Why this job matters

The Solution Architect Principal leads and drives the overall solution architecture design, the mapping of business requirements and drives smooth project delivery empowering the implementation of functional solutions that are fit for purpose and delivered against stated business requirements.

What you’ll be doing

1. Operates as an SME within own field of expertise, leading the design of technical and repeatable solutions that achieve customer requirements driving positive outcomes.
2. Leads partnerships with business and operational stakeholders to conduct business and technical discovery, as well as collaborating closely with stakeholders in order to understand business, operating models, functional requirements as well as client challenges/obstacles.
3. Establishes robust recommendations, proposals and scope of work documents for group engagements while also identifying critical dependencies and gaps.
4. Leads the creation of innovative and repeatable solution architectures to resolve the most complex solution architecture problems and meet agreed requirements.
5. Influences business stakeholders' understanding of capabilities and the transformative power of group products, services and technology.
6. Enhances the solution architect team's knowledge, methodologies and customer-facing collateral.
7. Ensures alignment with Enterprise Architecture guardrails and solution patterns'
8. Contributes deep, technical thought leadership and provides advice on multiple technologies, setting the long-term technical direction of solution architecture
9. Leads complex, group-level initiatives from a solution architecture perspective that are a part of the company's overall commercial strategy
10. Leads the implementation of continuous improvement opportunities to improve solution architect processes'
11. Mentors and coaches experienced professionals to develop current and future team capabilities and ensure performance
12. Leads the development of the conceptualization of innovative services or products within solution architecture
13. Act as the primary technical expert on architecture governance and design authority for development of products and services in line with the published roadmap

The skills you’ll need

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.  

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.