Solution Architect (SaaS/Cloud)

TL;DR

Solution Architect (SaaS/Cloud): Provide technical leadership for product groups and enterprise solutions with an accent on application architecture, SaaS integrations, and cloud-native design. Focus on influencing roadmaps, reducing technical debt, and aligning solutions with enterprise standards.

Location: Hook, UK - Hybrid Work Environment

Company

Global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating products and services for farm animals and pets.

What you will do

• Contribute to technical vision and roadmaps for product groups, owning architecture assets like city maps and reference architectures.
• Design implementation paths for custom, SaaS, and COTS applications, focusing on industrialized business processes.
• Partner with Product Managers and Engineers to prepare architectural designs for development and apply trends like AI and cloud-native patterns.
• Engage stakeholders to articulate technology support for business outcomes and build partnerships with vendors and internal teams.
• Recommend technology rationalization, support architecture reviews, and contribute to standards and technical debt reduction.

Requirements

• B.S. in Information Systems/Computer Science
• 5+ years architecting and delivering enterprise IT systems
• Strong technical background in modern methodologies (SOA, API-Centric, Twelve-Factor App, cloud-native on Azure/Google Cloud)
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, TDD, SaaS integrations, API ecosystems, and digital platforms
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills to convey complex topics

Nice to have

• Familiarity with infrastructure (networking, security) for on-premise and cloud
• Experience in regulated industries like life sciences
• Solution architecture certifications for Azure or Google Cloud
• Work in product operating models

Culture & Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive environment fostering innovation and new ways of thinking
• Hybrid work in Hook, UK with 0-10% travel
• Opportunity to acquire new skills, work with dynamic teams, and advance career
• EEO/Affirmative Action employer committed to non-discrimination