Average Software Architect salary in South West England

Are you an experienced Solution Architect looking for a very exciting permanent and remote work career opportunity within a very technology focused and data driven business - if you are, I really want to speak with you immediately! We are ideally looking for a number of Application Solution Architects/Software Solution Architects rather than pure Infrastructure Architects - people who have designed solutions and applications and not just the underlying infrastructure, whilst ensuring alignment with our customers Architecture Strategy. The role is offered as a remote role with office meetings, circa once per month, at offices based either in Reading or Exeter (whichever location is best for you). Your role will involve: Defining and owning the solution architecture, including 'as is', 'to be' and transitional statesCollaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment to the architecture strategy, vision and principles.Communicating solution architectures at the governing architecture review board and addressing any actions.Working with Software Engineering Teams to ensure implementation alignment to the solution.Managing architectural risk and debt at a solution level. To be successful as a Solution Architect with this business you will have commercial experience working in a similar role and you will be able to communicate to all levels of stakeholders. You will demonstrate excellent skills in Solution Architecture, including, defining architectural functional and non-functional requirements, architectural diagrams, data flows, total cost of ownership, standards and design patterns. You will also have/be: Collaborative, curious, creative and accountable.Enthusiasm for the technology and property industries, with an ability to identify innovation opportunities.Proven experience of defining, communicating and delivering quality solution architectures in either of the following cloud environments, Azure and/or AWS, as well as On-Premise and Hybrid environments.You will be able to ask questions, suggest alternative options and drive continuous improvement.You are commercially astute with good business acumen. The role is offered as a remote role. It comes with an excellent salary, a great benefits package, including, healthcare options, a bonus, good holiday allowance, insurances and much, much more. Please note, to be considered for this role you MUST be eligible to work in the UK long-term without company sponsorship as our client is not in a position to sponsor applicants now or in the future. KEYWORDSSolution Architect, Architect, Application Architecture, Software Architecture, Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Stakeholder Management, Architecture Strategy, Software Engineering, Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, Architectural Diagrams, Data Flows, Cloud, Azure, AWS, On-Premise, Design Patterns. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. Bowerford Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Software Solution Architect Banking BristolThis is a new and exclusive opportunity for a Software Solution Architect to join a thriving Banking client in Bristol as they expand their Software Solution Architecture team.Role details· Job title: Solution Architect· Salary range £65,000- £75,000· Permanent hire· Location: Bristol - 2 or 3 days in the office and 2 days home working hybridThis is a great time to join as the bank are investing heavily in their software architecture platform. We're keen to move towards our target state with a cloud first (private and public) approach in our hosting strategy and to transform our systems from monolith to microservices whilst decommissioning our legacy estate.As an experienced Solution Architect, you'll work collaboratively alongside other Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, Product Owners and Engineering team within platform. To help us define and design solution architecture that unlocks and builds opportunities to deliver excellent customer journeys and business outcomes, whilst meeting our strategic goals.What we need from you:We need a Solution Architect who understands the challenges of modern architecture and builds a compelling strategic vision and will understand a wide array of technology implications including people and process, bringing this to your integrated view of design.Experience we're looking for:Have experiences in systems engineering or solution architecture with appreciation of software development processes such as Behaviour Driven Development & Test-Driven Development.Familiarity of Architectural Frameworks such as TOGAF, Archimate, Cloud Architectures or similar.What you will get in return The bank is in the middle of a £3bn investment into our People, Platforms and Data as part of our strategy to build the Bank of the Future and invest heavily. So this is a great time to join!Strong career investment teamGenerous pension, annual bonus , 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, and share schemes Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.For more information, and the chance to be considered, please do send a CV through To find out more about Huxley, please visit www.huxley.com Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 1st Floor, 75 King William Street, London, EC4N 7BE, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

Role: Solution Architect (Defence) Location: Gloucester Travel: 25% to Romsey Clearance: Must be eligible to gain SC and DV Salary: Up to £110,000 + Full Benefits Searchability NS&D is looking for a Solution Architect with a Defence background to help deliver a large-scale project for a Defence customer. This role would suit somebody with either a software or cloud background, who understands Defence services and how to deliver them. What you'll be doing: You will be responsible for the architecture and high-level design of software enabled solutions and will also support client Managers directly in a pre-sales capacity to develop relationships and solutions that can support future business growth. Strong experience in architecting distributed software solutions that include middleware technologies to move and manage information around a network where communications may be denied, degraded, or limited. While solutions are typically tested in cloud-based reference environments, these solutions need to be deployed to customer environments that are based on military tactical equipment and communications with no internet connectivity. This senior position will be pivotal to capability development through direct capability development. As well as technical work this position will include involvement with business development activities, supporting Account Managers, in the development of customer offerings to address market drivers, identifying opportunities to develop/exploit IP in software-enabled defence, as well as understanding and documenting the customer's requirements for distribution to the engineering team. The areas you'll be tasked with: Architecture Definition & AnalysisStakeholder Engagement & ManagementSolution Assessment and ValidationRequirements Elicitation & AnalysisUser engagement and behavioral modelling (Desirable)Trade Studios (Desirable)Design & Delivery Assurance (Desirable) Essential skills/experience: Understanding of the Deployed and Tactical Military Domains in areas such as ISTAR, Communications and Information Systems (CIS) and Cyber.Understanding of relevant technology domains including software applications, application hosting infrastructure, middle-ware, AI/ML, networks, data, security, system management and communications.Ability to apply architectural methods to define and assess effective technology solutions to meet critical user needs.Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to create influence.Ability to build constructive relationships with clients, including adapting to their culture and ways of working.Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to summarise, write and deliver concise technical information and to apply appropriate data visualisation techniques.Proven track record in software solution development, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers.Demonstrable experience of defining robust engineering management plans and leading teams to follow them. These plans include use of continuous integration, continuous deployment, and test-driven development.Familiarity using Agile delivery methodologies such as SAFE v6.0, Scrum and Kanban. Security clearance: Ideally you will already hold DV, however, we can consider applications without DV as long as you are willing and eligible to gain SC and DV.