Solution Architecture Manager at Anglian Water leading the solution architecture profession and shaping technology initiatives. Influencing architecture standards and fostering a high-performing team across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
Lead Anglian Water’s solution architecture profession, ensuring it operates as a cohesive, high-performing capability.
Define the vision, guardrails, standards, and architectural patterns that guide solution delivery across the organisation, embedding consistency, technical excellence, and alignment with enterprise architecture and business strategy.
Oversee governance, providing expert input on investment proposals, business cases, and design decisions, while identifying opportunities for reuse, simplification, and risk reduction.
Champion modern solution design, integration patterns, and security-by-design principles, ensuring architectures are robust, scalable, and fit-for-purpose.
Foster a collaborative culture, working closely with peers, mentoring and developing architects, defining career pathways, and building a resilient, skilled team.
Manage recruitment, succession planning, and professional development to ensure the long-term strength and effectiveness of the solution architecture profession.
Requirements
Degree in a technology, computing discipline and/or Business discipline – desirable
Track record of defining and/or leading a solution architecture practice in a complex, multi-technology enterprise
Experience in designing and governing solutions across multiple technology domains (e.g. ERP, SaaS, integration, cloud).
Experience in developing and embedding architectural standards, guardrails, and reference architectures
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing senior business and technology leaders to align investment and delivery with strategic goals.
Track record of technology rationalisation and reuse initiatives that improved cost efficiency and reduced complexity.
Experience in agile and product-based delivery environments
Experience in architectural governance and review processes, ensuring quality without impeding delivery.
Experience in transition planning, shaping roadmaps from current state to target state while managing technical debt.
Benefits
Full private healthcare with no excess
26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
A flexible working culture
Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%
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