud and hosted infrastructure concepts.
 * Experience translating complex business requirements into clear technical solutions.
 * Experience working in fast-paced Agile environments.
 * Experience working with system integrators and external technology vendors, including teams operating across different organisations and geographies.
 * Experience reviewing vendor solution and design documentation against architecture principles and standards.
 * Proficiency using Enterprise Architecture tools and modelling languages such as UML and ArchiMate.
 * Experience using Azure DevOps or equivalent issue and project management tooling.
 * Strong understanding of data structures, data flows and governance considerations.
 * Experience working across the full product or project lifecycle.
 * Excellent technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical designs to a range of stakeholders.
 * A proactive approach with the ability to take ownership, manage changing priorities and deliver at pace.
It would also be beneficial if you have:

 * A technical background in areas such as solution design, software development or data architecture.
 * Experience developing or leveraging AI solutions, including Machine Learning, Generative AI or Agentic AI.
 * Knowledge of electricity settlement arrangements, systems, processes and governance.
 * A TOGAF or BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture, equivalent qualification or relevant experience.

## Description

In this role, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional product teams to deliver high-profile digital initiatives, translating business requirements into scalable, secure and practical technical solutions.

You'll help shape advanced cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure and modern architecture patterns, while providing architectural leadership to engineering and system integrator teams. A key part of the role will be ensuring designs delivered by internal teams and external vendors align with Elexon's architecture principles, standards and long-term technology direction.

What you'll do:

 * Create design-driven technical solutions that balance business requirements with architectural and technology considerations.
 * Create and maintain solution architecture documentation and deliverables for settlement systems.
 * Translate business requirements into clear, practical technical designs.
 * Provide architectural direction to engineering teams and support adherence to agreed designs.
 * Review solution and design documentation produced by external vendors and system integrators.
 * Ensure proposed solutions align with Elexon's enterprise architecture and design principles.
 * Work across Microsoft Azure, cloud and hosted technologies when designing solutions.
 * Understand data structures and governance requirements and develop appropriate data models and flows.
 * Communicate data and technical designs clearly to internal teams and external vendors.
 * Carry out impact assessments for proposed changes, considering architectural principles and design standards.
 * Work closely with Enterprise, Solution and Data Architects, Product Owners, Business Analysts and Test Analysts.
 * Support solutions throughout the full product and project lifecycle, from inception through delivery, operations, support and eventual decommissioning.
 * Contribute to architecture governance and ensure solutions remain scalable, reliable and secure., * Strong experience developing and delivering solutions using Microsoft Azure and supporting cloud technologies.