Solution Architecture Manager

Circa 80k salary dependant on skills and experience

Permanent

Full time with the flexibility for part-time

Hybrid role working from Huntingdon or Lincoln

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from either our Huntingdon or Lincoln office.

Lead excellence. Shape solutions. Transform technology.

Were looking for an experienced and visionary Solution Architecture Manager to lead Anglian Waters solution architecture this role youll combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership to build a high-performing team of architects embedded across products and projects shaping technology change across the enterprise.

Youll set and maintain architectural guardrails standards and patterns to ensure all solutions are secure robust and strategically aligned. By championing architectural excellence embedding consistent ways of working and providing clear professional development pathways youll enable the team to deliver value at pace while staying aligned to broader technology strategies.

This role operates across business and technology boundaries influencing investment and design decisions reducing technical debt and enabling Anglian Water to deliver modern scalable and resilient solutions that make a real impact.

What Youll Be Doing

As Solution Architecture Manager you will lead Anglian Waters solution architecture profession ensuring it operates as a cohesive high-performing capability. You will define the vision guardrails standards and architectural patterns that guide solution delivery across the organisation embedding consistency technical excellence and alignment with enterprise architecture and business strategy.

You will oversee governance providing expert input on investment proposals business cases and design decisions while identifying opportunities for reuse simplification and risk reduction. You will champion modern solution design integration patterns and security-by-design principles ensuring architectures are robust scalable and fit-for-purpose.

In addition you will foster a collaborative culture working closely with peers mentoring and developing architects defining career pathways and building a resilient skilled team. You will also manage recruitment succession planning and professional development to ensure the long-term strength and effectiveness of the solution architecture profession.

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

Full private healthcare with no excess

26 days leave rising with service Bank Holidays with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

A flexible working culture

Competitive pension scheme we double-match your contributions up to 6%

Life Assurance at eight times your salary

Personal Accident cover up to 5x your salary

Bonus Scheme

What does it take to be a Solution Architecture Manager

You are a confident and influential leader with strong experience in mentoring and developing architects including partner-supplied resources. You excel at building trusted relationships across business delivery operations and partner teams and can communicate complex architectural concepts in a way that resonates with both technical and non-technical audiences.

You are skilled at engaging stakeholders at all levels gaining buy-in and constructively challenging decisions to uphold standards. You have a strategic mindset capable of evaluating complex problems understanding dependencies and making informed design trade-offs. With strong verbal and written communication skills including storytelling and visualisation you can inspire teams and drive alignment across the organisation.

Skills and Qualifications:

Degree in a technology computing discipline and/or Business discipline desirable

Track record of defining and/or leading a solution architecture practice in a complex multi-technology enterprise

Experience in designing and governing solutions across multiple technology domains (e.g. ERP SaaS integration cloud).

Experience in developing and embedding architectural standards guardrails and reference architectures

Strong stakeholder engagement skills with experience influencing senior business and technology leaders to align investment and delivery with strategic goals.

Track record of technology rationalisation and reuse initiatives that improved cost efficiency and reduced complexity.

Experience in agile and product-based delivery environments

Experience in architectural governance and review processes ensuring quality without impeding delivery.

Experience in transition planning shaping roadmaps from current state to target state while managing technical debt.

Why Apply

This is your chance to lead and shape Anglian Waters solution architecture profession influencing technology decisions and driving innovation across the organisation. Youll build and mentor a high-performing team establish architectural standards and guardrails and play a pivotal role in delivering secure scalable and modern solutions that make a real impact.

If youre passionate about combining technical expertise with leadership shaping strategic technology initiatives and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence this role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference.

Closing date: 11th January 2026

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