Solution Architect

Role: Solution Architect

Location: Lincoln

Work mode: Hybrid - 2 days a week onsite

Salary: Up to £95k + car allowance

Field Based, Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Our client a leading supplier of Fresh Food Brands are looking for a Solution Architect to design and deliver end-to-end technology solutions that drive real business value. You’ll work at the intersection of strategy and delivery — shaping architectures that are secure, scalable, cost-effective and aligned to enterprise standards.

You will play a key role in our digital transformation — trusted to design solutions that matter, influence direction, Design the future. Shape outcomes and leave a lasting architectural legacy.

This is a role for someone who enjoys influence, clarity and ownership — translating complex needs into elegant, build-ready solutions.

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end solution design across cloud, integration, data, security and operations
• Create high-quality architecture artefacts (options papers, HLDs, LLDs, NFRs and diagrams)
• Partner with stakeholders to shape requirements and smart trade-offs
• Govern designs through assurance and architecture review
• Guide delivery teams, PoCs and technical spikes
• Champion performance, resilience and cost optimisation
• Build reusable patterns that raise the bar across the organisation

What you’ll bring

• Strong cloud experience (Azure is a must)
• Expertise in APIs, microservices and modern integration patterns
• Solid data architecture knowledge (analytics platforms such as Power BI, Fabric, Synapse)
• Security-first mindset (IAM, RBAC, encryption, GDPR)
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, IaC and containers
• Architecture framework knowledge (TOGAF or similar)
• Confident communicator who can influence at all levels

Apply now to join a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.