Solutions Architect

Infra, Support & Security - Edinburgh, Scotland

Ref: 6068Friday 23 January 2026

Solutions Architect
UK Remote (Occasional travel to Reading or Glasgow)
Salary up to £110,000 
SC Clearance eligibility required
 
We are looking for a highly skilled Solution Architect capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams, engaging with diverse stakeholders, and driving architectural excellence across a spectrum of projects. 
 
This role requires a strong foundation in digital technologies and solutions, coupled with extensive consultancy experience in shaping and defining solutions for clients. 
 
Responsibilities
  • Lead design of multi-dimensional solution architectures.
  • Collaborate with clients and suppliers, identifying innovation opportunities and proposing and evaluating architecture options. 
  • Assess current technology landscapes, identifying gaps and risks to develop future-state architectures.  
  • Create roadmaps for seamless migration from legacy to modern, cloud-based architectures. 
  • Lead workshops and presentations to effectively communicate architecture and technical concepts. 
  • Assist in pre-sales activities and project teams. 
About You
  • Experience as a Solution Architect, ideally within a consultancy environment
  • Strong expertise in leading architecture for multiple user-research led agile product teams. 
  • Experience of working with Government Digital Service standards, GOV.UK services (Notify, One Login, Pay) and National Cyber Security Centre guidelines and security standards. 
  • Experience of guiding and documenting cloud and API solution architectures including design solutions using AWS API Gateway and Lambdas. 
  • Proficiency in architecture frameworks, methodologies, and tools, including agile delivery and DevSecOps, JIRA, Confluence and Miro. 
 
If you are looking to join a leading consultancy specialising in Digital, Security and AI solutions then this is the role for you.
 
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.
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