Solutions Architect

Digital Solutions Architect Salary: £85,000 + benefits Working arrangement: Hybrid, with three office days per week and flexibility around working arrangements Permanent Help shape the technology behind the member experience at a leading leisure business. We're looking for a Digital Solutions Architect to take ownership of a digital landscape spanning mobile applications, backend services, cloud infrastructure and integrations with wider business systems. This is an opportunity to influence technology decisions and see your designs through to delivery. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Security and external development partners, you'll create practical solutions that improve the experience for members and colleagues. The role You'll translate business requirements into secure, scalable solution designs, balancing technical quality with cost and delivery priorities. Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing solutions across mobile applications, microservices, cloud infrastructure and existing systems.
• Owning digital architecture blueprints, documentation and technology roadmaps.
• Working across multiple product teams to ensure designs account for complete customer journeys, data flows and operational needs.
• Guiding third-party vendors and reviewing their development and testing against agreed designs.
• Embedding security, data protection and compliance requirements from the outset.
• Leading architecture reviews and communicating design options clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce technical debt, improve performance and simplify the digital landscape.
• Supporting a smooth transition from development into live service. About you You'll bring experience in solution architecture within a modern digital environment, alongside a strong understanding of software engineering and delivery. We're particularly interested in experience covering:
• Customer-facing digital platforms and native mobile applications.
• Backend microservices, including Java and/or Node.js environments.
• Cloud infrastructure and integration with legacy systems.
• DevOps practices and infrastructure as code, including Terraform.
• Digital transformation or technology modernisation projects.
• Managing competing requirements across product teams and stakeholders.
• Working with external development partners and challenging technical proposals constructively. You'll be comfortable explaining complex technical decisions in plain language and making commercially sensible recommendations. A degree in Computer Science or a related technology discipline is also listed in the requirements. Why consider this opportunity? You'll have meaningful ownership of digital architecture within a recognisable consumer business, with the opportunity to influence its technology roadmap and improve services used by members every day. To find out more, contact Alex Froude at CBSbutler or apply with your CV.