Solution Architect
FGH Business Centre 66-70 Vicar Ln, Bradford BD1 5AJ
Hybrid flexibility: 2 office days per week
ABOUT THE ROLE
Responsible for defining and delivering scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions aligned to FGH digital and ecommerce strategy. The role ensures that architectures leverage cloud capabilities effectively while enabling modernisation of legacy platforms.
The architect will work closely with engineering, product, and business teams to design solutions that support high-performing ecommerce experiences and business systems.
Key Responsibilities
Define end-to-end solution architectures aligned to business and technology strategy
Lead design of cloud-based solutions ensuring scalability, resilience, and security
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate requirements into technical designs
Govern architecture standards, patterns, and best practices
Support modernisation initiatives including legacy and mainframe transformation
Ensure integration patterns support APIs, event-driven and data-driven architectures
Provide technical leadership and guidance across delivery teams
Contribute to roadmap planning and strategic technology decisions
Conduct technical evaluations, determining or contributing to IT recommendations.
Liaise with clients/sponsors/3rd parties advising on matters within their area of expertise, to understand business needs and support efficient problem resolution.
Design and implement solutions using Azure services
Promote cloud-native and microservices-based architectures
Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements
Support observability, monitoring and optimisation strategies
Support delivery of scalable ecommerce platforms
Ensure systems support high traffic, performance and customer experience expectations
Collaborate with UX, Product and Engineering to optimise journeys and capabilities
Understand integrations across payments, fulfilment, and customer platforms
Works collaboratively across engineering, product and business teams
Balances strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery needs
Champions continuous improvement and modern engineering practices
Provides clear architectural guidance and decision making
Strategic thinking and problem solving
Strong communication and influencing skills
Technical leadership and decision making
Customer and business focused mindset
Continuous improvement and innovation mindset
Well-defined, scalable and secure architecture solutions
Successful delivery of Azure-based platforms
Improved alignment between business and technology
Progression of legacy modernisation initiatives
Strong engineering alignment to architectural standards
ABOUT YOU
Experience in ecommerce platforms and cloud-first design is essential, with additional exposure to monolith modernisation advantageous.
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Able to commute to Bradford City Centre, min 2 days per week
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Proven experience as a Solution Architect in complex environments (3y+)
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Experience working within an ecommerce organisation
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Strong experience designing solutions on Microsoft Azure
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Experience defining scalable, resilient distributed systems
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Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
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Experience working in a variety of delivery environments (agile, waterfall, hybrid
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Understanding of integration patterns and API-led architecture
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Excellent communication and leadership skills, able to collaborate across diverse teams.
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Pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused.
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Able to make informed decisions under pressure and navigate ambiguity
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Self-motivated, proactive and able to operate with autonomy.
