We’re looking for a Solutions Architect to define and deliver modern technology solutions that enable the business to achieve its strategic objectives.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in shaping the organisation’s technology landscape, working across a variety of change initiatives to design scalable, secure and future-ready solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners, ensuring that all solutions align with enterprise architecture principles and support long-term business goals.
You’ll help embed a strong architecture-led approach to delivery, promoting innovation, consistency and best practice across all technology initiatives.
- Leading the design, implementation and governance of technology solutions
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Collaborating with cross-functional teams and SMEs to deliver solution architecture artefacts
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Supporting technology-led change across the business, promoting innovation and continuous improvement
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Defining solutions aligned to the enterprise architecture vision and roadmap
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Providing expert architectural guidance to ensure compliance with architecture standards and best practice
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Leading engagement with third-party vendors, ensuring solutions meet required standards
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Playing a key role in project delivery, embedding design thinking throughout the lifecycle
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Staying informed on emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to enhance business capabilities
You are an experienced architect with strong technical expertise and a passion for designing impactful technology solutions. You bring a strategic mindset alongside hands-on experience, with the ability to translate business needs into practical, well-structured architecture designs.
You’re comfortable working across complex environments, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and providing clear, confident guidance. You take a proactive approach, continuously looking for opportunities to improve, innovate and add value through technology.
You are motivated by shaping future-focused solutions and driving best practice across architecture and delivery.
This Role Would Suit:
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An experienced Solutions Architect or Senior Technical Lead
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Someone with a strong track record of defining and delivering enterprise-level technology solutions
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A professional with experience working in architecture-led environments (e.g. TDA governance)
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A strong communicator who can translate technical concepts into clear business insights
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A collaborative individual who can influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders
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Someone with a genuine passion for technology, innovation and continuous improvement
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
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Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
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Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
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Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
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Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
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Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
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Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
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Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
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Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
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Learning resources to help you be your best self.
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
