Senior Manager Solutions Architect

Senior Manager Solution Architect

Salary - Up to £90,000

Hybrid | Bristol

We're working with a growing consultancy that partners with organisations on complex technology and digital transformation challenges. They're expanding their architecture capability and are looking for a Senior Managing Solution Architect to join the team.

This is a senior leadership role. You'll report directly to the Chief Enterprise Architect, carry real technical authority and own architectural delivery across multiple client engagements at once. If you want a role where make decisions, shape practice and do work that genuinely moves the needle for clients, this is it.

Responsibilities as a Solution Architect:

• Lead architectural delivery across multiple client engagements and act as the senior technical escalation point

• Design and govern enterprise-grade solution architectures, including cloud, data, and integration patterns

• Engage with senior client stakeholders to shape technical strategy and translate business requirements into architectural decisions

• Support practice development and help grow the internal architecture capability

• Define and uphold technical governance, security standards, and compliance requirements

• Contribute to business development, including pre-sales and proposal work

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of consultants and analysts

• Manage technical risk and oversee integration across client technology estates

• Communicate architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements:

• TOGAF certification with strong applied experience across multiple architecture domains

• Proven background at Senior Manager or Lead Architect level, with experience managing large-scale technology programmes

• Solid cloud architecture experience, with Azure preferred

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including communication at executive level

• Familiarity with governance frameworks such as DDAT and GDS

• Experience working within Agile and DevOps delivery environments

• Demonstrated experience managing and developing senior technical staff

• Good understanding of security principles and risk management

• Desirable: ERP knowledge, public sector or defence experience, cloud architecture certifications, microservices design experience

Why apply?

• Senior role with genuine scope to lead and influence, not just deliver

• Opportunity to help shape and grow an internal practice alongside experienced leadership

• Varied work across industries and engagement types

• Hybrid working from Bristol with flexibility built in

• Enterprise-scale programmes with real complexity and impact

If you're a Solution Architect ready to step into a role with real leadership scope and strategic influence, we'd like to hear from you. Apply directly or reach out to start a conversation.

Due to the high volume of applications, not all applicants will receive feedback.