Solution Architect (CDS)

Job Summary

Solution Architect (CDS) - Bristol, UK - Full time (35 hrs/week). Salary £72,702 - £80,780. Hybrid working with at least two days per week in the Bristol office. Flexible working arrangements are supported.

About the Opportunity

As a Solution Architect in the Customer Data Services Platform you'll simplify and modernise reference data across the Group. This role shapes and transforms our reference and product data architecture using modern technologies and architectural protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust, scalable solutions that demonstrate diverse technologies.
• Evaluate technology stacks, including operations, administration, automation, and PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS.
• Develop estimates and strategies for proposals and statements of work (SOWs).
• Build scalable and reliable software systems using modern software stacks and DevOps practices.
• Work with systems handling reference and product data, including SaaS and in house solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of cloud computing concepts and GCP services.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work closely in a team environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Expertise in reference data and product data management and experience with product cataloguing and reference management systems.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field and at least 4 years of hands on experience in application architecture.
• Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification and/or Google Professional Data Engineer Certification (optional).
• At least 2 years of experience working within a Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/cloud environment.
• Experience with Informatica, IBM, and in house cloud based solutions and visualization technologies.
• Knowledge of OWASP, ETL, event streaming, and reference and product data technologies.
• Experience with AI/ML, sophisticated analytics, and enterprise collaboration.
• Familiarity with CDN, microservices, Apigee, and serverless architectures.
• Experience with VMware, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Istio.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance related bonus.
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits adapted to lifestyle, including discounted shopping.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Culture and Inclusion

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.