Solution Architect
Digital Catapult is a UK deep-tech innovation organisation accelerating the practical application of advanced digital technologies.
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About Digital Catapult
Digital Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit member of the Innovate UK Catapult Network. It bridges industry, government, investors and academia to help deep-tech businesses scale, improve industrial supply-chain resilience and advance data-driven open future networks through collaborative R&D, specialist facilities, innovation programmes, ecosystem support and membership services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will work with customers, partners and delivery teams to turn complex challenges into practical, scalable technology solutions. You will lead discovery and requirements activities, design architectures, document solution approaches and non-functional requirements, and support solution delivery and architecture governance.
Requirements
- Experience designing and delivering software, cloud, platform, data or technology-enabled solutions
- Stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and architecture documentation
- Knowledge of cloud technologies, DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
- Understanding of solution architecture principles, systems integration and non-functional requirements
- Successfully complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard clearance before employment
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering, discovery workshops and solution-definition activities
- Design scalable, secure and maintainable digital solutions, platforms and services
- Produce solution designs, requirements specifications, integration approaches and technical documentation
- Define and communicate non-functional requirements for security, performance, resilience and compliance
- Collaborate with engineers, product owners, designers and technology specialists to support delivery
- Contribute to architecture reviews, technology selection, governance and continuous improvement
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, bank holidays and three days between Christmas and New Year
- Double-matched pension up to 10% of salary
- Discretionary company bonus
- 4% of salary for selected benefits, including a health cash plan, private medical insurance, holiday purchase and pension contributions
- E-Vehicle Scheme
- Cycle2Work
- Tech Scheme
- Gym discounts
- Give As You Earn
- PerkPal
- Life insurance worth four times salary
- Employee assistance programme and financial wellbeing advice
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Hybrid working with office access
- Company social events
- Free office snacks