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# Solution Architect (SC Cleared)

- **Company:** VE3
- **Location:** Maidenhead, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,028.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Audit Trail, Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Knowledge Management, Meta-Data Management, Role-Based Access Control, Single Sign-On, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Enterprise Search, Data Logging
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5947293544

## About the Role

* Significant experience as a Solution Architect delivering integrated enterprise data or information-management solutions.
 * Ability to design APIs, data flows, search/discovery services, storage patterns and secure integrations.
 * Working knowledge of IAM, role-based access control, encryption, audit logging and secure-by-design approaches.
 * Experience defining availability, performance, scalability, supportability and operational non-functional requirements.
 * Proficiency with architecture diagrams, design documentation, options appraisal and technical governance.
 * Confidence engaging business, security, delivery and engineering stakeholders and leading technical decisions.

Desirable experience

 * Cloud or private-platform deployments in controlled or accredited environments.
 * Knowledge management, metadata catalogue, enterprise search or graph/relationship-oriented patterns.
 * Experience preparing security assurance evidence and supporting formal acceptance activities.

## Description

* End-to-end architecture. Define solution components, interfaces, deployment patterns, dependencies and non-functional requirements.
 * Information discovery. Design metadata management, search/filtering, relationship navigation, reporting and export capabilities.
 * Secure access. Specify identity integration, single sign-on where appropriate, role-based access, logging and audit controls.
 * Platform integration. Evaluate existing approved platforms and integration options, with clear reuse, portability and maintainability decisions.
 * Design assurance. Create architecture views, design decisions, threat/risk considerations and traceability to acceptance criteria.
 * Technical leadership. Guide engineers and information architects; resolve cross-functional design issues and support demonstrations and testing.
 * Operational readiness. Design for monitoring, support, backup/recovery, documentation, handover and reduced long-term supplier dependency.