Solution Architect

With over 25 years' experience, over 250 care homes, and six independent hospitals, Barchester is one of the UK's foremost care providers. Our mission is to provide the best possible person-centred care to elderly and vulnerable people, and we have an exciting opportunity for a Solution Analyst to join our IT Delivery team to support this goal.

As a Solution Architect within the IT Delivery function at Barchester, you will be instrumental in shaping and executing our IT strategy by designing, implementing, and maintaining a robust systems architecture that enables our strategic business objectives. Holding a pivotal role in transforming our systems landscape, you will ensure that our architecture environment not only meets current business needs but is scalable and adaptable for future growth. To be successful, you should bring sound development and architecture experience leveraging modern technologies to drive technical governance, innovation, integration and cloud-oriented strategies. Ideally, you thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills, and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for collaboration and open communication.

This is a permanent, predominantly remote position with occasional travel across the UK, particularly to Inverness and London. We are offering an impressive rewards and benefits package, including:

1. Competitive starting salary
2. 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
3. Flexible, remote working
4. Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500 per referral
5. Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets
6. Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need to make a decision with confidence
7. Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services

Required experience and qualifications:

1. Higher education degree in Computer Science
2. 10+ years of experience in solution architecture principles and methodologies, with expert knowledge of Azure Cloud Services
3. Strong leadership and influencing abilities
4. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
5. Development abilities in one or more front-end or back-end languages
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
7. Flexibility to travel occasionally to other office locations
8. Ability to work extended hours when required

Role and responsibilities:

1. Transform business requirements into robust technical solutions that deliver measurable value
2. Architect integrated solutions using industry best practice methodologies which ensure seamless functionality across multiple business functions and systems
3. Be a critical business partner to Demand and Project Delivery teams to design, validate and promote solutions aligned to industry standards while contributing to strategic roadmaps
4. Demonstrate proven ability to deliver in partnership with legacy systems
5. Lead architecture review sessions to facilitate collaborative design validation and refinement
6. Apply deep expertise in infrastructure, data management, and application development, with focus on technologies including Azure, AWS, iPaaS services, API design and management
7. Lead proof-of-concept initiatives
8. Work within complex landscapes, finding innovative solutions for modernization and integration challenges
9. Champion agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and quality engineering principles throughout the development lifecycle.