Principal Solution Architect

£68,525 to £86,095 per annum dependent on skills and experience (this may include allowances)

Full time

Permanent

Polaris House, Swindon or Keyworth, Nottingham (Hybrid working available)

Closing Date Sunday 19th January 2025

Do you want to drive innovation and lead the design of scalable, secure, and efficient solutions at the forefront of research and technology? Join UKRI as a Solution Architect

Job Overview

The UKRI CIO Group plays a pivotal role in managing and optimising the organisations critical enterprise technical services that underpin and enable UKRI's business capabilities. Within the group a team of Architecture professionals support the design and delivery of modern, secure, resilient and scalable services across a larger federated team of Digital, Data and Technology professionals to deliver impact across the organisation and the wider UK research and innovation system.

This post provides a rare opportunity for an experienced Solution Architect to step into a leading role in an organisation at the heart of research and innovation in the UK. Working as part of a team of technical specialists, and reporting directly to Chief Architect, your broad remit is to design, guide, and supervise the architectural development of a custom-built system built primarily on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that leverages microservices architecture. The system will integrate seamlessly with other core business systems to support operational efficiency and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance, and make decisions, in line with architectural best practice.
• Coach and mentor junior solution architects.
• Lead multiple architecture projects or programmes.
• Proactively build relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple business and technical areas in the organisation and its partners
• Be proactive in finding opportunities to improve the organisation and its partners.

About you

• Strong knowledge of microservices design principles and best practices.
• Expertise in APIs, RESTful services, and message-based communication.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms.

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Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below.

An excellent defined benefit pension scheme

30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)

Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.

Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.

Flexible working options

Please click here for more details on the Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

How to Apply

Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Please click apply' for further information and to visit our careers page.