Hybrid Solutions Designer

at Iridium Consulting Ltd

• Job title: Solutions Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Exeter, United Kingdom

About the role

• Solutions Designer working closely with clients on data-driven systems for enterprise clients. Involved in design, delivery, and ongoing support of bespoke software projects.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the design and delivery of a new project extending an existing system architecture, building a strong understanding of current platforms, constraints, and client context.
• Analyse and structure business and stakeholder needs into clearly defined requirements, documented scope, and fit-for-purpose artefacts that provide a solid foundation for development.
• Present structured options, trade-offs, and recommendations to support informed decision-making, maintaining traceability from business needs through to delivered outcomes.
• Design practical, coherent workflows and interfaces that operate effectively within existing architectural principles and technical constraints.
• Work closely with stakeholders, developers, and QA to maintain shared understanding from initial exploration through to implementation, ensuring alignment across disciplines.
• Support internal testing, review, and assurance activities, ensuring delivered features align with agreed requirements and intended business outcomes.
• Over time, take increasing responsibility for structured exploration of business and user requirements, helping to formalise how problems are defined and solutions are shaped.

Requirements

• Degree in a relevant technical or professional discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a relevant industry or role spanning business analysis, systems design, UX design, or a related discipline.
• Experience analysing and translating business or stakeholder needs into clear, structured requirements and solution artefacts.
• Experience using modern UX and design tools to create and iterate on workflows, wireframes, and prototypes (e.g. Figma, Moqups, or similar).
• Experience with collaboration and delivery tooling (e.g. Jira, Confluence or equivalent platforms).
• Experience working across software development lifecycles.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.

Benefits

• 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday, including 2.5 hours of protected learning time
• 29 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing yearly
• Hybrid working
• Contractual sick pay
• Ongoing training and development (Pluralsight access)
• Progression opportunities
• Annual bonus and voucher scheme
• Sage Employee Benefits
• NEST pension scheme
• On-site parking