Solution Architect

Solution Architect - Location: Cheltenham, UK

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join our team. This role will help us define our high-level architecture, and will design solutions to deliver great business outcomes that meet our longer-term strategy.

• Produce solution options and high-level design documentation based on clear requirements, which are used to conduct technical search and selection activities to source a suitable solution
• Work with IT delivery, including third parties and operations teams, to ensure these designs are correctly translated into lower-level implementation documents and outcomes as part of project delivery
• Recommend IT solutions along with cost, resources, impact and benefits for all planned IT projects to inform year financial planning and annual budget cycle
• Ensure IT solutions align with Group enterprise architecture principles and standards, relevant best practice, and comply with Spirax information/cyber security policies
• Promoting secure-by-design to ensure solutions are secure, that meets compliance requirements, data is protected, and threats/vulnerabilities are identified and mitigated through threat modelling
• Design end-to-end solutions across applications, data, integration and infrastructure (cloud/hybrid), producing architectural artefacts and decision records, and gaining architecture approval
• Create roadmaps & transition states (current interim target), sequencing deliveries, dependencies, and outcomes to be delivered
• Scoping and governing feasibility assessment
• Assessing effort, risk, costs, and complexity for IT solutions
• Defining architecture blueprints where required
• Defining non-functional requirements and assessing their impact
• Providing implementation oversight to ensure we deliver what was agreed
• Providing technical and architectural support and guidance, including researching and understanding of new technologies and how they could deliver value to the Group
• Contribute to the definition of strategy, standards, policies, and approaches that deliver world class IT solutions

• Solid experience of Solution architecture to inform strategic planning and solution sizing, and estimating
• Experience in IT shared services or MSP with a proven track record in delivering IT solutions
• Deep understanding of Microsoft core technologies (e.g. Entra ID, Intune, Teams, SharePoint, Azure fundamentals etc.)
• Hold a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, a related field or equivalent professional experience. Relevant certifications (e.g., MSP, ITIL, Prince 2, Agile) are highly desirable
• TOGAF certification is preferable
• Current Microsoft M365 and Azure certifications

• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
• Have good communication skills and able to present solutions to audiences with various levels of technical understanding
• Have the ability to influence and engage with IT and business stakeholders
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Be pro-active and results-oriented whilst remaining collaborative and fostering a positive working culture

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. We have customers in 165 countries.

Our purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance, 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan.

We are committed to creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We will consider requests for flexible working. We also offer additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments, including gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, support for pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, and menopause-friendly workplace principles. Learn more at We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.