Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.
Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.
That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.
We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join our team. The role is full time and permanent, working 36 hours per week.
We offer flexible working arrangements where the role allows. This role can be based at our offices in Swindon, or worked on a hybrid pattern. You will be required to attend our Swindon offices 1 day per week.
The Benefits
- Salary from £68,173, depending on skills, experience and location
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to shape meaningful technology solutions in a purpose-driven organisation, working across a varied and ambitious portfolio of change. The role offers the chance to influence strategic decisions, work with a wide range of stakeholders, and help deliver solutions that make a real difference to the organisation and the people it serves.
As Senior Solution Architect, you will lead the design and governance of end-to-end technology solutions that solve business problems, align with enterprise architecture standards, and deliver measurable value to the organisation.
You will work closely with business stakeholders, business analysts, architects and delivery teams to understand requirements, evaluate options and define robust, scalable and secure solution architectures. You will also provide architectural leadership across projects, producing high-quality documentation, guiding governance through the appropriate forums, and helping ensure solutions are cost-effective, supportable and aligned to the charity's strategic goals.
You will also:
- Build strong relationships across technical and business teams, influencing decision-making and supporting successful delivery
- Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and partner roadmaps to inform future solution direction and continuous improvement
To be considered as a Senior Solution Architect, you'll need:
- Significant experience designing solution architectures across a range of technology stacks and complex IT environments
- Strong knowledge of cloud architecture principles, ideally with practical experience of Microsoft Azure
- Experience producing architecture artefacts and applying structured methodologies such as TOGAF, Archimate or similar
- Strong understanding of integration patterns, business process modelling and translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in clear, non-technical language
Interviews will be held from W/C 6th July on MS Teams for first stage. Should candidates be successful at first stage a face to face 2nd interview will be held in our Swindon offices.
If you would like to talk to us further about specific items e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact the recruiting manager Nick Powell (
[email protected])
Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/
Everybody's welcome at English Heritage
Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.
We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.
