P&GSS (Proactive & Global Security Services) is scaling its technology and product capabilities in 2026, investing in customer experience, risk intelligence, cloud modernisation and data-driven innovation.You will work across a broad and evolving technology landscape, supporting approximately 8 delivery teams focused on capabilities such as Asset Discovery, Risk Intelligence, Data Standardisation, Customer Experience and Mobile Applications. In practice, this means partnering closely with Product and Engineering to provide architectural clarity across multiple concurrent initiatives — helping teams move quickly while maintaining consistency, quality and security.This role sits within an small but experienced Architecture team, but is strongly aligned with one of our most exciting business units, reporting directly to the Principal Architect for Proactive & Global Security Services. This structure is intentional as it ensures close alignment between day‑to‑day solution design and longer‑term architectural direction.You will work in close partnership with the Principal Architect — who sets the strategic roadmap, standards and cross‑business alignment — while you focus on embedding those principles into delivery. Together, this creates a strong balance between pragmatic, hands‑on architecture and coherent long‑term design, avoiding bottlenecks while maintaining high standards across the platform.This is a hands‑on architecture role in a fast‑moving environment — ideal for someone who enjoys being close to delivery while influencing how a modern, scalable technology estate evolves. You will help ensure that as we scale, we do so with consistency, resilience and strong governance — enabling rapid innovation without compromising quality or security. You will own solution design across your teams, make architectural decisions, and influence how services are built and evolve. At the same time, you will be well‑supported — with access to clear architectural direction, patterns, and an experienced Principal Architect to collaborate with on more complex or strategic challenges.About the roleLead Solution DesignOwn solution architecture for initiatives and major features across multiple delivery teamsCollaborate with Product Owners and Engineering Leads to shape high-quality solution optionsTranslate complex business requirements into clear, scalable and secure technical designsProduce architectural artefacts including solution diagrams, decision records and integration designsValidate design feasibility through proof of concept where requiredEnable Delivery at PaceParticipate in discovery, planning and refinement to provide architectural directionReduce ambiguity and technical risk early in the delivery lifecycleIdentify and mitigate architectural debt before it materialisesSupport teams in implementing agreed solution designsEmbed Standards & GovernanceEnsure alignment with enterprise standards across cloud, security, integration and dataChampion secure‑by‑design and data governance principlesContribute to reusable patterns, reference architectures and best practicesSupport architectural governance processes through design review and oversightSupport Platform & Capability EvolutionContribute to cloud platform maturity and modern architectural practicesImprove integration consistency and reusability across systemsSupport data platform evolution to strengthen pricing and risk intelligence capabilitiesAbout youStrong end‑to‑end solution design experience in complex, distributed environmentsExcellent stakeholder engagement skills across both technical and non‑technical audiencesAbility to balance pragmatic delivery with long‑term scalability and architectural qualityConfident decision‑maker, able to clearly articulate options and trade‑offsHands‑on mindset with the ability to validate architectural assumptions in practiceProven experience as a Solution Architect or senior technical leaderStrong experience with cloud platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure and a track record of designing secure, resilient and scalable systemsFamiliarity with data modelling, integration architecture and governance controlsExperience supporting multiple delivery teams concurrently #J-18808-Ljbffr