Job Reference
332849
Job Title
Solution Architect
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service, and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Employment Type
Permanent, Full-time
Location
Hybrid working London Farringdon x3 days a week.
Company
Royal Mail Group
Role Overview
We are modernising our systems and processes to deliver innovative, scalable, and future‑ready solutions that support our customers and colleagues across the UK. As part of this journey, we are looking for a Solutions Architect to join our Technology team and help shape the future of our digital landscape.
Responsibilities
* Translating project blueprints into detailed solution designs.
* Preparing architecture designs that meet requirements and align with target vision.
* Developing technology specifications and leveraging existing technologies for optimal business use.
* Applying architectural concepts to ensure scalability, security, reliability, and flexibility.
* Governing supplier solutions and ensuring alignment across process, application, data, and technology.
* Partnering with business analysts and development teams to deliver solutions iteratively in Agile sprint cycles.
* Educating stakeholders on Agile ways of working and the benefits of iterative delivery.
Key Dimensions
* Budget responsibility: Design of Information Systems with development costs up to £10M and lifetime costs of £50M.
* Impact: Delivering solution designs and integrations within cost, time, and quality parameters.
* Team size: No direct reports, but significant influence across multi‑disciplinary teams.
Skills & Experience
* Broad knowledge of information technologies and integration methods.
* Strong systems integration experience.
* Ability to communicate complex technical designs to non‑technical audiences.
* Minimum 2 years’ experience in technical architecture roles across the development lifecycle.
* Experience designing and implementing complex systems architectures in distributed environments.
* Knowledge of enterprise‑wide systems architectures.
* Practical experience in service, application, data, and infrastructure architecture.
* Nice to have: Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Agile transformation.
Qualifications
* Architecture training/qualifications (e.g., TOGAF certification).
* Agile training/qualifications or experience (Scrum, Kanban).
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a major transformation programme shaping the future of Royal Mail Group.
* Work on high‑impact projects with budgets up to £10M.
* Collaborate with talented teams across technology and business.
* Enjoy a culture that values innovation, agility, and continuous improvement.
Extra Benefits
* Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.
* Discounts and offers – over 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and household bills.
* Supportive and generous company sick pay.
* Your wellbeing – 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life, physically, mentally, financially and socially.
* Available only to permanent employees.
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a face‑to‑face/virtual interview consisting of competency‑based and role‑specific questions. Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail / Parcelforce / RM Property and Facilities Solutions. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us.
We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals and especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
Closing Date
15th December 2025 – Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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