Solutions Architect

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March 6, 2026 (12 days left to apply) job requisition :
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** Solutions Architect
**** Scottish Power HQ, Glasgow (hybrid)
**** From £61,600 + up to 15% performance related bonus, single cover private medical and other excellent benefits
**** Closing date- 6th of March 2026
***** Help us create a better future, quicker
*** The Architecture team at Scottish Power is responsible for providing technology services across all UK businesses. This includes solution architecture, technology evaluation, and strategic group alignment.

As a Solutions Architect, you will play a crucial role in influencing key architectural decisions and ensuring group alignment through industry trend analysis and business engagements.
*** What you’ll be doing
**** Designing and review architecture of new solutions with a focus on modern-day platform requirements
* Direct the team in researching, reviewing, and recommending new solutions
* Provide architectural guidance on projects ranging from minor initiatives to major multi-million programs
* Supporting the yearly IT budget and planning process, analysing solutions and technologies to make recommendations based on organisational needs
* Lead product/application evaluation and selection activities, preparing presentations, documents, diagrams, and models to communicate analysis and recommendations
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand software application needs, whilst working with business and IT managers on the selection, design, development, and implementation of new solutions
* Responsible for identifying and developing new capabilities through technology trends and vendor collaboration, defining high-level migration plans to address gaps between current and future states.
*** What you’ll bring
**** Experience across multiple technology disciplines, including one or more of the following:  + Networking and multi-site hosting database architecture  + Cloud computing  + Data & analytics  + Integration & middleware  + IT security  + Digital platforms
* Ability to research, analyse, and recommend new technologies and software applications
* Experience in creating and maintaining technical architecture documentation
* Up-to-date knowledge of IT security industry trends and threats
* Knowledge of enterprise technology architecture, information principles, and processes
* Experience working across multiple business areas and with senior stakeholders
*** Minimum Criteria
**** Significant experience of Technology Lifecycle across modern domains such as cloud, containers, application development
* Significant IT experience gained from working in a number of Technical Client Service based roles in a technical function
* Record of academic achievement, including some form of recognised qualification from further education with a strong technical degree
* Good oral and written communication skills
* Numerate and able to deal with finances for the purposes of managing budgets or contracts with IT costing, suppliers
* Must be a proven team player to work, promote and consolidate efficient team working relationships
*** What’s in it for you
*** As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.At Scottish Power, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that -  so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s why our benefits include:
* 36 days annual leave
* Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
* Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
* Payroll giving and charity matched funding
* Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
* Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon…