Solution Architect (Genomics/AWS)

Location: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom; office attendance is generally expected at least twice per month, with offices in London, Cambridge and Leeds.

Salary from £96,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global enables genomic medicine and research through national genomic healthcare programmes, research data services and complex healthcare software systems.

What you will do

• Lead architecture and solution design for the Use Research Data service, covering application, data, infrastructure, integration and security domains.
• Architect secure storage, processing, analysis and controlled access for large-scale genomic and associated health data.
• Work with product, engineering, science, data, security and delivery stakeholders to translate complex needs into practical solutions and roadmaps.
• Guide architectural decisions from discovery and technical evaluation through implementation and live service, balancing strategic direction with delivery constraints.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns and contribute to interoperability, maintainability, architecture governance and assurance.
• Identify risks, dependencies and emerging AWS technologies while documenting decisions and communicating them to technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Substantial, hands-on experience designing and delivering AWS solution architectures in complex, data-intensive environments, with knowledge of compute, storage, networking, identity, security, data processing and integration services.
• Experience designing architectures across application, data, infrastructure and security domains, including secure, scalable and resilient platforms for large and complex datasets.
• Strong understanding of architecture patterns and principles for cloud and hybrid environments.
• Experience translating complex business, research or user needs into technical designs and delivery roadmaps, while balancing strategic direction with immediate delivery needs.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, product, data, security, delivery and domain stakeholders.
• Understanding of secure-by-design principles, data protection, governance, access controls, integration patterns, APIs and interoperability.
• Experience documenting architectures, options, risks and decisions and providing architectural governance and assurance throughout delivery.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, collaborative decision-making and continuous improvement skills.
• Demonstrable experience using innovative technology such as AI.

Nice to have

• AWS architecture or another relevant professional certification.
• Experience with data-intensive research, scientific, healthcare, genomics or other regulated platforms.
• Postgraduate qualification in genomics, bioinformatics or a related field, or extensive equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of AWS HealthOmics or other AWS services for genomics and large-scale research workloads.
• Experience with high-performance compute, large-scale or high-speed storage, workflow orchestration or distributed data processing.
• Knowledge of research data lifecycles, DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automation, observability, metadata, data lineage, data products and interoperability standards.
• Knowledge of OMOP, GA4GH, FHIR, Common Workflow Language, Nextflow or WDL.
• Experience with Technical Design Authorities, Abacus, TOGAF or equivalent architecture practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Blended working with flexible team-designed working patterns and no general expectation of full-time office attendance.
• 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, long-service leave and the option to request up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually.
• Defined contribution pension with employer double matching up to 10%, life assurance and an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Learning budgets, training and certification support, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription.
• Enhanced family leave, subsidised gym membership, Headspace, Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests and flu jabs.
• Inclusive workplace policies and reasonable adjustments for recruitment interviews.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• Recruitment interviews can be adjusted to support candidate participation needs.