Solutions Architect (Applications and Integration)

TL;DR

Solutions Architect (Applications and Integration): Designing and promoting integration patterns and application modernisation roadmaps for a health and social care regulatory body with an accent on APIs, event-driven integration, and cloud-native architectures. Focus on ensuring solution designs meet strict non-functional requirements and integrating SaaS products into complex enterprise environments.

Location: Remote (occasional travel to London required)

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 per annum

Company

A pivotal organization safeguarding and improving the quality of health and social care services across England, utilizing data and technology to drive meaningful change.

What you will do

• Define and promote integration patterns such as APIs, event-driven integration, messaging, and data synchronisation.
• Develop and assure roadmaps for application modernisation, integration platform adoption, and decommissioning of legacy systems.
• Ensure solution designs meet non-functional requirements, including security, performance, availability, and accessibility.
• Collaborate with Business, Enterprise, Data, and Security Architects to align designs with the target architecture and technology strategy.

Requirements

• Significant experience designing and delivering application and integration solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native, microservices, and modular monolith architectures.
• Proven experience implementing integration solutions using APIs, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working with SaaS products and integrating them with existing enterprise systems.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to London.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to be part of an intelligence-led regulator investing in AI and advanced analytics.
• Contribution to a mission-driven organization improving health and social care outcomes.
• Commitment to diversity as an equal opportunities employer.