Senior Solutions Architect – Retail Technology

Overview

As Senior Solution Architect, you will lead architectural direction for large, business-critical programs within Very’s technology ecosystem. You’ll shape roadmaps that align technology with business goals and design scalable, secure cloud-native solutions. You’ll work with Product, Engineering and Delivery teams to translate complex concepts into tangible outcomes, while ensuring governance and adherence to standards. This is a chance to influence enterprise-scale architecture during a cloud-first transformation and shape the tech that powers millions of customers. You will be part of a collaborative, innovative team that values continuous improvement and measurable impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-based solutions
• Lead solution architecture for large-scale programs and products
• Partner with Product, Engineering and Delivery to set technology direction
• Provide technical leadership on risks, dependencies and architectural challenges
• Drive architectural governance to align with standards and target architecture
• Evaluate technologies and recommend future-ready solutions
• Influence stakeholders across Technology and business to articulate business outcomes
• Support evolution of cloud-native architecture and engineering capabilities
• Champion Agile and Lean delivery within multidisciplinary teams

Key requirements

• Proven experience delivering complex enterprise-scale solutions
• Strong architectural leadership and ability to balance strategic vision with delivery
• Experience defining technology roadmaps and influencing senior stakeholders
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive informed technical decisions
• Strong communication skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in Agile delivery environments and modern product organisations
• Collaborative approach with ability to challenge constructively and influence outcomes
• Track record of driving architectural best practice and continuous improvement

• strong communication
• collaborative
• ability to navigate ambiguity
• Java
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Cloud-native architecture

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