Salary:
£67,500.00 - £82,000.00 Per year
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for digital transformation and solution design? Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is looking for a Solution Architect to join our IT team.
You'll take a hybrid approach working from home and in the office 2 days per week, and you can be based either from our Basingstoke or Wembley office. With occasional travel between our offices.
The Role
In this key role, you'll lead architectural strategy across business platforms, shaping holistic solutions that enhance customer experience and operational excellence. Collaborating across teams and technology partners, you'll ensure our architecture aligns with business goals and governance standards.
Main Responsibilities:
- Leading the design and development of architectural solutions across platforms
- Creating and maintaining architectural blueprints and technical documentation
- Ensuring solutions align with company goals and technology standards through participation in the Technical Design Authority (TDA).
- Collaborating with other architects to define end-to-end designs, covering systems, data, integration, and security
- Identifying opportunities for optimisation and technology reuse, as well as supporting the evaluation and selection of new products and technologies
- Working with business stakeholders, product owners and business analysts to understand functional and non-functional requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams
- Attending and contributing to technology governance forums and strategic planning discussions
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in enterprise and solution architecture
- Knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
- Expertise in SaaS platforms, application integration, and APIs
- Understanding of DevOps/SecOps practices and agile development
- Strong consultancy and stakeholder engagement skills
- Commercial awareness and a focus on value delivery
Job Description
We have some great benefits at SNG, including:
25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
Skills Required
- Strong experience in enterprise and solution architecture
- Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
- Expertise in SaaS platforms, application integration, and APIs
- Understanding of DevOps and SecOps practices
- Understanding of agile development
- Strong consultancy and stakeholder engagement skills
- Commercial awareness and focus on value delivery
What We Do
SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is a leading UK-based housing association formed in October 2023 through the merger of Sovereign and Network Homes. The organization provides over 85,000 quality, affordable homes and invests in communities across the South of England, including London. Their mission is to provide good, affordable homes and places that people love for generations, aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.
