Solution Architect

Summary

Join Version 1's Engineering Capability team as a Solution Architect, contributing to the strategic direction of technology solutions and working alongside other Technology Principals. You will be responsible for understanding customer needs, ensuring successful technical delivery, establishing technical direction, delivering technical excellence, and driving innovation. This role requires broad experience in technology deliveries, comprehensive application knowledge, and software delivery expertise. Leadership in technical workstreams, a practical engineering background, and strong communication skills are essential. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package prioritizing employee wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in various technology projects
• Expertise in architecture, engineering, integration, testing, and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)
• Skilled in delivering high-quality, reliable, scalable, and secure software using Agile methodologies, design patterns, DevOps tools including test automation, and monitoring
• Experience in managing large and complex technical projects within global, multi-supplier environments
• Ability to lead development teams, resolve technical issues, and prioritize non-functional requirements
• Capable of ensuring excellence in technical delivery, identifying and mitigating risks, and recovering challenged projects
• Strong skills in communicating with senior stakeholders, negotiating, and influencing positive technology outcomes
• Ability to drive business growth through pre-sales activities, presentations, bid responses, technical and commercial documentation, project forecasting, planning, and estimation
• Proficient in producing and validating estimates for projects and programs
• Ability to prioritize time across multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Advocate for reuse and improved working practices, processes, guidance, and templates
• Experience in managing, coaching, and developing team members, including performance management
• Active in the tech community and up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, standards, legislation, and regulations
• Strong verbal and written English skills

Responsibilities

• Understand customer needs
• Ensure successful technical delivery
• Establish technical direction
• Deliver technical excellence
• Drive innovation

Benefits

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes