Overview
Talan UK & Ireland (part of the Talan Group) is an expert provider of professional services. Our vision and mission are to take positive action in a complex world for the future good of people and the environment and to enlighten and enable our clients’ transformation in an increasingly complex world. We are purpose-driven, working across multiple sectors, tackling social and environmental challenges, improving and simplifying the way markets work, harnessing the power of digital transformation and ensuring data is protected and used ethically. We are IIP Gold accredited and Great Place to Work accredited. The nature of what we do means we are a people business that values every team member’s contribution. We invest heavily in learning and development to enable our people to develop skills and gain experience, which enhances career prospects for life. We offer a flexible approach to working. The Role We are recruiting an ambitious and technically accomplished Solutions Architect to join our Digital business unit as a Principal Consultant. You will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and cloud-native platforms across Energy (including Low Carbon and UK regulatory systems), Financial Services, Public Sector, and Healthcare domains. This is a strategic and hands-on role, central to enabling successful digital change initiatives for our clients. You’ll work with a team of experts to architect solutions that bridge business strategy with technical execution—while contributing to governance, delivery, and continuous improvement across a fast-evolving landscape.
Responsibilities
* Lead the design and delivery of platforms across domains, including Energy, Finance, Public Sector, Healthcare, or other domains.
* Define and communicate clear solution requirements to support technology-enabled change.
* Act as a functional and technical expert across project implementation and release cycles.
* Set up and manage technical governance frameworks and programme-level architecture.
* Participate in design reviews, identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
* Architect cloud-native systems using Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud.
* Apply Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
* Design event-driven systems using Kafka and Pub/Sub.
* Lead API design, integration strategies, and legacy modernization to microservices.
* Contribute to Disaster Recovery planning and platform resilience.
* Implement Identity and Access Management (IDAM) and enterprise security architecture.
* Support data architecture using Databricks, Snowflake, ETL pipelines, and Big Data tools.
* Champion Data Governance practices including classification, cataloging, and lineage.
* Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, and other security standards.
* Embed DevSecOps principles into CI/CD pipelines and platform delivery.
* Produce High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD) and Solution Architecture Documents (SAD).
Qualifications
* Relevant Master’s Degree or equivalent
* TOGAF Certified or strong familiarity with TOGAF principles
* SAFe Certified Agile Product Owner/Product Manager (preferred)
* SCCM Certified (desirable)
* Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering architecture across multiple sectors
Collaboration and Skills
* Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to align solution design with business strategy and technical architecture
* Develop working practices and processes across the Digital business unit
* Collaborate with mobile and web development teams for seamless integration
* Support business development initiatives, contributing to bids and proposals
* Architecture, Cloud, Data, Security, Integration, Agile, Collaboration, and Business Analysis skills as described
What We Offer
* 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* Profit related Bonus (discretionary)
* Flexible working
* Private Bupa healthcare
* Life Assurance (up to 4 times annual salary)
* Matched pension contributions
* Season Ticket Loan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Buy and Sell annual leave
* Reimbursement of eye test and up to £50 towards glasses or contacts
* Corporate gym rates
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Summer and Christmas parties, along with monthly Social@77
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