Solutions Architect

Digital Architect (Application / Digital experience) / Sitecore

Location: Hybrid — Burton upon Trent (around 1 day per month)

About the Company

A well-established, nationally recognised hospitality and retail organisation is undergoing a large-scale digital transformation, investing heavily in modern cloud platforms and customer-facing digital experiences across web, mobile and in-venue services.

The Role

As a Digital Architect, you will shape and govern customer-facing and business-critical digital solutions, with a strong focus on Azure cloud platforms and Sitecore-based digital experiences. You will work in an agile environment, partnering with product, engineering and third-party delivery teams to design scalable, secure and high-performing services.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and govern digital solutions built on Azure
• Ensure architecture aligns with enterprise standards and technical governance
• Partner with product and delivery teams to define pragmatic, scalable solutions
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on technical direction
• Promote modern engineering practices including API-first design, microservices and TDD/BDD

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience architecting digital platforms in large or complex organisations
• Strong background with Azure cloud services and Sitecore ecosystems (other platforms considered)
• Experience designing microservices and API-led architectures
• Understanding of mobile, CRM and eCommerce integrations
• Knowledge of GDPR, data protection and cyber security principles
• Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF) desirable
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders

What’s On Offer

• Pension contribution and long-term career progression
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Generous employee and family discounts across hospitality and retail brands
• Employee assistance programme covering mental health, legal and financial support
• Wagestream for early access to wages when needed
• Wide range of retail and lifestyle discounts

Interested?

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced architect looking to play a key role in a large-scale digital transformation programme with modern cloud and digital platforms.

Apply to find out more.