Solution Architect – DNS
Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital‑First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants such as Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red‑Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers receive the highest quality solutions and services.
Company Highlights
* UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
* 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
* 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
* Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
* Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
We’re an award‑winning employer that places our employees at the very heart of Version 1 and drives what we do.
Job Description
As a Solution Architect with a focus on DNS, you will partner with government, financial services and private sector clients to design solutions that solve their most complex digital challenges. You will bring together technical capabilities, user needs and business objectives through critical thinking that breaks down problems and identifies practical approaches, taking non‑functional requirements into account from the outset.
You will work closely with delivery teams to tackle diverse solution challenges across the full lifecycle – from conducting options analysis for major system modernisation programmes, helping clients understand complex problems, to facilitating design sessions with multi‑disciplinary teams, creating solutions that balance user needs with business constraints, and presenting your recommendations to architectural review boards and senior stakeholders.
* Your background designing and implementing enterprise‑scale digital solutions allows you to credibly advise clients on architectural approaches that work in practice.
* You bring systems thinking that connects architectural decisions across broader service and business contexts, and have proven experience collaborating with diverse teams including user researchers, product managers, software engineers and senior business stakeholders.
* Your approach balances strategic architectural thinking with hands‑on implementation experience, taking a user‑centred perspective that considers different viewpoints while meeting technical requirements and supporting business objectives.
As part of our central architecture team, you will work alongside experienced Technology Principals and other Solution Architects, receiving a strong support network to collaborate, learn from different perspectives and tackle problems together.
We recognise that architecture is as much about continuous learning as applying existing knowledge, so you will bring proven experience while staying current with industry trends, modern practices and emerging technologies.
Essential Qualifications
Solution Architecture Experience
* Experience designing and validating solutions for enterprise‑scale challenges, with successful implementations across cloud platforms, application architecture, data architecture and system integration.
* Evidence of responsibility for complex solution design with successful outcomes through traditional career progression or other professional development paths.
* Leading on technical designs based on customer requirements, communicating to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
* Experience with DNS (cloud‑native services and/or DNS in general – e.g., BIND) and familiarity with private DNS resolution (mix of IaaS and PaaS).
* Delivery of Azure technologies and solutions that are highly available, high performing and secure, following best practices in the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well‑Architected Framework.
* Experience with cloud‑native solutions and services; building CI/CD pipelines; Terraform.
Design and Implementation Experience
* Designed and delivered enterprise‑scale digital solutions using modern architectures including microservices, APIs, Azure and application modernisation strategies.
* Applied architectural patterns and design principles to real‑world challenges, with sufficient technical depth to inform technology choices, DevOps practices and monitoring approaches in agile delivery teams.
Stakeholder Engagement and Problem‑Solving
* Experience working directly with clients and senior stakeholders to understand complex problems, facilitate discussions and build consensus around solution approaches.
* Translates business requirements into solution designs and communicates complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
Large Organisation Delivery Experience
* Delivered solutions for government departments, major financial institutions or large private sector organisations, understanding governance requirements, security constraints, integration challenges and working effectively within multi‑supplier delivery contexts.
Technology Background Experience
* Hands‑on modern software development background that informs solution design approach, digital standards and practices, Azure cloud architectures or GenAI/AI solution implementation and integration.
Architecture Community Involvement
* Active participation in technical communities, staying current with technology trends, and contributing to professional development through knowledge sharing, presentations or thought leadership.
Client Sector Expertise
* Specific experience in government digital services, financial services transformation or large‑scale private sector modernisation programmes with understanding of sector‑specific requirements and constraints.
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
* Quarterly Performance‑Related Profit Share Scheme
* Career progression & mentorship coaching through Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes, quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
* Flexible/remote working to support work‑life balance
* Financial wellbeing initiatives – pension, private healthcare cover, life assurance, financial advice, employee discount scheme
* Employee wellbeing schemes – gym discounts, bike‑to‑work, fitness classes, mindfulness workshops, Employee Assistance Programme, generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave, special leave policies
* Educational assistance, incentivised certifications and accreditations (AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Red‑Hat)
* Reward schemes – Annual Excellence Awards, Call‑Out platform
* Environment, Social and Community First initiatives – local fundraising and development opportunities as part of diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Employment Details
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
* Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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