About Us
LRG are an award-winning national property company, who are going through exciting periods of growth and offer tailored training and development programmes at all levels. With over 300 branches across England and Wales we have a reputation for perfection and delivering an outstanding customer experience. Investment in people is built into our culture, and there are opportunities for driven individuals to achieve their career aspirations within the company.
Job Summary And Key Responsibilities
The Senior Solution Architect plays a critical leadership role within the Technology function, shaping and governing solution design across the organisation. This role bridges business strategy and technical delivery, ensuring that change initiatives, new technology investments and acquisition integrations align with enterprise architecture principles, security standards and financial objectives. The role combines solution design leadership, governance oversight and acquisition architecture support. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the role operates across all technology domains and partners closely with Infrastructure, Digital Development, Data, Security and Portfolio Change teams.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Solution Architect plays a critical role in shaping and governing solution design across the organisation. This is a newly created role that will:
Solution Architecture & Design Leadership
* Translate business requirements into robust, scalable and secure solution designs
* Produce high-quality Solution Design Documents (SDDs) and supporting artefacts
* Ensure solutions address functional and non-functional requirements (performance, resilience, security, scalability, cost, operability)
* Define integration approaches, data flows and architectural patterns
* Ensure alignment with architecture principles, standards, roadmaps and cloud strategy
* Provide architectural direction for both large transformation initiatives and smaller change projects
* Contribute to the evolution of LRG’s technology strategy
* Provide guidance and assistance to LRG’s technology team, including other Solution Architects
Acquisition & Integration Architecture - Working alongside the Acquisition Programme Manager:
* Conduct technology due diligence on acquisition targets
* Assess application landscapes, technical debt, infrastructure posture, integration complexity and risk exposure
* Provide architectural input into valuation considerations and transition planning
* Define high-level target state architecture and integration roadmaps
* Support post-acquisition integration planning and rationalisation
* Identify opportunities for consolidation, simplification and value creation
Commercial & Vendor Evaluation
* Critically assess third-party and vendor technology proposals
* Support investment decisions with technical and commercial insight
* Evaluate total cost of ownership and long-term sustainability of proposed solutions
* Ensure vendor solutions align with LRG architecture standards and strategic direction
Knowledge Areas
* Application and integration architecture
* API and event-driven design principles
* Data and information flow modelling
* Security and compliance considerations (e.g. GDPR, secure-by-design principles)
* Non-functional requirement definition and validation
* Cloud and SaaS solution patterns
What Are We Looking For
* Strong understanding of application architecture and integration patterns
* Experience translating business requirements into technical solution designs
* Proven experience writing solution design documentation
* Experience presenting designs to governance forums (e.g., TDA or equivalent)
* Strong understanding of architecture principles and how to apply them pragmatically
* Experience working across multi-team environments (Infrastructure, Development, Data, Security)
* Ability to assess third-party/vendor solutions critically
* Experience contributing to architecture governance processes
* Experience supporting mergers & acquisitions (due diligence or integration)
* Demonstrable exposure to architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or similar)
* Experience in building or maturing governance frameworks
* Financial awareness in technology investment decisions
* Experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments
* Strategic thinker with pragmatic delivery focus
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills
* Confident presenter at senior forums
* Analytical and structured problem solver
* Commercially aware
* Influential without formal authority
* Comfortable working in ambiguity
What We Can Offer You
* Proven track record for career growth and advancement within the company
* Market leading training and ongoing professional development
* Supportive and collaborative team environment
Benefits
* Competitive salary package
* Quarterly and yearly awards
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme
* Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service up to an additional 5 days holiday per year
LRG are an equal opportunities employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team who shares our commitment to excellence in the Real Estate Industry. LRG does not engage the services of Recruitment agencies for the purpose of hiring. All job openings are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment team. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate referrals from Recruitment agencies, and any such submissions will not be considered.
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